by Daniel Barker. Increasingly, our freedom and autonomy are threatened by those who seek to monitor and control every aspect of our daily lives. George Orwell’s “Big Brother” from the novel 1984 is a pale threat in comparison to the dystopian reality our leaders which have created for us since that book was published more than six ... MOREHome Appliances Could Soon Be Controlled By Government
by Daniel Barker. Increasingly, our freedom and autonomy are threatened by those who seek to monitor and control every aspect of our daily lives. George Orwell’s “Big Brother” from the novel 1984 is a pale threat in comparison to the dystopian reality our leaders which have created for us since that book was published more than six ... MOREND Legislator Calls For End Of Sobriety Checkpoints
by Karee Magee. Warrantless searches are an inefficient infringement. A bill that would eliminate sobriety checkpoints in North Dakota will appear before the Judiciary Committee Monday. House Bill 1084 says law enforcement would need reasonable suspicion before halting a vehicle. Sponsor, Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, said the bill questions ... MOREThomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
The observations of a genius. Who says President Obama doesn't promote bipartisanship? His
complicity in Iran's moving toward nuclear bombs has alarmed some top
Senate Democrats enough to get them to join Republicans in opposition to
the Obama administration's potentially suicidal foreign policy. Before the current measles outbreak, ... MORENH Bill Would Promote Jury Nullification Defense
The power to stand up to tyranny. A bill in the New Hampshire State House would make it illegal for a
judge to stop a defendant from telling the jurors about their ability to
nullify unjust or immoral laws. House Bill 246 (HB246)
would make it “an act of maladministration for a judge to deny or limit
the right of the accused to inform the ... MOREPolice Union: Don't Mess With No-Knock Warrants
by Bernard Watson. Carrie Mills is a retired Atlanta Police officer with 30 years on the job - primarily in APD's drug unit. Mills is now a union rep for the International Brotherhood of Police Officers. She considers herself an expert on search warrants, particularly no knock warrants, which allows officers to enter a structure without knocking first. Mills says ... MORETed Cruz Details Path To Victory With "Miracle Of America"
Let freedom ring. In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News backstage at the Iowa Freedom Summit, potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) detailed the pathway to victory for Republicans in 2016—and he explained a new phrase he started using in his speech minutes earlier. Cruz introduced a new major theme, ... MOREWalter E Williams: Defense Against Demagogues
Economic ignorance used as a political tool. When gasoline sold at record prices, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, "I think it's time to say to these people, 'Stop ripping off the American people.'" When the average price of regular gas was close to $4 a gallon, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for Congress to look into breaking up giant oil companies. ... MOREVIDEO: Utah Bill Would Turn Off Water To NSA Data Center
Standing up to unconstitutional federal surveillance.
End Obamacare And People Could Die -- That’s Okay
by Michael R. Strain. We make such trade-offs all of the time. Say conservatives have their way with Obamacare, and the Supreme Court deals it a death blow or a Republican president repeals it in 2017. Some people who got health insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act may lose it. In which case, liberals like to say, some of ... MOREJeffrey Rogers Hummel: How The Fed Got Huge
Financial crisis changed the nature of central banking. Before he became chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke agreed with the free market economist Milton Friedman that central bank policy played a key role in making the Great Depression the most severe in U.S. history. But the two parted ways on the reason why. And that ... MORE
Libertarians: Looking For Results Or Self-Congratulation?
by Sheldon Richman. When I was researching my
recent article on Nathaniel Branden, who died last month, I
came across an
audio file of a talk Branden gave at the 1979 Libertarian Party
national convention in Los Angeles. I was at the convention, but I
don't remember attending the talk. I might have been busy with
other things; on the other hand, I ... MOREPeter Suderman: Meet The New Mitt, Same As The Old Mitt
An alternative to integrity. Mother Jones’ David Corn has found
a new "progressive champion" in
a somewhat surprising candidate: Mitt Romney. Corn is not exactly a committed Romney booster: He helped
tank Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential ambitions by publishing
Romney’s
infamous 47 percent remarks, in what was probably the
biggest ... MORERapper Faces Long Prison Stretch Over Unpopular Speech
by Emma Lacey-Bordeaux. If only there was a First Amendment. Song lyrics that glorify violence are hardly uncommon. But a prosecutor in California says one rapper's violent lyrics go beyond creative license to conspiracy. San Diego-based rapper Tiny Doo has already spent eight months in prison, and faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted ... MOREDondi Tiples: Why Edward Snowden Won’t Use iPhones
Beware of Apple secret spyware. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is adamant about not coming within 10 feet of an iPhone because he claims Apple has installed some nasty secret spyware on their products. Apple may be the world’s leader in smart phones, but NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is steering clear of the popular ... MORE
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