South Dakota lawmaker: Let businesses ‘turn away people of color,’ later apologizes
I can just see the thought process here… “Darnit – with Trump in office I can’t tell anymore when I’m…
Appropriating Morality
Here is one of my favorite YouTube commentators, Theremin Trees, regarding the tendency of religions to claim credit and co-opt…
Donald Trump Praises Saddam Hussein’s Approach to Terrorism — Again
While the GOP loves them some authoritarian dictators, I hope this Jack Bauer extra-judicial approach to terrorism doesn’t resonate with…
Facebook Biometric Snooping Called Illegal By LISA KLEIN
Noteworthy news on the privacy front: By Lisa Klein, Courthouse News Service: Facebook violated its users’ privacy to acquire the…
Microsoft Tells U.S.: The World’s Servers Are Not Yours for the Taking
Microsoft legal has a philosophy that local laws ought to apply to data — the only part that gets fuzzy…
The Cycle of Prosperity – it Starts with Family Planning
The Cycle of Prosperity – YouTube.
Putin Decrements Our Peace Dividend: U.S. Ground Troops Being Deployed To Poland
If you were looking to the wind down of the Afghan war as creating a potential peace dividend, that’s now…
Intelligence Gathering and the Unowned Internet – NSA, Berkman Center Panel Discussion
A good discussion on what’s right and what’s wrong with the current NSA rule sets and oversight. It starts dry…
Justice Department Fights Release of Secret Court Opinion Finding Unconstitutional Surveillance
Putting aside all the allegations of a massive all seeing prism eye in the sky program, this is where the…