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"All the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and . . . the State should be abolished." —Benjamin Tucker

"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." —James Madison

"Fat chance." —Sheldon Richman

Showing posts with label warrantless surveillance. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Let the Clock Run Out on the NSA

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Regarding the feverish effort either to reauthorize, “reform,” or abolish the National Security Agency’s collection of our phone and email ...

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Friday, June 14, 2013

TGIF: It’s Not Edward Snowden Who Betrayed Us

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TGIF this week cuts through the NSA fog to show that how one comes down on the controversy depends on whether or not one trusts power.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Op-ed: Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance

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My take on the revelations about the NSA's spying. Bottom line: Obama says, “If people can’t trust not only the executive branch bu...

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Edward Snowden, Unmasker of Big Brother

Friday, September 14, 2012

Indefinite Detention Struck Down

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"Judge Rules Against Law on Indefinite Detention," the New York Times reported, in a sadly overlooked story, Wednesday: A feder...

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Sheldon Richman: Father, grandfather, writer, editor, pipe smoker, free thinker, libertarian market anarchist, grouser, flosser. Author of six books, including "America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Reconsidered"; "Coming to Palestine"; and "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other."

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