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Civil Liberties
Arizona Inmate Dies 'Gasping and Snorting' Two Hours After Lethal Injection
"I've witnessed a number of executions before and I've never seen anything like this."
Secret Guidelines for Putting People on Terrorist Watchlist Revealed
They're scarily vague and broad.
Over-Policing America
SWAT teams were once used only in emergencies such as riots or hostage situations. But today there are more than 50,000 "no-knock raids" a year.
A Toddler Wanders Near a Busy Street. This Cop's Response May Surprise You.
Did he slap her in handcuffs and book her for negligence and abuse?
Is the US Abandoning Afghan Interpreters to Certain Death?
Afghan locals who helped the US were promised visas to America. They may be left behind to fight the Taliban on their own.
Human Rights Watch: 'All of the high-profile domestic terrorism plots of the last decade, with four exceptions, were actually FBI sting operations'
So says a new report from the human rights group.
How 'Crazy Negroes' With Guns Helped Kill Jim Crow
Civil rights and armed self-defense in the South
Stay Indoors, Kids! Baltimore's Crazy Curfew Will Cost Parents $500 a Pop
What a nuisance (the law, not the kids).
Mom Leaves Daughter in Car, Daughter Survives, Mom Dies in Bank Robbery
Something bad could always happen.
Punishing Prostitution Clients Is Not a Feminist Solution
Conceptually the "Nordic Model"-which criminalizes the buying rather than the selling of sexual services-strips women of agency and autonomy.
Let's Try a Libertarian Foreign Policy
Don't believe haters like Rick Perry and Chris Christie. A libertarian foreign policy is the only cure for what ails us abroad.
Cops Won't Let Journalist Take Pics of Ugly Government Buildings, Because 9/11!
Maybe they're self-conscious? Or maybe, "You are suspicious and we are in a post-9/11 word."
Detroit Police Chief Lauds Second Amendment, Armed Citizens For Keeping Crime Down
It's nice to have a police chief who recognizes that people have a right to defend themselves.
"Do You Have It Up Your Ass?" Drug Warriors in New Mexico Go Too Far
This man was x-rayed and digitally probed without his consent. No contraband was found.
I Saw a Man Get Arrested For a Sex Crime Because He Made a Scheduling Error
'I might be mistaken... but technically he has broken the law and failure to comply with the registry laws is considered a new sexual offense.'
