Civil Liberties
Ron Paul's Followers and the GOP: Where To From Here, and How?
The Republican Party doesn't want Ron Paul activists. But do they still need the GOP?
Censorship an Issue for Internet Giants Doing Business in India
Local authorities might be democratically elected, but they're not so respectful of free speech
NYPD Competence In Question After Empire State Building Incident
These folks want a monopoly on firearms?
Man Sues After Arrest For Recording Police
Of course, the officers were afraid of him and his scary camera
Activists Try To Block LA Marijuana Ban
Fifty thousand petition-signers ask that the dispensaries be kept open
Traffic Cameras No Longer So Profitable
Resistance to photo-enforcement has taken some of the money out of the biz
British Cops, Crooks Battle Over License Plate Cameras
And the public is monitored and squeezed between them
'Proximity to Cop' Is a Capital Offense for Many Dogs
Attacks by dogs are vanishingly rare. Attacks on dogs? All too common.
Two Senegalese Nationals Executed in Gambia
President Yahya Jammeh, who plans to have all death row inmates executed by mid-September, has ignored international pleas to halt the executions.
New Zealand Takes First Steps to Legalize Gay Marriage
First of three parliamentary votes passed 78 to 40
Anders Breivik, Psycho Killer?
The mass murderer's sentencing highlights the fine line between ideology and insanity.
No Warrants Needed
Administrative subpoenas increasingly let authorities end-run constitutional protections
Protesters Kept Far From Republican Convention
No to much free speech as managed speech
Young, Gay Conservatives Call for Marriage Freedom in Full-Page Ad
Will run in Wednesday's Tampa Tribune.
Court Rules Vet Can't Sue US over Nurse's Sexual Abuse
He argued that a "special relationship" between him and the VA created a duty to protect him from being injured by VA medical staff.
Myanmar Trims "Blacklist" that Blocked Dissidents, Journalists
Government says 2,000 names will be removed, but thousands remain on the list.
Publication of Naked Prince Harry Pics Draws Thousands of Complaints
Concerns about privacy violations, not nudity.
Pakistani Girl on Trial for Blasphemy is Fourteen
Family has been taken into protective custody
France Breaks Up Roma Camp
Local Mayor says the move was "completely catastrophic" for families
Teen Shooter Charged
A fifteen year old has been charged with attempted first degree murder after he allegedly opened fire at Baltimore County High School
Prayer Ban "Absurd"
American Taliban fighter has complained over a recent ruling forbidding him and other muslim prisoners from praying daily together
Someone's Watching
If consumers are annoyed with a merchant's monitoring, they can buy elsewhere. With the intrusive state, there is nowhere to go.
