December Gun Sales Break Single-Month Record
While iPods, Kindles, and Angry Bird stuffed animals were some of the hottest items of the 2011 Christmas season, December saw record-breaking numbers...
Constitution
Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act into Law
President Barack Obama signed a law on New Year's Eve granting himself absolute power...
New Gitmo Rules May Violate 6th Amendment and Atty.-Client Privilege
The commander of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Rear Admiral David Woods, has suggested...
Court Upholds Immunity for Telecom Companies in Warrantless Surveillance Case
In a decision a plaintiffs' lawyer called an effort “to put lipstick on a...
Ron Paul Calls National Defense Authorization Act “Slip Into Tyranny”
“A dictator enjoys unrestrained power over the people. The legislative and judicial branches voluntarily...
Gideon New Testaments at N.C. School Raise Ire of “Pagan” Mom
A mother in North Carolina complained to her local school district after her son...
“Snakes on a Plane,” Make Way for “Shrimp on a Treadmill”
How well can a shrimp perform on a treadmill? It’s a question that has...
TSA Isn’t Just for Airports Anymore
Travelers hoping to retain their dignity by taking buses, trains, or cars instead of...
Supreme Court Just Might Upset Rent Controls in New York City
When R.S. Radford, a principal attorney for the public interest law firm Pacific Legal...
‘Birthers’ Lose Bid for Lawsuit on Obama Citizenship
The “birther” movement was dealt another blow to its efforts to unseat President Obama...
Why the U.S. Should Bring Down the Curtain on Airport “Security Theater”
“It’s infuriating,” Bruce Schneier remarked. “We’re spending billions upon billions of dollars doing this...
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit of Former Gitmo Prisoner
On December 22, a judge from the United States District Court for the District...
AG Holder: Obama Will Add Signing Statement to NDAA
In a story published by the Talking Points Memo Muckraker, Attorney General Eric Holder...
Rep. Landry Offers Amendment to NDAA to Protect Civil Liberties
The National Defense Authorization Act will be made law with the stroke of President...
Amish Dairy Farmer Selling Raw Milk Won’t Be Cowed by FDA
Milk may do a body good, but selling it without the government’s stamp of...
Minn. Landowners Battle County Commission for Their Property Rights
The rights granted to the American people by their Creator, and secured by the...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Against Nebraska Abortion Law
Last Friday, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction issued by a...
Is it Time for a New Declaration of Independence?
Recently there has been much discussion of the eradication of the panoply of fundamental...
Head of Traditional Values Coalition Detained as Security Threat to Clinton
U.S. State Department security personnel detained a conservative activist at last week’s conference to...
Gingrich and the Courts: No, Sir, That Ain’t History
Newt Gingrich is fond of reminding listeners that he was a history professor. As...