Drone Malfunctions, Hits Navy Ship, Injurs Two
Bizarre Search Illustrates The Extent Of Drug War Madness
Jacob Sullum on the activities of drug cops. How is it possible that a motorist pulled over for a rolling
stop could end up being forcibly subjected to two X-rays, two
digital probes of his anus, three enemas, and a colonoscopy, none
of which discovered the slightest trace of the drugs that police
claim to have thought he was hiding inside himself? ... MORE
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Emily Ekins: ObamaCare Derails President's Credibility
Obama now widely seen for who he is. The latest Fox News poll
finds 55 percent of Americans now disapprove of President
Obama’s general job performance and 61 percent specifically
disapprove of his health care handling, the highest numbers since
they first began asking these questions in 2009. Not even during
the IRS or AP ... MOREFTC Would Prosecute HealthCare.gov If It Were Private
by Andrew Stiles. The FTC has rules about deceptive advertising. But they don’t apply to the government. Conservatives often argue that the federal government should function more like a private business. Obamacare supporters should be grateful it does not, because otherwise HealthCare.gov would almost certainly run afoul of the Federal ... MORESupport For Jury Nullification On Display In D.C.
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. Drivers traveling around the Washington, D.C. Superior Court may have
noticed lit signs encouraging jury members to “nullify” laws they
disagree with. The Montana-based Fully Informed Jury Association is behind the
displays, which read: “Good jurors nullify bad laws” and “You have the
right to ‘hang’ the ... MORE
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FAA Announces Impending Lauch Of Surveillance Drones
by Beverly Eakman. Surveillance monitors and bracelets; key cards; Smart Cards; Radio Frequency Identification tags, labels, and toll collectors; followed by the newest wave of subdermal implants (ostensibly to keep the kids and Grandma safe). Hidden GPS satellite tracking; concealed webcams; and long-distance audio-visual ... MORELocal Cops Have NSA-like Spying Powers For Social Media
Little Brother is in your business too. Local law enforcement is getting the kind of technological boost that used to be limited to three-letter agencies, thanks to Web-based software services that mine social media for intelligence. At last month's International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Philadelphia, LexisNexis showed ... MORE
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Bob Barr: Obama's "Society Of Fear"
Living under the threat of government surveillance. In observational experiments, researchers constantly battle a phenomenon called the “Hawthorne effect,” where subjects of experiments alter their behavior when aware of being studied. For example, in 2011, researchers at Carnegie Mellon mailed postcards to customers of an electric ... MOREIf You Liked ObamaCare, You'll Love ClimateCare
by Ronald Bailey. As Barack Obama’s signature health insurance program implodes,
some observers are
speculating that regulatory action on climate change could
afford the beleaguered president a second chance at establishing an
enduring policy legacy. Unfortunately, Obama’s climate policies,
like his health care policies, highlight his ... MOREHarry Binswanger: Statism Is Deadly Opposite Of Capitalism
Whether fascism or communism, it's statism. Over the last few years, a new and immensely clarifying concept has entered public discussion: “statism.” It has been said that he who controls language controls history. The growing use of “statism” may portend a political sea change, because it pierces a major Leftist-created ... MOREJeff Berwick: Jury Nullification - Spread The Word
Learn about the "JUST US" movement. Last week I was sitting around a table in a beautiful setting,
drinking wine, surrounded by eight of the largest names in the freedom
movement. I'll get to why we were all there in a moment, but as usually
happens with all libertarians the discussion got quite intense. The
general theme was that the ... MORE
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