by Ryan Gallagher. Yet another American Internet privacy service has bitten the dust,
prompted by fears about broad government surveillance demands. San Francisco-based CryptoSeal,
a provider of virtual private networks that can be used to browse the
Internet anonymously, has closed its doors to users of its private VPN ... MORE"Terrifying" Surveillance Tactics Shut Down Privacy Service
by Ryan Gallagher. Yet another American Internet privacy service has bitten the dust,
prompted by fears about broad government surveillance demands. San Francisco-based CryptoSeal,
a provider of virtual private networks that can be used to browse the
Internet anonymously, has closed its doors to users of its private VPN ... MOREPublic Support For Marijuana Legalization Hits Record High
by Adam Wollner. A record number of Americans are in favor of legalizing marijuana, according to a new released Tuesday. The
poll, which was conducted Oct. 3-6, reports that 58 percent of the
public supports the legalization of marijuana, while 39 percent opposes
it. The tide of public opinion appears to be rapidly turning in favor of ... MOREIRS Paid Out $110 Billion In EITC To The Unqualified
One in five dollars squandered on improper payments. The Internal Revenue Service has paid out more than $110 billion in tax credits over the past decade to people who didn't qualify for them, a Treasury report has revealed. The Earned Income Tax Credits were intended for poor working families but the report showed that one in five ... MORE
High Court To Decide The Future Of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Don't expect gov't court to curb gov't powers. On Wednesday October 16, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Kaley v. United States. This case will undoubtedly be a landmark decision on the legality of civil asset forfeiture, a “government seizure of property and cash, even when the owner isn’t charged [with] a crime.” ... MOREWalter E Williams: Loving And Hating America
Check with those voting with their feet. As I've documented in the past, many leftist teachers teach our youngsters to hate our country. For example, University of Hawaii Professor Haunani-Kay Trask counseled her students, "We need to think very, very clearly about who the enemy is. The enemy is the United States of America and everyone who ... MOREThomas Sowell: Race-Hustling Results
Scoring the racial grievance industry. Years ago, someone said that, according to the laws of aerodynamics, bumblebees cannot fly. But the bumblebees, not knowing the laws of aerodynamics, go ahead and fly anyway. Something like that happens among people. There have been many ponderous academic writings and dour editorials in the ... MOREIra Stoll: The ObamaCare Disaster Has Arrived
Get ready for much worse. For a sense of where the health care policy debate in America is headed, look no further than Massachusetts, where Romneycare was a state-run demonstration project for Obamacare. Here, activists with ties to the Massachusetts State Nurses Association are organizing to place a question on the 2014 ... MORESusan Stellin: Security Check Starts Long Before You Fly
New scrutiny for air travelers. The Transportation Security Administration is expanding its screening of passengers before they arrive at the airport by searching a wide array of government and private databases that can include records like car registrations and employment information. While the agency says that the goal is to ... MORE
Minimum Wage Kills Jobs For Low-Skill Workers
by Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan. We are rarely subjected to debate over the minimum wage apart from election season, but America's painfully sluggish return to economic normalcy has politicians scrambling to do something to help the working class. While the minimum wage debate usually plays out at the federal level, there is now ... MOREJohn W. Whitehead: Who Protects You From The Police?
The rise of government-sanctioned home invasions. It’s 3 a.m. You’ve been asleep for hours when suddenly you hear a loud
“Crash! Bang! Boom!” Based on the yelling, shouting and mayhem, it
sounds as if someone—or several someones—are breaking through your front
door. With your heart racing and your stomach churning, all you can ... MOREJames Grant: America's Default On Its Debt Is Inevitable
Politicians have seen to it. “There is precedent for a government shutdown,” Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs, remarked last week. “There’s no precedent for default. How wrong he is. The U.S. government defaulted after the Revolutionary War, and it defaulted at intervals thereafter. Moreover, on the authority of ... MOREThe War On Halloween Makes Case For School Choice
by Nick Gillespie. In the latest example of small-mindedness plaguing our educational system, schools
around the country are attempting to ban costumes and candy on what is
surely one of most kids’ favorite days of the year. The excuses range
from vague concerns about “safety” to specific worries about food
allergies to—get ... MORERebecca Furdek: Do You Have A Right To Give Free Advice?
Not if licensing boards get their way. What do we do when we want advice? Sometimes, we choose to seek out a licensed professional. Other times, we simply rely first – and perhaps ultimately – on the recommendations of those around us. Every day, we give opinions and advice to friends, family members, neighbors, and colleagues ... MORE
High Taxes Could Derail Marijuana Legalization
What if costs are pushed above black market price? When Congress banned marijuana in 1937, it did so in the guise
of taxation,
imposing a prohibitive levy on cannabis and created criminal
penalties for those who failed to pay it.
Marijuana taxes also played a prominent role in what may
be the beginning of the end for pot prohibition: the ... MOREMegan O'Matz and John Maines: Cops, Cash And Cocaine
How Sunrise police make millions selling drugs. Police in this suburban town best known for its sprawling outlet mall have hit upon a surefire way to make millions. They sell cocaine. Undercover detectives and their army of informants lure big-money drug buyers into the city from across the United States, and from as far north as Canada ... MORE
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