Paul Revere, 9/11 and the NSA
President Obama recently gave a speech about possible reforms at the NSA. Obama began his speech by invoking the name Paul Revere. He stated that Revere and the Sons of …
Rand Paul’s cognitive dissonance
Last Summer, Rand Paul announced intentions to file a class action lawsuit against the NSA for their spying program. On January 4, 2014, former Attorney General of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli …
Cannabis re-legalized in Colorado
On January 2, Ed Krayewski from Reason wrote, “[New Year’s Day] marked the beginning of a legal market in recreational marijuana in Colorado, the first time government-licensed shops have ever …
Conflicting court rulings on NSA spying
On Christmas Eve, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden delivered a Christmas message for British TV station Channel 4, saying, “George Orwell warned us of the danger of this kind of information. …
Harry Reid flips on “nuclear option”
In November, with little media coverage, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid led the charge in changing the Senate rules relating to filibusters. The Washington Post reported, “Democrats used a rare …
Newly redacted Bill of Rights
December 15 marks the day that the first ten Amendments were added to the Constitution of the United States of America. However, since 1791, Congress along with the Judicial and …
Your tax money pays for this!
It is no secret that the federal government spends millions of dollars on research. Sometimes those funds go to questionable studies, such as the study by Joseph Staton, of Harvard’s …
Will McDonald’s employ $15/hour cashiers?
Every couple of years there is public debate about increasing the minimum wage. Most recently, there were strikes outside of McDonald’s with people calling for a $15 minimum wage. The …
Announcing the Winners of the 2013 FPP Peace Prize
The FPP Peace Prize was founded in 2009 due to the history of the Nobel Prize Committees reputation for selecting pro-war recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The FPP Peace …
French Parliament considers waging a “War on ‘Johns'”
The French Parliament has begun debate on a bill to institute penalties for individuals who seek to purchase sexual services. Under current French law prostitution is legal, however soliciting and …