National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander was met with both heckling and applause at the Black Hat information security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday. Ever since the leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden thrust the agency's domestic surveillance policies into the limelight...
Of the 50 states in the US, 49 of them require the State to disprove a defendant’s claim of self-defense, beyond a reasonable doubt. Ohio, on the other hand, requires that the defendant prove self-defense by a preponderance of the evidence. Why is Ohio Such...
... in the U.S.A. as of 5:04 a.m. Eastern, after an 11 hour flight from Israel to JFK. Then the 4.5 hour drive to Ithaca. So suffice it to say I'm tired. My final Israel travel post, which was mostly prepared yesterday while I was in...
Anne Frank's diary is widely read---or at least parts of it, in some form or other. And even those who have never read it are probably familiar with a few quotes from it, the most highly publicized of which may be Anne's observation: "in spite...
There are so many things wrong with ObamaCare that it's hard to know where to start. One of the latest is something CNBC is calling a "quirk" that . . . could ultimately mean thousands of dollars less for you under a quirk in the new...
Just ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today to discuss the FISA surveillance program with key officials from the NSA, FBI, DNI & DoJ, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper declassified and released several telephone metadata collection documents. The bulk telephone data collection process and transparency...
San Diego is defining "legal insurrection", as lawsuits abound that address various aspects of the city's attempts to remove Mayor Bob Filner. As an eighth woman now accuses the former congressman of sexual harassment, the City Council has voted to sue Filner for the cost of...
This story invoked for me one of Reagan's famous quips: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.' From CNN: A University of California San Diego student left unmonitored in a holding cell for five days by the Drug Enforcement Administration has settled a lawsuit for...
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Detroit is poised to become the largest American city to go bankrupt. So what are politicians to do with city workers whose votes were guaranteed with the promise of lavish pension perks like free healthcare? Obamacare exchanges, of course! The retirees that cities like Detroit are trying to...
...the way much of it has now turned on Weiner? That's the question asked by a commenter at this post about The New Yorker's new cover mocking Weiner. My answer, in a nutshell, is no. After all, there is no real cost to turning on Weiner. The...
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was found not guilty of 'aiding the enemy' today, but was found guilty of most of the other 20 offenses for which he was charged. The sentencing phase will begin tomorrow. From FOX News: The U.S. Army soldier charged with providing troves of...
A state appeals court has unanimously upheld a lower court's decision to stop the Sugary Drinks Portion Cap Rule, more popularly known as the "Soda Ban." https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/362229392518291456 From Reuters: New York City's plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants and other eateries was an illegal overreach of...
Howard Dean wrote in the Wall Street Journal that ObamaCare's IPAB needs to be "removed." He explains why in terms that will be familiar to those of us who have opposed the ObamaCare Tax nightmare from the beginning: One major problem is the so-called Independent Payment...
The father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden spoke with CNN's Anderson Cooper on AC360 Monday evening about his son's actions. Lon Snowden told Cooper that he doesn't believe his son can get a fair trial in the U.S. and that he has absolutely no faith in...
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