Power + Secrecy = Suspicion
The 2015 Bilderberg summit begins today.
Civil Liberties
How Probable Cause Got Replaced by the 'Government Need' Standard
The NSA can still obtain the phone calls, emails, and text messages of all Americans under the USA Freedom Act.
Georgia Drops Murder Charges Against Kenlissa Jones Since Law Explicitly Forbids Charging Pregnant Women For 'Unlawful' Abortion
"Georgia law does not permit prosecution" of woman who took abortion pill, says district attorney.
Court Asks How Freedom Act Surveillance Changes Affect ACLU Lawsuit Against NSA
Civil liberties group has publicly called for even stronger reforms.
Hands Off Americans' Private Information, Tech Industry Tells President
Major companies oppose government end-runs around encryption
Ted Cruz Going After the Libertarian-Hawk Vote
Are there libertarian-leaning Republicans who think Rand Paul is too soft on ISIS?
Today's College Students[*] Aren't Just Politically Correct, They're Tediously Insisting on Didactic Art Too
[*] Not all students, of course, but this Huffington Post author who admonishes Jerry Seinfeld.
San Francisco's Dangerously Intrusive Gun Storage Rule
The Supreme Court misses an opportunity to defend the Second Amendment.
McKinney Officer Who Brandished Gun at Black Teens Resigns
Don't assume all minority teenagers are up to no good.
The Government Wants You to Get Its Permission Before Discussing Gunmaking Information on the Internet (or Anywhere)
ITAR wants to codify awful practices 3D printed gun guru Cody Wilson is suing them over.
Georgia Woman Charged With Murder After Self-Administering Abortion Pill
How can a pregnant woman's actions be murder if they fail to kill a fetus but not murder if they actually do?
McKinney: Of Pool Parties, Police Brutality, and Institutional Racism
We should demand better behavior from the people who are paid to keep us safe.
Austin Police Grab Man's Cellphone, Then Pepper-Spray Him
Another bystander punished for filming police.
College Claims a Reference to a 129-Year-Old Riot Is a Threat
Academic contempt for free expression, chapter CCXXXV
SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Major Gun Rights Case, Clarence Thomas Files Sharp Dissent
Petition denied in Jackson v. San Francisco.
Cop Pulls Gun on Unarmed Black Kids at Pool Party
Wrestles bikini-clad teen to the ground
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Controversial "hate speech" prosecution in Montana begs the question.
The USA Freedom Act Is Inscrutable—and That's How Politicians Like It
Power thrives in complexity, just as roaches flourish in the dark.
Europe Goes Down the Memory Hole With the 'Right to Be Forgotten'
Nothing says "freedom" like forcing people to alter the historical record
19 Things in Rand Paul's New Book No Other GOP A-Lister Would Be Caught Dead Saying
From quoting Glenn Greenwald to calling Marco Rubio a 'so-called conservative' to saying the Republican brand 'sucks,' the Kentucky senator is living up to the whole 'new kind of Republican' thing
The PC Revolution is Eating Its Own, But What Sort of Shit Comes Next?
Political correctness is dying. The university must now embrace unfettered intellectual debate and dialogue as the way forward.
From Ferguson to NSA, News Events Spark Flurry of California Bills
A civil-liberties rebound in state Capitol?
It Begins! Montana Man Being Prosecuted for 'Hate Speech' and Holocaust Denial
Well, this is terrifying.
Jerry Seinfeld: Comedians Say Don't Go Near Colleges, Political Correctness Hurts Comedy
'They don't even know what they're talking about.'
Patrick Stewart Backs Bakery in "Gay Cake" Free Speech Fight
The actor offers up a more subtle, sensible take on the matter than most pundits-and some judges.
Edward Snowden's 2nd Anniversary: Shutting Down Domestic Surveillance
Plenty more work to do toward reclaiming our lost liberties and protecting our privacy
Lenore Skenazy Talks Free-Range Kids on Daily Show…
and is the hero of the segment, which skewers hysterical fears about our children, who are safer than ever.
On Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre, Hong Kong's Occupy Protesters Fight Their Own Fight
The Umbrella Movement is focused on its own struggle, not mainland China's.
Sen. Rand Paul Continues Beating the Drum About the Privacy of Our Metadata
Dissenting justices understood the possible consequences, even back in the 1970s.
Section 215 Is Dead, But the National Security State Lives
The NSA and kindred agencies have many more arrows in their quiver than Section 215.
Resolution Calling for the Global Repeal of Blasphemy Laws Introduced in Congress
An attack on free speech is a greater blasphemy than is an insult to the divine.
Bulk Metadata Collection Is Dead! Long Live Bulk Metadata Collection!
The Obama administration praises death of program while requesting it to be renewed.
School: You Will Be Jailed for Cheering Too Loudly at Graduation
Arrest warrants were issued
Art Spiegelman Pulls New Statesman Cover Because It Wouldn't Print a Cartoon Featuring Mohammed: 'Death by a thousand buts'
Actually, a cartoon featuring a turban-wearing smiley face that may or may not be Mohammed
The DEA Bypasses Federal Oversight to Better Snoop on Us All
Agents turn to local judges and prosecutors to get permission more quickly.
Ron Paul Talks to Larry King about Rand's Run for the White House, Irish Gay Marriage, Iranian Nukes, and Trans-Pacific Partnership
"We've got too many laws," says the libertarian firebrand.
The TSA Is Useless. But Have You Seen Their Instagram Feed?
It's time to get rid of the faltering federal security agency.
Sorry Liberals, Bernie Sanders Is a 'Gun Nut'
A left-wing pundit attacks the Vermont socialist for being insufficiently anti-gun.
