Scott Shackford on government surveillance. Responding to a popular
reaction to news of the National Security Agency’s massive data
collection program, blogger Daniel Sieradski started a Twitter
feed called “Nothing
to Hide.” He has retweeted hundreds of people who have declared
in one form or another that they are not concerned ... MOREWhy The 'Nothing To Hide' Crowd Should Be Worried
Scott Shackford on government surveillance. Responding to a popular
reaction to news of the National Security Agency’s massive data
collection program, blogger Daniel Sieradski started a Twitter
feed called “Nothing
to Hide.” He has retweeted hundreds of people who have declared
in one form or another that they are not concerned ... MOREDoug Altner: Why Delivering Beer Isn't Easy
Government regulations could leave you thirsty. Anheuser-Busch InBev just wrapped up its controversial merger with Grupo Modelo - the parent company of Corona - despite initial opposition from the Department of Justice and then last-ditch efforts of consumer groups, rejected by the court. The merger, it was alleged, would lead to ... MORERand Paul: Big Brother Says, 'Open Your Mouth!'
Overreaching government wants your DNA. The Bill of Rights is and should be popular. It is something most Americans overwhelmingly support. Conservatives love the Second Amendment and honest progressives defend the First Amendment. But it is sometimes harder for the public to embrace and champion the due process of the ... MOREWhy We Get The Police State We Deserve
by Nick Gillespie. In the first flush of stories about how the National Security Agency is surveilling American citizens, one stomach-turning revelation hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves: we get the surveillance state we deserve because rank political partisanship trumps bedrock principle every goddamn time on just about every ... MOREFeds Claim Criminal Checks Discriminate Against Blacks
by Scott Thurm. Federal regulators Tuesday accused two large employers of improperly using criminal-background checks in hiring, the latest salvo in a contentious debate over whether such screening amounts to discrimination against black applicants. In complaints filed in federal courts in Illinois and South Carolina, the Equal Employment ... MORESales of '1984' Spike Amid NSA Spying Scandal
by Michael Winter. The revelations about government surveillance have introduced a new generation of readers to Nineteen Eighty-Four, as sales of George Orwell's dystopian classic soar. Sales of the "centennial edition" on Amazon.com had skyrocketed more than 5,800% as of Tuesday night. The novel that introduced the world to the all-seeing, ... MOREThe Only Thing Children Really Need Is Freedom
by Chantal K. Saucier. As parents, we are responsible for the "education" of our children. For me, that means simply this: if my daughter, now 7, grows up to be a responsible, self-reliant, self-motivated, honest, caring, freedom-loving good neighbor, and an overall happy person, then I’ve succeeded. I don’t have a career path ... MOREGene Healy: The Very Real Threat Posed By NSA
"It can't happen here" just did. As a Senate candidate in 2003, Barack Obama called the PATRIOT Act "shoddy and dangerous." Once safely in power, Obama started demonstrating his remarkable capacity for "growing in office" -- expanding federal powers while piously moralizing about their potential abuse. As a senator, he voted to ... MORE4 Ways the Fourth Amendment's Already Being Pummeled
by Ed Krayewski. Last week The Guardian and The
Washington Post reported that the National Security Agency
collects information on the phone and Internet habits of millions
of Americans. Since then we've seen President Barack Obama
argue against the strawman of combining “100 percent
privacy and 100 percent security.” We've seen the ... MORE
FBI Requests For Data On Citizens Up 1000% Since Obama
Welcome to the surveillance state. Not surprising given recent revelations about the NSA, but as Michael Isikoff points out, the massive increase in requests for business records by the FBI under a provision in the Patriot Act, represents a sea change in the government's attitude toward privacy. The FBI has dramatically increased its use of a ... MOREPhyllis Schlafly: Big Brother Obama Is Watching
Public servants transmogrify to masters. It has become evident that Barack Obama's definition of "fundamentally
transforming the United States" includes Big Brother harassing selected
conservatives while monitoring everybody's email and telephone traffic.
These seem to be among the surprising duties of the Internal Revenue
Service ... MOREThomas Sowell: Economics Vs. 'Need'
A labor shortage should lead to higher wages. One of the most common arguments for allowing more immigration is that there is a "need" for foreign workers to do "jobs that Americans won't do," especially in agriculture. One of my most vivid memories of the late Armen Alchian, an internationally renowned economist at UCLA, involved a lunch ... MORE
Edward Snowden: Hero Or Traitor?
by Robert Romano. Let us take Edward Snowden at his word. For a moment, assume he disclosed publicly the National Security Agency’s (NSA) broad, sweeping surveillance of all telephone, Internet, and email communications everywhere — not to hurt people or undermine security but to stop an unconstitutionally intrusive program. Did he do ... MOREPhilip Bump: How Big Is The NSA Police State, Really?
We don't know the half of it. As you probably know, "the cloud" in Internet parlance isn't an actual cloud. The Internet's cloud refers to remote storage of information and the network that connects to it. What tech companies pitch as a nebulous intangibility is really just stacks and stacks of servers with direct connections to the rest of the world. Things ... MORE
VIDEO: A New Monument In Our Nation's Capital
D.C. apartment building doubles as giant middle finger pointed at the White House
Walter E Williams: Unnecessary Tragedy
Freedom is the solution. Last week a federal judge ordered Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to allow 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, to be moved to the adult lung transplant list. That gives her a better chance of receiving a potentially lifesaving transplant. Sarah Murnaghan's fate should ... MOREIRS Orders Coffee Trays With Hidden Cameras
Are they spying on themselves? The news is replete with headlines about our government snooping and spying on Americans. We’re all being watched in some way or another. It kind of reminds me of that Simon and Garfunkel song “America,” where he sings, “The man in the gabardine suit is a spy. I said, ‘Be careful; his bowtie is really a camera.’” ... MORE
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