“The Polish government’s attempt to ban the usage of a historically incorrect term has backfired in the most spectacular way. The country is now in a deep diplomatic crisis, and the expression they wanted to ban has seen a renaissance.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/polish-death-camps-and-censorships-unintended-consequences/
“The officer who shot McDonald, Jason Van Dyke, was charged with first-degree murder. Van Dyke’s lawyers sought to compel me to testify on the basis of their claim, for which they offered no evidence, that the source had given me documents protected under the Garrity rule, which protects public employees from being compelled to incriminate themselves during internal investigations conducted by their employers.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/02/07/laquan-mcdonald-case-first-amdendment/
“Under so-called ‘legitimate’ circumstances, such as seeking higher wages, union members can potentially get away with slashing tires or detonating pipe bombs in order to coerce their opponents.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/close-the-loophole-legalizing-union-violence/
“People should be thrilled to learn their friends, neighbors, and coworkers are gun permit holders. It means they are in the presence of some of the least likely people in society to commit a crime.”
Read more: http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/4-complaints-about-gun-owners-debunked/
“The best thing Americans could ever do to end killing sprees here is to end the U.S. government’s killing sprees abroad.”
Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/02/16/massacres-here-and-abroad/
“Syria’s government on Tuesday rejected efforts led by the United Nations to form a committee to rewrite Syria’s constitution, the main result of a peace congress among Syrian groups in Russia last month. Participants at the Sochi congress, a centerpiece of diplomatic efforts by Damascus’ ally Russia to end the war, agreed on Jan. 30 to set up the constitutional committee in Geneva, and to hold democratic elections in Syria.”
“Saudi Arabia has recruited an array of foreign consultants and public relations firms to draw up and promote its new multi-billion dollar aid plan for Yemen, one that could reduce imports of vital goods into a key rebel-held port.”
“I can’t help but wonder whether the North Korean people are more afraid of their government than Samsung, Nike, and other big businesses are scared of the U.S. government. I also can’t help but wonder whether it matters to a North Korean whether he dies from North Korean socialist policies or U.S. sanctions policies.”
Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/02/12/patheticism-u-s-sanctions-north-korea/
“Roughly two-thirds of Americans live within 100 miles of the oceans or the borders. And while the law in question specifically exempts dwellings from warrantless searches, that is the only exception.”
“The nodes were purchased by the Seattle Police Department via a $3.6 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Despite the victory of having the city remove the devices, it should be noted that the cost to take down the equipment will come from taxpayers.”