Alex Marthews: Mass Government Surveillance Is No Joke
A government of limitless power. Mass surveillance is becoming a punchline. John Kerry jokes with the press that it’s “so nice to put faces to the metadata.” Former National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander appears on John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight
and cheerfully describes the NSA as “the only agency in government that
really listens.” ... MOREAmericans Get It: Record Low Confidence In Government
by Emily Swanson. Is the sleeping giant waking up? Americans' confidence in all three branches of government is at or near record lows, according to a major survey that has measured attitudes on the subject for 40 years. The 2014 General Social Survey finds only 23 percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the Supreme ... MORELA County To Pay Photographers Over Police Harassment
by Jillian Steinhauer. A move toward respecting citizen rights. In the resolution of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, Los Angeles County will pay three photographers who were harassed by members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department
(LASD) a total of $50,000 in damages. The LASD has ... MORE
Lawrence W. Reed: Internet at the Speed of Government
Government always quick to fix what is not broken. Last month, the Federal Communications Commission launched a historic power grab over
the Internet, euphemistically known as “net neutrality,” based on a
Great Depression-era law to regulate public utilities. While
entrepreneurs are pursuing cutting-edge business models and ... MORE6 Ridiculous Myths About Legal Internet Gambling Busted
by Michelle Minton. Should the United States government ban online poker? One billionaire casino owner thinks so. In the quest to convince Americans that they shouldn't be able to do what they want with their own money in their own homes, proponents of the ban have spent big bucks and spread big lies. Below are some of the biggest whoppers. ... MORERobby Soave: Frat Brothers Make Execrable Racist Statements, America Forgets The First Amendment
Intolerance is all the rage at college campuses. Outrage over racist chanting at a Sigma Alpha Epsilon event at the University of Oklahoma is spilling over to other campuses, prompting concerns about systemic racism at that fraternal organization and within college Greek life as a whole. At the same time, lots of people who should know ... MORE
Andrew Napolitano: Obama And The Clinton Emails
A violation of national trust. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former first lady, U.S. senator from New York and secretary of state, used a private email server for all of her emails when she was President Obama's secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. During that time, she enjoyed a security clearance identical to that of the president, the ... MORECalifornia Gas Prices Almost A Dollar A Gallon More Than National Average Due To Needless Taxes And Regulation
by Gregg Laskoski. What is "middle-class economics"? We’ll probably be hearing a lot of answers to that question in the coming months as politicians vie for position in the 2016 presidential election. The New York Times took a close look at America’s middle class after President Barack Obama discussed it in aspirational terms during his State of ... MOREThe CIA Campaign To Steal Apple’s Secrets
by Jeremy Scahill and Josh Begley. Researchers working with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort to break the security of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Intercept. The security researchers presented their latest tactics and achievements at a secret annual ... MORENew Water Heater Regulations Put Homeowners In A Bind
The option reducers are at it again. New federal hot water heater regulations that go into effect next month could be problematic when it comes time to replace your current one. The U.S. Department of Energy will start enforcing new energy efficiency standards for hot water heaters April 16. The updates to the National Appliance Energy ... MOREJacob Sullum: Darren Wilson's Friendly Trial
The need for independent prosecutors in police shootings. A Justice Department report released last week makes a strong case
that Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson acted in
self-defense when he shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black
teenager, last August. The report suggests that Robert McCulloch, the
much-maligned ... MOREJohn Stossel: What's Fair?
More gov't power seems the answer to all questions. Donald Trump's kids and Paris Hilton's siblings were born rich. That gave them a big advantage in life. Unfair! Inequality in wealth has grown. Today the richest 1 percent of Americans own a third of the assets. That's not fair! But wherever people are free, that's what happens. Some ... MORE
Stanley Kurtz: When Hillary's Server Meets Obama's Pen
The next level of tyranny. Would a Hillary Clinton presidency rerun the corruption, secrecy, and paranoia of the 1990s? Sure, but that’s not the half of it. The larger problem would be a marriage of Hillary’s “Go to hell” attitude with Obama’s dangerous expansion of executive authority. What happens when someone who thinks “the rules don’t apply ... MOREHow DNA Is Turning Us Into A Nation Of Suspects
by John W. Whitehead. Every dystopian sci-fi film we’ve ever seen is suddenly converging into this present moment in a dangerous trifecta between science, technology and a government that wants to be all-seeing, all-knowing and all-powerful. By tapping into your phone lines and cell phone communications, the government knows what you ... MORE
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