A Thanksgiving Lesson We Need Again » The
Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in December 1620 were motivated by
the noblest of virtues. They had vowed to be as selfless as possible
and to always put the needs of the group first. More »
Freedom Watch
Privacy Lost: The Death Of The 4th Amendment » Technically
speaking, the 4th Amendment died on Oct. 26, 2001. That’s when the
misnamed USA Patriot Act was signed into law by George W. Bush (since
renewed, including by Barack Obama last year). Since then, it’s been on
life support: essentially brain dead, but still there in words though
not application. More »
Personal Liberty News
Judge: Businesses Must Obey Obama Mandates » A
Federal judge rejected San Francisco-based Hobby Lobby’s request to
block part of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare plan that
would require the arts and crafts chain to provide insurance coverage
for morning-after and week-after birth control pills to employees. More »
Google Warns Of U.N. Internet Takeover » Internet
behemoth Google is warning its users that an upcoming United Nations
conference concerning the Web poses significant threats to a “free and
open Internet.” More »
Bozo Cop Booted For Ticketing Tinkling Toddler » When
it comes to bureaucratic insanity versus common sense in modern
America, it seems that bureaucratic insanity usually wins. But in the
case of a cop who recently wrote a $2,500 ticket to the mother of a
3-year-old who was urinating outdoors, it looks like common sense has
prevailed. More »
A quote worth remembering. "Maybe
peace would have broken out with a different kind of White House, one
less committed to waging a perpetual campaign--a White House that would
see a 51-48 victory as a call to humility and compromise rather than an
irrefutable mandate." Does that sound like good advice for President
Barack Obama? Actually, it’s a quote from Obama’s book The Audacity of Hope,
which was published when he was the junior Senator from Illinois. He
was talking, of course, about George W. Bush’s re-election victory. More »
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