by Nick Gillespie & Jim Epstein. The $15 minimum wage just went from "laughable" to "viable"—as a New York Times headline put it—to the law of the land for millions of New York and California residents. In April 2016, the Empire and Golden states almost simultaneously passed laws that will boost the state-mandated wage floor to $15 over the ... MORE
Andrew Napolitano: Obama Damns Hillary With Faint Praise
Excuse the gross negligence, please. President Barack Obama's recent remarks to my Fox News colleague Chris Wallace about Hillary Clinton's email issues were either Machiavellian or dumb. It is difficult to tell from them whether he wants the mountain of evidence of her criminal behavior presented to a federal grand jury or he wants her to ... MORE
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corruption,
deception,
dishonesty,
e-mail,
FBI,
government,
Hillary Clinton,
neglect,
security
The Crypto Wars Are About Power, Not Terrorism
by Andrea Castillo. The FBI may have been able to unlock San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook’s work-related iPhone without conscripting Apple as an unwilling hacker, but that has not slowed down the government’s broader war on encrypted technologies
one bit. It didn’t take long for another tragic terrorist attack, this
one in Belgium, ... MORE
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Apple,
encryption,
FBI,
government,
law enforcement,
privacy,
security,
smart phones,
snooping
Green Light For Jury-Nullification Crusaders
by Emma Gannone. The 10th Circuit upheld an injunction that lets protesters disseminate pamphlets about jury nullification outside a state courthouse in Colorado. Jury nullification describes the practice by which a jury acquits a defendant, despite evidence of his guilt, because the jury members believe the law at issue is immoral. Protests over ... MORE
Another Sexual Assault In Service Of The Drug War
by Jacob Sullum. Public servants or simple perverts, you decide. Yet another case of a driver sexually assaulted in the name of the war on drugs dramatically illustrates the dangerously broad power that police officers have to mess with motorists. According to a lawsuit filed last September, described in a February 3 ruling
by federal judge in ... MORE
Trump Movement Is Backlash Against Political Correctness
by Robby Soave. Stephen Baldwin—the actor, outspoken conservative, and brother of Alec Baldwin—supports Donald Trump for president, and his main reason is this: Trump is against political correctness. "The first policy of his that I favor is this guy is gonna take a stand when it comes to the BS of the PC—the political correctness," said Baldwin in an interview ... MORE
Protecting Consumers From Speech-Chilling Lawsuits
by Michael Beckerman. Summer is almost here, which means sun, fun, and summer vacations. It also means many of us are going to be spending time browsing online reviews to preview the good, the bad, and the ugly on travel locations. Imagine a world in which a hotel company could sue customers because they didn’t like their stay. What if ... MORE
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bullying,
consumer,
First Amendment,
free expression,
free speech,
justice,
lawsuit,
tactics
John Stossel: Another Libertarian Moment?
An alternative to Clinton and Trump. The Libertarian Party might get more votes this year. Before the primaries, Time Magazine, frequent pusher of trends that do not exist, put Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ken.) on its cover and called him the "most interesting man in politics." Then Paul fizzled, and pundits said the "libertarian moment," if there ever was ... MORE
Juries Were Supposed To Be Able To Overturn Laws
by Clay Conrad. History is clear. The law is unclear on exactly what a
jury is. Juries can range from four to 12 members, depending on the
state and case. In two states, criminal juries need not reach unanimous judgments. In some states, jurors can question witnesses. There have even been arguments for so-called professional jurors. Some believe ... MORE
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