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Trump Has Killed More Civilians in 9 Months Than Obama Did in 8 Years

“President Trump has been in office for just 9 months, and he has already surpassed Obama’s murderous record with estimated numbers as high as 4,500 civilian deaths. Trump made headlines in December 2015, when he declared that if elected, he would not only kill members of ISIS—he would also ‘take out their families.’ He is following through on that promise, according to a report from Steven Feldstein, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.”

Getting it Wrong: James Madison’s 1830 Letter on Nullification

Some people say an 1830 letter from James Madison proves he opposed nullification in all situations. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Now in Effect: California Law Bans Participation in a Federal Registry Based on Religion or Ethnicity

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 18, 2017) – On Sunday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that prohibits the state from cooperating with any federal efforts to create a database compiling personal information relating to a person’s religious beliefs, practices, or affiliations.The new law takes a step toward nullifying any attempts to create such…

Whap! Pow! Fans Boot Defense Contractor Out of Marvel Comics

“Fan protests broke out surrounding Marvel Comics’ announcement of a joint venture with U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman. In short order, Marvel had scrapped the joint venture entirely.”

The Tragic Failure of Ken Burns’ “The Vietnam War”

“We are reliving the Vietnam War because no one was ever really held responsible for its horrors.”

Will Trump Make a Deal with the CIA on JFK Records?

“The JFK Records Act, enacted in 1992 in response to public outrage over continued official secrecy in the JFK assassination, required the CIA and other federal agencies to release all their records relating to the JFK assassination. Someone, however, slipped a provision into the law entitling the CIA (and other federal agencies) to wait another 25 years to release their records. Taking advantage of that provision, the CIA withheld tens of thousands of pages of records, no doubt thinking that another 25 years was a long time away.”

Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw

“A crippling flaw in a widely used code library has fatally undermined the security of millions of encryption keys used in some of the highest-stakes settings, including national identity cards, software- and application-signing, and trusted platform modules protecting government and corporate computers.”

Texas and California: Two State Approaches to Federal Immigration Enforcement

Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown put his signature on a bill to withdraw state resources from the enforcement of most federal immigration laws. While some people have argued this will open the door for immigrants to enter the U.S. through California and then spread into other states, the approach Texas took can minimize this…