A Privacy Revolution Begins With Tainting The Data

by Adam Dickter.   Is this unethical? No more so, I think, than ducking into a cab to avoid a stalker, or closing the blinds on a peeping Tom. Or luring people into a massive social network under the guise of "helping you connect and share with the people in your life" while collecting a complete dossier on you. Comedian Steve Martin once came up with a novel way to fend ... MORE

John Stossel: Greed, Capitalism And Romney

Who are the REAL bad guys?    Now that Mitt Romney is likely to be the Republican nominee, we can expect new attacks on his “vulture capitalism.” That’s how Rick Perry characterized his private equity work when he was still a GOP presidential candidate. As the campaign has unfolded, Newt Gingrich’s supporters ran an ad about Romney’s   ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Should Prostitution Be Legal?

Andrew Napolitano: Can The President Kill You?

Does the government recognize your right to life?     Can the president kill an American simply because the person is dangerous and his arrest would be impractical? Can the president be judge, jury and executioner of an American in a foreign country because he believes that would keep America safe? Can Congress authorize the president to do this?    ... MORE

Paul Streitz: Rise In Oil Prices & The Decline Of The Dollar

The seen is oil prices. The unseen is decline of the dollar.   The rise in oil prices is not due to the laws of supply and demand regarding oil. It is the result of the continued fall of the dollar. As the Federal Reserve creates more money, the value of the dollar falls. As the value of the dollar falls and oil producers demand more and more for each barrel     ... MORE

VIDEO: The Left Screwed With The Wrong Guy


Andrew Breitbart accurately predicts his own legacy.

Tim McCown: Obama's War On The Bill Of Rights

Power will always trump rights. Where are all the Progressives who were outraged by George W. Bush's frontal assault on the Bill of Rights and our civil liberties with the Patriot Act, military tribunals, use of torture, and other violations of human rights and International law? Where is the outrage when a sitting president asserts through a surrogate ... MORE

U.S. Police Agencies To Start Deploying Drones In May

Eyes in the skies will troll for crime. Coming soon to the skies above you — drones, drones and more drones. And all giving police and who knows who else the chance to peek into your backyard. Legislation just signed by President Obama directs the Federal Aviation Administration to open the skies to remotely controlled drones within the next three years.  ... MORE

Gene Healy: The Struggle For Individual Liberty Never Ends

Because big government is relentless.    For supporters of limited government who are closely following the 2012 presidential race, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is the "Cult of Obama" is dead. A recent Reuters story explores the Obama campaign's marketing difficulties, and the headline says it all: "Obama's Slogan: Looking to Replace ... MORE

Larry Gabriel: How The Drug War Rolls Back Civil Rights

Identifying Jim Crow under another name.    State Rep. Rick Olson (R-Saline) made an amazing blog post last month. He had recently attended a luncheon hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus to hear Michelle Alexander, a lawyer and author who teaches at Ohio State University. Olson's post was titled "Medical Marijuana Law Needs Clarification, But ... MORE

VIDEO: Andrew Napolitano - What If Democracy Is Bunk?

Stephan Salisbury: How To Fund An American Police State

Homeland security may be a greater threat than terrorism. At the height of the Occupy Wall Street evictions, it seemed as though some diminutive version of “shock and awe” had stumbled from Baghdad, Iraq, to Oakland, California.  American police forces had been “militarized,” many commentators worried, as though the firepower and callous tactics ... MORE

FOX NEWS: Maryland Gun Law Ruled Unconstitutional

"Good reason" not required to exercise basic rights.    Maryland residents do not have to provide a "good and substantial reason" to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state's requirements for getting a permit. U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg wrote that states are allowed some   ... MORE

VIDEO: Markets Need Rules

John Fund: Will Affirmative Action Be Forever?

Yes, if Eric Holder gets his way.   Later this year, the Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the use of racial preferences in college admissions in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. The battle lines will once again be drawn over the meaning of the equal-protection provisions of the Constitution. So it’s noteworthy that Attorney General Eric   ... MORE

THE BLAZE: Could Oil Reach $440 A Barrel?

It could if history repeats itself.   Bob Bandos, president and CEO of GAC North America, a marine logistics and service company headquartered in Dubai, fears that the tension between Iran and the West will lead to an exponential increase in the price of oil. Many Blaze readers are aware of the details: several Western countries have threatened to sanction Iran ... MORE