You can’t. “The Patriot Act makes it illegal for us to tell you if our computers are monitored”. Five Technically Legal Signs for Your Library [plus one].
Major Network “Military Analysts” are just Administration Disinformation Agents
The New York Times exposes an especially ugly den of liars, reporting that retired military leaders serving as “military analysts” on major TV news outlets are agents of the … Continue
FBI Demands Access to Any Information it Wants, without Probable Cause or a Judge
This Wired article details how the FBI used a grand jury to subpoena some medical records legally - then returned the records and inappropriately used a national security letter … Continue
Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Ruwart: Taxation with Representation Is Still Tyranny
LP presidential candidate Dr. Mary Ruwart presents an insightful argument against taxation. Well worth the 5-minute read. You can find here campaign at votemary2008.com.
One day, the “necessary evil” of … Continue
Cultivating Burning Desire by Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina instructs us on how to be “driven”. This is a must-read for anyone who aims to lead a productive, goal-oriented life.
When asked during an interview how he … Continue
Guatemalan Rain Forest Latest Casualty of War on Drugs and “Public” Property
The Daily Green reports on fires in Guatemala’s Mayan Biosphere Reserve set by “narcoranchers” in order to open arable land for coca crops.
While writer Dan Shapley would like to … Continue
Sir Harold Ridley and His Fight for Sight
A modern-day story that parallels the fictional development of Rearden Metal. First, they ridiculed Sir Harold Ridley, an ocular pathologist, for his revolutionary invention, an intraocular plastic lens to … Continue
Lobbyist: “Are we going to let the American people decide our defense policy, our trade policy, our immigration policy?”
The Sunlight Foundation wants the public to review, criticize and edit proposed congressional bills at Public Markup. But, but … the lobbyists just don’t like this idea!
“I don’t think … Continue
“I propose we stop saying ‘taxes’ and start calling them ‘dues.’”
Richard Conniff of the New York Times would like us to stop using the word ‘taxes’ and replace it with dues. ‘Taxes’, you see, has “become the ugliest word … Continue
Where is Ragnar Danneskjöld When you Need Him?
Venezuela sends 364 tons of food to Haiti.
President Hugo Chavez said the shipment is to help relieve the crisis in Haiti that has plagued the country for the last … Continue
Fly Like a Bird
What do you get when you combine helium and super-light artificial bird wings? The unbridled joy of flight.
The YouTube video says it has no specific practical purpose, but I … Continue
Iraqi Entrepreneur: “I just want to know the smell of a $100 bill.”
An Iraqi entrepreneur hangs on to his shoe manufacturing business through the war. Inspiring.
Now Attiya, humbled by security fears, the shuttering of Iraqi tanning factories that provided his raw … Continue
Police: “Why would you want more power going to your car?”
Police in California are ticketing owners of cars with engine modifications.
“If you’re not into street racing, why would you need that?” Riverside Police Traffic Sergeant Skip Showalter asked an … Continue
New Scientist: The Sky WILL Fall!
According to NewScientist magazine, it is in the nature of civilization to fail.
Every civilisation in history has collapsed, after all. Why should ours be any different?
Doomsday scenarios typically feature … Continue
