There are more black people in Jail today than what were slaves before that was abolished. This is truly unbelievable to ponder, especially considering many of the people throwing around the trendy racism card when it fits them nicely. Data reported in Adam Gopnik’s New Yorker essay of January 30,…
Most people under 40 who are avid music fans own pirated music. It is a fact of life and there is nothing anybody can do about it. Independent artists love it because it helps them publicize their bands. The record industy does not enjoy the free publicity for their artists…
The internet is quickly becoming the enemy of the state according to a report released by the Home Affairs Committee. In the report they claim the internet is a breeding ground for terror, worse than prisons, universities and places of worship. The committee wants internet service providers to be more…
Do you remember how people would mock President Bush when he said “terrorist” with his Texas accent? It all seemed incredibly overblown. President Obama is proving to be far more dangerous because the TV types don’t make fun of him and he is taking terrorism much more seriously. US Congress…
Experiencing the failure of centralized planning on a massive scale (in this case for the area of police “protection”) Detroit residents are arming themselves, getting guard dogs, forming neighborhood watches and hiring others to help protect their home or person to proactively mitigate crime. Good for them. As reported by…
Hailed as helping the troops, there are robotic nano quadrotors being developed that resemble something from The Minority Report. This comes just as the general public is getting used to the drone idea. The swarm can move around in synchronicity without bumping into each other or other obstacles. As Daily…
I linked to a story about this case last summer. It’s another “but for video” case in which a citizen-shot video (shot by a priest, no less) pretty clearly show that the cops lied in their police report. Bonus points, they actually lied about the citizen-shot video. The police report,…
The Revolution is in full civil liberties mode today, as Rand Paul is stopped by the TSA in Nashville, Tennessee and he refused patdown. He was then ‘detained’ for awhile before buying another ticket and going through successfully. Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura also had a run-in with the TSA…
How about some good news on the civil liberties front to kick off the week for a change? Robert Barnes writing for The Washington Post reports that SCOTUS ruled 9-0 in United States v. Jones stating that the police placing a GPS tracking device on a person’s vehicle and tracking…
Since we spend so much time looking at excessive use of SWAT teams here, it’s worth pointing out instances where they’re used properly, and really do save innocent lives. Here’s one such instance: The terrifying abduction of an 11-year-old girl began with a kidnapper’s gunshots in the early-morning hours Friday…
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