Why Isn’t McCain On His Way To Guantanamo?

	Latest From Ben Crystal May 29, 2013 Simple, Not Easy » I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before. I call it “the politics of ease.” It’s the liberal tendency to blame every hitch in society’s collective gallop on someone or something other than the actual offender. The solutions to most of the problems we face as a Nation are, in fact, quite simple. That might not be easy, but it is simple. More » Freedom Watch Why Isn’t McCain On His Way To Guantanamo? » The National Defense Authorization Act gave the President the discretion of deciding that if Americans collaborate with terrorists, they can be indefinitely detained without the right of habeas corpus. Senator John McCain consorted with al-Qaida allies during his trip to Syria over the weekend. Why isn’t he on his way to Guantanamo Bay? More » Personal Liberty News Is College Worth It? Further Highlights How Federal Money Damages Students, Universities, Society » In the new book Is College Worth It?, former Secretary of Education William Bennett and his co-author try to understand why higher education is becoming more of a burden than a boon for many Americans. More » Fed’s Full On Assault On Currency Alternatives Goes Global » Since the virtual currency Bitcoin began receiving widespread attention in the media as a viable alternative to cash, Federal agencies have been keeping a close watch on the startup and on firms with which it does business.On Tuesday, the Justice Department effectively shut down Liberty Reserve, another online currency. More » U.S. Government Continues To Silently Endorse Saudi Diplomats’ Virtual Enslavement Of Domestic Workers In Virginia » About a month ago, two Filipino servant women escaped from a mansion in a Washington, D.C., suburb occupied by a Saudi Arabian diplomatic contingent. Now, another woman says she was essentially kidnapped into domestic slavery at another Virginia home occupied by more Saudi diplomats in the Washington suburbs. More » Handicapped Texas Man Shocked To Death With Taser On Suspicion Of Drugs That Apparently Weren’t There » A 350-pound asthmatic man was sleeping on the couch at his Fort Worth, Texas, home on May 16 when the cops showed up with a warrant to search his house. Jarmaine Darden had asthma severe enough that he wasn’t able to sleep lying down. That didn’t stop the “zero-tolerance” officers from immediately treating the situation like a standoff with a dangerous criminal.  More » Political Cartoon Obama And The Puppy Press Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com  More »