September 5, 2018
‘Five Eyes’ governments call on tech giants to build encryption backdoors — or else
fromTechCrunch: This kind of backdoor access would allow each government access to encrypted call and message data on their citizens.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Why civility in politics won't be getting better
fromTownhall: Politicians at Senator McCain’s funeral were bemoaning the loss of civility in politics, and Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing this week for the Supreme Court surely promises to prove that.Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
California bill passes PG&E fire liability on to customers
fromABC30: "What we voted on last night was to allow PG&E, if they are negligent and can't afford to pay that liability, we will pass that cost onto ratepayers, make them pay for it," Hill said, referring to PG&E customers.Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and lumber blamed for spiking home construction prices
fromReason: Around the nation, construction costs for new homes are up by about 60 percent this year.Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Criminalizing childhood: school safety measures aren’t making the schools any safer
fromRutherfordInstitute: In communities across the country, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools that have increasingly come to resemble places of detention more than places of learning.Regulation Nation Police State America
The ideological blindness at the heart of media bias
fromNationalReview: Over the Labor Day weekend, NBC’s Chuck Todd published a much-discussed call to arms for American journalists. Decrying an “artificially stoked” hatred of the press, he calls for a “more aggressive” media.Media Bias on Parade