The military-style drug raids continue. A 19-year-old woman could get 30 years after shooting at police on a marijuana raid (her parents were apparently dealers). She too thought the home was being robbed. In one I missed from last November, police
Chattanooga Police Det. Kenneth Freeman will not face charges in an incident in which he shoved a 71-year-old greeter at the Wal-Mart in Collegedale to the floor after he tried to stop him while doing a receipts check.
Most Americans are raised by the government. They are usually raised for more than 12 years in public schools that they are forced to pay for, and, for the financially restricted, forced to attend. They grow up bombarded by pervasive laws – and not j
A powerful US lobbying group wants to ban the use of cell phones while driving - all cell phone use, including hands-free operation. The National Safety Council - a 94-year-old, congressionally chartered non-profit organization with 55,000 member com
I had requested the files after I had heard that the government tracks "passenger activity." Since 2002, the government has mandated that the commercial airlines deliver this information routinely and electronically.
Iranian banks illegally shifted billions of dollars through American financial institutions in recent years, and the authorities suspect some of the money may have been used to finance Iranian nuclear and missile programs. Details of the illicit tra
Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected the decision of Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner and blocked a medical marijuana research project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst -- considered vital if marijuana is ever to be an FDA
Imagine a world where police have the ability to torture from a distance anyone they want at the touch of a button. Does that sound like something out of a science fiction novel? It’s not.
Liz Barker, a DES spokeswoman, confirmed the resignation about two hours after Napolitano had given her final State of the State address. "I believe she is going to explore other professional opportunities." (Rats and Ships come to mind)
1. The damage done to constitutional protections, civil liberties, and human rights is extensive. Repairing the damage will be a long slow process, especially with the new administration focusing on the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Columnist Tony Blankley appears on Fox News to promote the idea of a “universal draft” in America. “I don’t like it, I love the volunteer army … but we don’t have enough troops."
A perfect storm is developing for Second Amendment opponents that could allow President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for attorney general – Eric Holder – to “ban guns at will” despite the 2008 affirmation from the U.S. Supreme Court that U.S. citizens
So far people are reporting MS' new operating system is working pretty well. It is a Beta, meaning there will almost certainly be serious bugs. I recommend not putting this on any computer you care about.
In Part One of this interview, he shares with Molotov Mitchell why the Constitution still matters, the potential ramifications of defying it and if doing so could justify revolution.
Police in Kent are using tried and tested intimidation tactics with the protesters at this year's Climate Camp and last night raided the campsite, systematically emptying tents and vehicles and confiscating offending materials, among them a few *
To close a gap of more than $2 trillion — possibly a lot more, if the budget office projections turn out to be too optimistic — Mr. Obama offers a $775 billion plan. And that’s not enough.
Prosecutors last week asked a judge to revoke Madoff's bail, saying he violated a Dec. 18 court order freezing his assets by mailing more than $1 million worth of valuables to relatives and friends.
Bush defended harsh interrogations by pointing to intelligence breakthroughs, but a surprising number of counterterrorist officials say that, apart from being wrong, torture just doesn’t work.
The outgoing White House administration will next week hold a joint "disaster scenario" exercise with top members of the incoming team of president-elect Barack Obama, US officials said Friday......"And the exercise you mentioned earli
Since there is no economic incentive to lend the financial system will continue to de-leverage and destroy bad debt. The banks have been reduced to hoarding. Therefore, despite a massive increase in money, expect DEFLATION in 2009
It is about building ringed Palestinian enclaves where Israel will always have the ability to shut off movement, food, medicine and goods to perpetuate misery. The Israeli attack on Gaza is about building a hell on earth.
"There are currently no guidelines regulating the private acquisition of biological, chemical, and radiological detectors," warned Falkenrath, adding that this law was suggested by officials within the Department of Homeland Security.
One of the world's leading economists has given warning that the United States is facing a decade of financial misery, with the number of unemployed Americans set to continue to rise for years.
Heath Ledger was honored with a Golden Globe, and Kate Winslet came away with two. Yet the Globes otherwise went slumming, with "Slumdog Millionaire" taking top honors and other key prizes going to a newcomer, an underdog, a poster boy for