In light of Edward Snowden’s attempts to receive asylum abroad, the debate on his character began right on cue. On Sunday, June 23rd, news outlets reported that he arrived in Moscow after fleeing Hong Kong. It is unclear where he will go next. It’s possible he will end up in Ecuador or Venezuela. WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange has stated …
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With the Supreme Court decision on the DNA swabs after arrests coming down, several of the PFoL authors expressed interest in writing about it. I decided to ask everybody to summarize whether or not they agreed or opposed the decision and why. Here is what they had to say: Mike – Oppose “The right of …
I am not a conspiracy theorist. So much so that I’ve never even given credence to the grassy knoll shooter theory surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, despite knowing full well how near impossible it was for Lee Harvey Oswald to be a lone gunman. But in light of what has been revealed regarding the …
With each passing day, we are learning more about the IRS scandal and more about the Justice Department’s efforts to silence whistleblowers and informants in particular. First, the news broke that the Justice Department seized two months of phone records from the Associated Press. Records for 20 different numbers were seized — from phone lines …
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In the wake of the explosion of scandals popping up around the Obama administration, Democrats have been devising ways to get ahead of the new information about the IRS, the AP, and Benghazi leaking out every day. Longevity may be what gives rise to “the second-term scandal plague.” This is the cause political scientist Brendan Nyhan cited …
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In a series of tweets from US Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday, the Florida politician decried the overreach of the IRS in its targeting of conservative groups. Remember the same #IRS that targeted conservative groups will be the one enforcing the #Obamacare disaster with fines. #IRSscandal — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 14, 2013 #IRS Office …
The trial of Kermit Gosnell (who was convicted today on various charges) makes it evident that American’s have slumbered and ignored the meaning of abortion for some time. It’s shocking to think that hundreds of thousands of people simply walked by Gosnell’s clinic going to work, conversing with friends, and getting on with their lives …
In a letter to Senator Rand Paul on Monday, March 4th, Attorney General Eric Holder stated: “[I]t is possible … to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate … for the president to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United States.” (.pdf link) without …