This Won’t End Well – U.S. Just Sent an Entire Carrier Strike Group to Confront China
The US is making their mission clear — we are not scared of kicking off World War III. …read more
Edward Snowden’s Talk from Liberty Forum 2016!
Credit needs to be given where it’s due: The Free State Project having arranged Edward Snowden to give a (remote) keynote speech at the 2016 Liberty Forum was awesome. If anything, I’m pleased just to know that Edward Snowden knows that the Free State Project in itself exists. But it ended up being a pretty fair keynote speech at that (and apparently, he said at the end–during the applause–that he may consider moving to New Hampshire under “the right conditions”…which I would assume means when New Hampshire declares independence and secedes from the United States…and I’m serious about that).
SIDE NOTE: …read more
Who is the new co-sponsor for the Fiscal Responsibility Act?
What simple and free things can you do to increase the number of co-sponsors?
Edward Snowden’s Talk from Liberty Forum 2016!
Credit needs to be given where it’s due: The Free State Project having arranged Edward Snowden to give a (remote) keynote speech at the 2016 Liberty Forum was awesome. If …
Tenth Circuit Agrees with U.S. District Court that Colorado Disclosure Requirements are too Burdensome for Small Political Committees
On March 2, the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in Coalition for Secular Government v Williams, 14-1469. The issue is whether small political committees must comply with the state’s onerous campaign contribution and expenditure rules. The Tenth Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court’s 2014 decision, and held that the particular committee that brought the lawsuit should not need to comply with the disclosure rules.
The Tenth Circuit said, “The minimal informational interest here cannot support Colorado’s filing schedule that requires twelve disclosures in seven months regardless of whether an issue committee has received or spent any money. …read more
Cleveland Bulks Up Riot Gear in Preparation for Republican National Convention
According to this story, Cleveland is in the process of spending $50,000,000 in federal funds to protect the Republican National Convention from protestors. The convention is July 18-21. If there is no first ballot presidential choice, it is conceivable that the convention might be in session beyond July 21. …read more
Gov. Snyder Just Hired 2 Attorneys for $500K to Be Paid for By the Very People He Poisoned
Snyder’s position as Michigan governor has afforded him an unscrupulous means of paying for his defense. …read more
Google Says “Fuck You” to Consumers by Explicitly Banning Adblockers on Android
Well…score one for Apple. Okay, not exactly. It is ironic however that a company that is so well known for its “closed ecosystem”–that being iOS–allows for adblocking apps when the supposed “open ecosystem” of Alphabet/Google’s Android is now explicitly not allowing for adblockers.
“We don’t allow apps that interfere with… other… services, including but not limited to other apps on the device, any Google service, or an authorized carrier’s network…
Here are some examples of common violations:
Apps that block or interfere with another app displaying ads.” [emphasis mine]
That’s a direct quote from the new dev policy. But let’s be clear, though, because …read more
US Supreme Court Ruling Could Effectively End Legal Marijuana Sales
Two Midwestern states mired in the prohibitionist era are trying to reverse the enlightened progress of legal US pot. …read more
Google Says “Fuck You” to Consumers by Explicitly Banning Adblockers on Android
Well…score one for Apple. Okay, not exactly. It is ironic however that a company that is so well known for its “closed ecosystem”–that being iOS–allows for adblocking apps when the …