“White Privilege” Rhetoric is Gaining Ground
There are ideas that are so ridiculous that the knee-jerk reaction of thinking people is to dismiss them without much thought. One such idea is “white privilege.” But before...
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Real Reason Behind Apple Case: War on Encryption
After months of legal battles, a public relations war, and congressional testimony over whether Apple should help the FBI break into an iPhone used by one of the San...
Correction, Please!
Who’s Besmirching John Birch’s Good Name? Item: In a hit piece masquerading as a book review, Gabriel Schoenfeld — writing for the Weekly Standard’s March 28 issue — used...
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Obama Defends Hillary While Promising No Politics in Investigation
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, President Obama told host Chris Wallace that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server is being conducted without “political influence.”...
Trump’s Plan to Pay Off Debt
Last week Donald Trump told the Washington Post that he would eliminate the $19 trillion national debt "over a period of eight years." When some economists said that was...
Reddit Quietly Warns Users of Surveillance Request
Last week, a major player in the social media forum world used a legal hack to alert its subscribers that it had been served a National Security Letter (NSL)....
Hillary Calls a Fetus an “Unborn Person,” Draws Fire From Right and Left
Hillary Clinton has stepped in it again, and this time it has nothing to do with her e-mail antics. And the fire is not only coming from the Right....
Trump: Gold Better Than Cash; Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is
In a deal that defies currently accepted norms, Donald Trump has rented out the 50th floor of the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street to American Precious Metals Exchange...
Study Shows Guantanamo Intelligence Gathering Is “Ineffective”
The military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been in operation since January 2002. It exists for the purpose of detaining and interrogating suspected terrorists captured by the United...
Court: Warrantless Use of Cell Site Simulators Illegal
Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals ruled Wednesday that police in Baltimore and around the state have illegally used cell site simulators for tracking suspects and capturing mobile-phone traffic without...
Clinton Could Be Questioned by Investigators “Within Days”
The clock that has been ticking on the likely indictment of Hillary Clinton is winding down quickly. The New American reported Monday that the FBI has begun informing close...
FBI v. Apple Case: Government Smoke and Mirrors
After a month of claiming — in court documents, sworn testimony, and public statements — that “Apple has the exclusive technical means” to access the data on the encrypted iPhone 5C...
Indictment Could Be Only Weeks Away for Clinton
There is a growing sense — expressed by legal experts over the past few weeks — that Hillary Clinton will soon be indicted for storing and transmitting classified information...
New E-mails Show Hillary Lied; Risked National Security
Hillary Clinton has — yet again — been found lying about her e-mails. Though Clinton claimed that she did not use her private, unsecured server for government business before March 2009,...
EPA Boss: Coal Regulations Are About the Politics of Power
n a classic case of exercising power for the sake of power, Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), admitted that the real reason for EPA regulations...