Archive for the ‘In The News’ Category
Police Surveillance Using Predator Drones on U.S. Soil
Police are using Predator drone spy planes on American soil.
In: In The News · Tagged with: Military Industrial Complex, News, Privacy, U.S. Constitution, Weird News
Paul Campaign Readies Newt Gingrich Attack Ad
The Ron Paul campaign has shortened the ‘Serial Hypocrisy’ attack ad on Newt Gingrich to 60 seconds for television spots in Iowa and New Hampshire.
In: In The News, Ron Paul 2012 · Tagged with: Don't Miss It, Good News, GOP, News, Newt Gingrich, Presidential Election, Ron Paul, Videos
20,000 Libyan Missiles Unaccounted For
Gadhafi is out, and a Libyan shoulder-launched missile stockpile is now reported missing. So is the world really safer from U.S. intervention?
In: In The News · Tagged with: Foreign Policy, Libya, News, Non-Intervention, Obama
Banned: Claiming Water Prevents Dehydration
EU Bureaucrats ban bottled water manufacturers from claiming water prevents dehydration.
In: In The News · Tagged with: Bureaucracy, EU, Humor, News, Regulations, Small Government, Weird News
Obama Dept. of Agriculture to Impose ‘Christmas Tree Tax’ ?
President Obama’s Agriculture Department will impose a Christmas Tree Tax of fifteen cents per tree to support a Federal program to market Christmas trees. Seriously.
In: In The News, Legislation Watch · Tagged with: Department of Agriculture, Humor, Law, Legislation Watch, Obama, Regulations, Taxation, Weird News
London Olympics Security Considers Using Missiles
London considering ground-to-air missile defense system for security at the Olympic games.
In: In The News · Tagged with: News, Weird News
Rand Paul’s Resolution to End the Iraq War
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky introduced a resolution which would reclaim congressional authority to declare war by repealing the underlying authorization.
In: In The News, Legislation Watch · Tagged with: Don't Miss It, Empire, Good News, Iraq War, Law, Legislation Watch, Middle East Conflict, Militarism, Military Industrial Complex, News, Rand Paul, U.S. Constitution, Videos
Seasteading Project ‘Blueseed’ Aims To Provide Silicon Valley Visa Workaround
Seasteading project Blueseed: Habitable ship in international waters near Silicon Valley but outside U.S. jurisdiction. Bypass work visa regulations.
In: In The News · Tagged with: Jobs, News, Seasteading
Weird News: GM/Cadillac Sponsor Chinese Communist Party Film
GM sponsors Chinese Communist Party film, Cadillac at forefront of celebration
In: In The News · Tagged with: Bailouts, Corporatism, News, Weird News
Featured: Ron Paul Claims Frontrunner Status
A Bloomberg Poll Puts Ron in a statistical tie (19%) with Cain, Romney, and Gingrich
In: Featured, In The News, Ron Paul 2012 · Tagged with: Don't Miss It, Good News, Polling, Presidential Election, Ron Paul
Gawker: The Former President of India Is Not A Terrorist
Fmr. Indian President frisked by TSA for a second time, Gawker reports.
In: In The News · Tagged with: Humor, News, TSA, Weird News
Moral Hazard Study: Bailouts Beget Risk
Ran Duchin and Denis Sosyura have released findings that lend credence to those who argue that bailing out banks increases the likelihood they will engage in risky lending.
In: Featured, In The News · Tagged with: Bailouts, Corporatism, Don't Miss It, Economy & Finance, Federal Reserve, Free Market, Moral Hazard, News, Small Government, TARP
DHS PSA in Hotels: ‘See Something, Say Something’
The Department of Homeland Security is recruiting hotel guests to join the fight against terrorism with a ‘See Something, Say Something’ ‘Public Service’ announcement on 1.2 million hotel televisions.
In: In The News · Tagged with: Department of Homeland Security, Humor, Terrorism, Weird News
Foreshadowing: Use of ‘Stingray’ Cellphone Tower Spoofing Device by FBI
FBI use of a cellphone tower spoofing device called a ‘Stingray’ draws questions of constitutionality, legality of electronic investigation procedure, future potential for abuse.
In: In The News, Legislation Watch · Tagged with: Internet Freedom, Law, Legislation Watch, U.S. Constitution
Featured Video: Sheriffs Stand Tall for the Constitution
Video: 8 Northern California Sheriffs protecting citizens against out of control government.
In: Featured, In The News · Tagged with: Activism, Don't Miss It, Good News, News, Oathkeepers, Sheriff Richard Mack, Small Government, Take Action, U.S. Constitution, Videos, Worthy Causes
United States v. Nosal to be Reheard December 12 2011
U.S. v. Nosal ruled as criminal any use of a work computer in violation of the company’s terms of use. EFF has successfully petitioned the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider.
In: Activism, In The News, Legislation Watch · Tagged with: Internet Freedom, Law, Legislation Watch, U.S. Constitution
EPA CO2 Findings Challenged
2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding Environmental Protection Agency regulation of CO2 pollutant greenhouse gases in question based on study procedure.
In: In The News · Tagged with: Climate Change, EPA, Global Warming, News, Regulations
S.978 Commercial Felony Streaming Act
S.978 aims to make the streaming of copyrighted content a felony. Activist groups aim to block this attack on freedom.
In: Activism, In The News, Legislation Watch · Tagged with: Activism, Intellectual Property, Internet Freedom, Legislation Watch, News
Rolling Stone’s Taibbi Claims Rick Perry Skeletons
Matt Taibi of RollingStone Magazine article about Texas Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry and his questionable favoritism to political donors.
In: Featured, In The News · Tagged with: Don't Miss It, GOP, News, Presidential Election, Rick Perry, Tea Party
Ron Paul Names Jim Grant As Federal Reserve Chairman Possibility
Jim Grant as a possibility for Federal Reserve Chairman position in a Ron Paul administration.
In: In The News, Ron Paul 2012 · Tagged with: Economy & Finance, End the Fed, Federal Reserve, Honest Money, Jim Grant, News, Presidential Election, Ron Paul, Sound Money
Feds to Assert Authority Over Radio and Television Airwaves on November 9th
Federal authorities of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau are planning a simultaneous temporary shutdown of television and radio airwaves at 2 P.M. Eastern on November 9th, 2011.
In: In The News · Tagged with: FCC, Homeland Security, News, Weird News
Ron Paul on ‘Meet the Press’ October 23 2011
Ron Paul makes an appearance on Meet the Press on October 23rd 2011. See the video here.
In: In The News, Ron Paul 2012 · Tagged with: Don't Miss It, GOP, News, Presidential Election, Ron Paul, Videos

