Stop Acting Like It’s OK When Our Leaders Deliberately Mislead Us
Can we at least agree that the American people deserve the truth? That governing ourselves requires getting accurate information from the people we elect? …
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Apparently, American Spying on American Allies Is Bad
From the Tongue-In-Cheek Department of Spy Briefing Books… Washington, D.C. — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, announced that her …
Government Shutdown Wreaks Havoc
A tense drama unfolded this week with the virtual shutdown of vital government agencies: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, …
How Much Surveillance Can We Accept?
Three months after Edward Snowden’s leaks began to reveal the extent of the U.S.’ mass surveillance program, “serious people” are beginning to make the …
6th-Grader Suspended for Government Drawing
A sixth-grader has been suspended for drawing an inappropriate picture. The drawing did not include any gun, but showed a checkpoint backed up by …
We’re All Edward Snowden Now
In the last several days, I’ve had three phone conversations with friends — completely normal people who have their wits about them — during …
If You Have Nothing to Hide, Be Very Worried
Many people do not seem to mind the government peeping into their “metadata” or even into their emails, Internet habits, or phone calls. Mark …
An Empire in Panic
A cornered rat has a deadly bite, or so says the lore from the 19th century, when rat baiting was common sport. The same …
Thank You, TSA, NSA, FBI, and CIA!
Today, we take time out from our regularly scheduled programming to thank the people who rule us. To the TSA agents at airports… to …
Thank You, Russia?
Edward Snowden is in big trouble for revealing that our government is doing to its own citizens what the U.S. once accused Russia of doing to its citizens. In what is really a bizarre turn of events, Russia has become a safe haven for an American whistle-blower.