Conditioning kids to the police state. By the time I found the National Security Agency booth on the expo
floor at last week’s RSA Conference, all the best shwag was gone. The
most prized giveaway was a faux-leather Post-it Note kit bearing the
agency’s seal. “We can’t print enough of those,” the agency rep manning the booth
told me. ... MORENSA Spreads Its Message By Producing Coloring Books
Conditioning kids to the police state. By the time I found the National Security Agency booth on the expo
floor at last week’s RSA Conference, all the best shwag was gone. The
most prized giveaway was a faux-leather Post-it Note kit bearing the
agency’s seal. “We can’t print enough of those,” the agency rep manning the booth
told me. ... MOREAmerican Small Business Struggles Under Heavy Regulation
by Paul Ebeling. What big business pays politicians to do. Heavy US regulation putting a damper on American small businesses, but larger businesses are able to surmount regulatory burdens and might even thrive from them, a new American Action Forum (AAF) study released indicates. The survey was conducted by a policy analyst for AAF, a center- ... MOREThomas Sowell: Anti-Trust Law And Lawlessness
Law should not be sacrificed to political expediency. We all make mistakes and some of us learn from them. What is even better is to learn from other people's mistakes, where they pay for those mistakes while we learn free of charge. Many Americans who say that we should learn from other people, especially Europeans, mean that ... MORERioting Threatens Public Safety. Police Unions Are Worse .
by Ed Krayewski. How much does a lack of police accountability and transparency contribute to the anger that helps turn protests violent? Protests in Baltimore over the Freddie Gray's unexplained death while
in police custody from a fatal spine injury are turning violent. As
usual, authorities blame outsiders for the violence, a spurious claim. ... MOREThe Scorpion And The Frog: A Tale Of Modern Capitalism
“A scorpion asks a frog to carry him over a river. The frog is afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, both would sink and the scorpion would drown. The frog then agrees, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When asked why, the scorpion points out that this is ... MORESheldon Richman: U.S. Capitalism Isn't A 'Free Market'
Too much government distortion. In 1970 country singer Lynn Anderson had a hit recording of a Joe South song
that opened with the line: "I beg your pardon. I never promised you a
rose garden." I often think of that song in connection with the
libertarian philosophy. You may be asking: for heaven’s sake, why? Because it’s what I want to
say ... MOREWalter E Williams: California's Water Problems
A water policy that leaves the public thirsty. Californians are experiencing their third year of drought. Headlines read: "Current California Drought Is Driest In State's History; Scientists Fear 'Megadroughts' On Their Way." "Global Warming Upped Heat Driving California's Drought." Then there are scientific claims such as, "There's a rapidly ... MOREHow 10 years Of YouTube Transformed The Internet
A laissez-faire approach to copyright. It all began with a 19-second video clip recorded at a zoo. One of the founders of YouTube, Jawed Karim, uploaded the video on April 23, 2005, showing him describing the length of an elephant's trunk. "Anyone could be a star and there was no gate keeper," CNET.com senior editor Bridget ... MOREVIDEO: Cop On Power Trip Intimidates & Explains Quotas
Public servants caught in the act of being themselves. Do they really work for you?
Supremes Rule 6-3 That Police Cannot Prolong Traffic Stops In Order To Instigate A Search By A Drug-Sniffing Dog
Fourth Amendment holds on by narrow margin. Rejecting the idea that some violations of the Constitution are insignificant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that police may not extend the time needed to conduct an ordinary traffic stop in order to subject the vehicle and its occupants to an examination by a drug-detecting dog unless ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: E-Cigarettes Are Not Tobacco Products
The CDC misleads the public about vaping. For years anti-smoking activists and public health officials have
tried to justify their irrational hatred of electronic cigarettes by
arguing that vaping leads to smoking, especially among impressionable
young people who otherwise would never touch tobacco. But that is not
happening. To ... MOREJury Nullification: A Concept Every American Should Learn
by Kevin Mathews. A juror can insist on justice. Did you know that, no matter the evidence, if a jury feels a law is unjust, it is permitted to “nullify” the law rather than finding someone guilty? Basically, jury nullification is a jury’s way of saying, “By the letter of the law, the defendant is guilty, but we also disagree with that law, so we ... MOREPolice State America: Watch Cop Harass, Then Tackle A Woman Who Had Just Reported Her Son Kidnapped
A disturbing story out of Sacramento: Paul and Suzanne Guzman's car was
stolen out of their Fairfield home's driveway—with their 8-year-old son
Brock in the backseat. So the Guzmans did what most people would do and
called the local police. The boy and car were eventually found,
abandoned unharmed, with the help of a family friend who ... MORETexas Knows Sobriety Checkpoints Are Unconstitutional
by Lily Dane. Sobriety checkpoints (or "DUI checkpoints") are roadblocks that law enforcement officers set up on roads for the purpose of catching people driving under the influence of alcohol. Some of us also think they are used to generate revenue for police departments and the State, since the stops often result in citizens being slapped ... MOREPolitical Correctness: The Antithesis Of Science
by J.T. Young. Despite attempts to cloak itself in science, political correctness is the very opposite. The political correctness movement’s real emphasis is on politics, not correctness. Its goal is to have prevailing thought determined by a political dynamic. As repeatedly witnessed, political correctness is about installing its subjective version of ... MORE
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