While privacy supporters are encouraged to take steps at an individual level to protect their own data from the creeping eyes of the NSA (and FBI for that matter), a recent report indicates that such important personal steps alone aren’t enough. According to a report on the Verge, the NSA targets users who use the…
The truth is that you simply cannot claim to sincerely celebrate the American Revolution while continually saying how much you miss George W. Bush. Nor can you clamor for the rights embraced by the founders while endorsing Barack Obama's nationalistic policies. T
Eugene Volokh argues against Monday’s decision in Harris v. Quinn and “The bedrock principle that, except perhaps in the rarest of circumstances, no person … may be compelled to subsidize speech by a third party that he or she does not wish to support”: But what I don’t see is why there should be any First Amendment problem here…
Yesterday, TAC founder Michael Boldin returned to the Tom Woods show for another #TentherTuesday interview. Tom and Michael discussed the recent State of the Nullification Movement Report just released by the TAC, coalition-building with groups across the political spectrum, power-loving media “reporters,” and the #NullifyNSA campaign.
We have all heard people proudly proclaim that the Constitution is a living, breathing document and needs to be “tweaked”. This could not be further from the truth. “The most numerous objects of legislation belong to the States. Those of the National Legislature [are] but few.”(Rufus King from The Records of the Federal Convention of…
In a recent Washington Post/Volokh Conspiracy Blog, NSA apologist Orin Kerr argues that the proposed Missouri ballot measure to protect electronic data won't really do anything.
First, congratulations to co-blogger Mike Rappaport for having two of his articles cited multiple times in yesterday’s recess appointments decision, NLRB v. Noel Canning. Second, my quick takeaway is that the case is a win for originalism. True, the majority opinion (Breyer, writing for Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan) is an ugly bit of non-originalism. But…
In August, Missouri voters will have an opportunity to “obligate” the state to defend their right to keep and bear arms against all infringements. Senate Joint Resolution 36 (SJR36) is a proposal for a State Constitutional amendment that will be listed as Amendment 5 on the ballot during the upcoming Aug. 5 primary election. The…
As the number of troop-heavy foreign interventions decreases, the warcraft and weaponry used in battle are now being deployed in neighborhoods as members and machines of law enforcement become increasingly indistinguishable from those of the military. This is the situation as revealed in a new report published by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) entitled…
The Supremes spoke this morning, and conservatives cheered. But, today is not a day to celebrate. In a “limited ruling,” the Supreme Court held that for-profit companies can claim a religious exemption to providing Obamacare mandated contraceptive coverage. Conservatives lauded the 5-4 decision as a victory. Rep. John Boehner took to Twitter proclaim a great…