A Not-So-Happy Fourth of July
How can we celebrate the degradation of liberty?
Nanny State
Cutting U.S. Military Aid to Egypt Could Be More Helpful Than All the Military Aid It's Gotten So Far
U.S. is threatening to cut military aid after a military coup, but military aid's a big reason for Egyptian woes in the first place
Woman Faces Jail for Turning Tires into Planters
Concerns about property values, attracting mosquitoes
Increase in Women Dying Due to Painkiller Overdoses
Leads to predictable call for more government oversight of medications
Analysis: Could Delay of ObamaCare Personal Mandate Be Coming?
Pressure expected after delay of employer mandate
US Postal Service Recording Exterior of Mail for Law Enforcement
There's no escape from surveillance
England Bans Herbal Stimulant Qat
Despite expert advisers saying there's no evidence that justifies a ban
Toy Gun March Held in DC
No students suspended yet, though park police inspected the toy guns to make sure they weren't real
Prostitute Banned from Old Folks Home in Britain After One Senior Pays Her $7,500, Senior Says He Can Do What He Wants With His Money
Says the council bosses were jealous of him
California DMV Claims Someone Saw Junked Car Operated on Roads, Demands Payment of Fines, Threatens Wage Garnishment
Car's owner says it's impossible because the engine won't start and is missing parts
Special Agent Who Called in Iowa Governor's SUV Going 90 MPH Claims He Was Suspended in Retaliation
Trooper who was sent to pursue declined to pull over when he found out it was the governor's SUV; special agent later complained and was then suspended
TSA Says More Airline Passengers Trying to Bring Loaded Guns on Board
Might be good business for some airline if the feds weren't such busybodies
NYC Mayoral Candidate Christine Quinn Wants Crackdown on Kids Meals
Says she was bulimic as a child
Police Launch Investigation of Man Whose Dog They Shot While Arresting Him for Filming Them
Hawthorne Police Department in California will also launch an "administrative investigation" into the shooting and plan to use it as an example in training
James Clapper's New Excuse: Forgot About PATRIOT Act When Denying Americans' Communications Were Being Snooped On
This guy's in charge of the intelligence community?
What We Know About Government Is Scarier Than What it Knows About Us
We have bigger problems than the NSA.
Teen in Jail Over Facebook Comment Getting Beat in Prison, Family Says
Seeking to get the $500,000 bail over a joke made on Facebook reduced
Los Angeles Begins to Screw Up Enforce New Arbitrary Pot Dispensary Cap
Hundreds ordered to shut down
Commit Any Felonies Lately?
No? Militarized cops might attack you for buying bottled water or shoot your dog anyway.
Man Faces $500 a Day Fines for Pet Ducks
Pennsylvania town says the pets are technically poultry
Chilean Mummies Show Signs of Nicotine Addiction
Also known to have snuffed hallucinogens
France Called Hypocritical Over Spying Outrage
US ranks France second in cyber-espionage on list that doesn't include US
ATF, Bomb Squad Raid Home of Maryland Man Who Makes Fireworks
Neighbors reported two explosions over the weekend
Republican Congressman "Disappointed" by Google's Response to Google Glass Privacy Questions
I heard there's some privacy concerns with the NSA...
Bloomberg to Commit Own Money to Fighting Anti-Stop and Frisk Bills
But his anti-gun website had to be hosted by the city?
Gabby Giffords Starts Gun Control Campaign at Shooting Range
"Rights and responsibilities" tour
George W. Bush on NSA Surveillance: Civil Liberties Guaranteed
Says Edward Snowden damaged the country
Man Acquitted of 'Vandalizing' Banks with Chalk Messages
Most vandalism can't be washed off with a hose in 30 seconds
Judge Rejects Effort to Claim that Yoga in Schools Is Religious Indoctrination
It's "Downward Dog" not "Downward God"
