Farm-state senators back a new "Homestead Act" to subsidize rural communities. Student loans and tax credits would be among the goodies doled out to residents, who already see subsidies on everything from telecom to air travel, not to mention billions in farm aid.
Forbidden Loot
A federal judge bans the distribution of anti-tax nut Irwin Schiff's book that argues Americans don't have to pay income tax. The court can punish Schiff for failure to pay taxes, but censorship of even "false and frivolous" material sets a bad precedent.
Super DMCA
Not content with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act at the federal level, Hollywood lobbyists drop down to the states to cook up even more stringent restrictions on the use of technology. Legislation has passed in six states and is pending in others that would, in some cases, ban the home use of network routers because they can prevent Net providers from checking for copyrighted material.
Dead Letter
FBI concerns about the accuracy of testimony in the Timothy McVeigh case somehow never made it to Attorney General John Ashcroft or to McVeigh's lawyers. FBI lawyers concluded that testimony from a Bureau bomb-expert was "false, misleading, and potentially fabricated."
Bad Faith
An aide to the governor of Idaho talks trash about the Free State Project, saying it would be a state living "under the threat of drunk drivers, drug addicts, or criminals." The project aims to get 20,000 fans of freedom to move to single state where they can make a difference at the ballot box.
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