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Introducing Trump Watch: A running tally of Trump administration policies, statements and executive actions affecting civil liberties – Washington Post

Stingray: A New Frontier in Police Surveillance – Cato Institute

2 cops involved in controversial shootings to become training officers – Chicago Tribune

No, Donald Trump, torture doesn’t work, and we’re not going down that road again – Rare

Fear Materialized: Border Agents Demand Social Media Data from Americans – EFF

Guide to Trump’s Executive Order to Limit Migration for “National Security” Reasons – Cato Institute

A wall with Mexico is a terrible idea for Americans and immigrants alike – Rare

Director of Anti-Sex Trafficking Doc I Am Jane Doe Doesn’t Understand the Laws She’s Trying to Reform – Reason

TGIF: Thomas Szasz – Unappreciated Libertarian

by Sheldon Richman | Apr 19, 2024

I maintain that mental illness is a metaphorical disease: that bodily illness stands in the same relation to mental illness as a defective television set stands to a bad television program. There is no psychology; there is only biography and autobiography. --Thomas...

Last Weekend, Iran Changed Everything

by Ted Snider | Apr 17, 2024

On April 13, Iran responded to Israel’s attack on its embassy compound in Damascus that killed seven Iranian officers, including a very senior military official, General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, by launching over 300 drones and missiles at Israel from Iranian soil. U.S....

FISA Exchanges Real Liberty for Phantom Security

by Ron Paul | Apr 17, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson betrayed liberty and the Constitution by making a full-court press to get a “clean” reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Act through the House. Section 702 authorizes warrantless surveillance of...

Embracing Deflation

by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Apr 16, 2024

In recent years, the specter of inflation has loomed large over the global economy, fueled by unprecedented monetary stimulus measures and supply chain disruptions. As prices have surged, concerns about the erosion of purchasing power and the threat of runaway...

FBI Records Link OKC Bomber to Bank Robbers, Suggesting Case is Still Unsolved

by Ken Silva | Apr 16, 2024

This Friday marks the 29th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, which killed at least 168 people, including 19 children in the deadliest domestic terrorist event in U.S. history. While that attack may seem like ancient history for some, one attorney in Utah...

One Hundred Years of IRS Political Targeting

by Jim Bovard | Apr 15, 2024

One hundred years ago, Senator James Couzens, a Michigan Republican, took to the Senate floor to denounce the Bureau of Internal Revenue for abusing its power and trampling innocent taxpayers. Couzens launched a sweeping Senate investigation of federal tax collectors....

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