Innocent Americans’ ‘Big Brother’: Secret Air Marshals Program

"A team of armed undercover US Air Marshals could be following you on your next flight, taking minute-by-minute notes whether or not you engage in such threatening behavior as sleeping on the plane, using a phone, going to the bathroom or talking to other passengers. Despite its relative recency, the program is already operational across virtually all major airports."

Continue ReadingInnocent Americans’ ‘Big Brother’: Secret Air Marshals Program

Canada is using ancestry DNA websites to help it deport people

"In another example of the extraordinary lengths Canadian immigration officials go to deport migrants, the Canada Border Services Agency has been collecting their DNA and using ancestry websites to find and contact their distant relatives and establish their nationality."

Continue ReadingCanada is using ancestry DNA websites to help it deport people

More and More of What We Do Depends on Government Permission

"That permission, unsurprisingly, is contingent on keeping government officials happy. Rub those officials the wrong way and they'll strip you of permission to travel the roads, leave the country, or even make a living. That's not a recipe for a free country."

Continue ReadingMore and More of What We Do Depends on Government Permission

Omnipotent Government, Not Trump, Is the Problem

"Many of the people who are critics of President Trump don’t realize that they themselves are partly responsible for much of what Trump is doing. That’s because over the years they have supported the assumption of dictatorial powers by the president. In doing so, they always assumed that their favorite ideal candidate would end up being the one wielding and exercising such powers. They assumed the risk that someone like Trump would end up being the one doing so."

Continue ReadingOmnipotent Government, Not Trump, Is the Problem