“Having failed to disarm criminals with gun controls that they defy, British politicians are now turning their attention to implementing something new and different: knife control.”
In many ways, it is important to have a basic grasp of this conflict to provide a true understanding of the coming clash between the American colonies and Britain.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 26, 2018) – On Tuesday, a second California Assembly committee passed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies in the state to get local governmental approval before acquiring or using military equipment. Passage of the bill into law would set the stage to limit federal programs that militarize local police. Asm. Todd…
JUNEAU, Alaska (April 26, 2018) – Yesterday, the Alaska Senate unanimously gave final approval to a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Rep. Jason Grenn (I-Anchorage) introduced House Bill 43 (HB43) last year. The…
Under the Constitution, the president does not have the authority to launch offensive military actions. Not for 90 days. Not for 60 days. Not for one minute. And the War Powers Resolution of 1973 does not change that. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about presidential war powers and explain why the…
“The combination of automated plate readers every 10 yards or so with always-on cameras that feed into an always-watching (and recording) nexus of ‘private-public’ surveillance is bleak, depressing and scary. Worse, it’s real.”
“Police admitted to using a photo sent through WhatsApp to cull fingerprints for evidence that successfully led to the conviction of 11 individuals for drug crimes. The story further revealed that this was not just a special-use case.”
“It’s a story of how bureaucracy is used to grind down people by distributing their misery among as many public offices as possible.”