On multiple occasions, President Trump has said that he's "disappointed" with Attorney General Sessions. At first glance, this seems like a reasonable position. Sessions has already taken several harmful actions in his new office that merit disappointment and...
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If the Teens Who Filmed the Disabled Man Drown Were Cops, They Would Not Be Charged
by Matt Agorist | Jul 25, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
Here's proof that if the five despicable teens who taunted and filmed drowning man were cops, they would not face charges. This week, headlines across the country lambasted the Florida teenagers for filming and taunting a disabled man as he drowned in a lake. On...
Free the Airports!
by Laurence Vance | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. airlines and foreign airlines serving the United States carry about 900 million passengers per year systemwide on more than 9 million flights (domestic and...
Government Investigating Itself After Another Police Shooting in Minnesota
by Eric Schuler | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
This past weekend, a police officer in Minneapolis shot and killed Justine Damond, a 40-year-old Australian-born woman who had actually called police in the first place. Reportedly, Damond called police because she thought a sexual assault was occurring in an alley...
Another Court Blow to Freedom
by Sheldon Richman | Jul 19, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
Four siblings — Joseph, Michael, and Donna Murr, and Peggy Heaver — are forbidden from selling 1.5 acres they own in Troy, Wisconsin, along the Lower St. Croix River, according to a recent 5-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Legal analyst Ilya Somin calls the ruling “a...
Even Partial Drug Legalization Goes a Long Way in Protecting Property Rights
by Ryan McMaken | Jul 17, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
Why Even Partial Legalization of Drugs Is a Good Thing The partial legalization of marijuana has not been quite ideal. Thanks to high regulatory burdens on the marijuana-production industry, limitations on production volume, and high taxes, black markets have...
The Right to Record and Police Accountability
by Jonathan Blanks | Jun 30, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
The New York Police Department’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) reported that over a three-year period, NYPD officers threatened, blocked, and otherwise tried to prevent individuals from recording them in public in the performance of their duties. Almost 100...
The Death Party is the Only Party
by Doreen Cleyre | Jun 30, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
Content Warning: Brief discussion of suicide. According to The Hill, Hillary Clinton recently tweeted about how, if the GOP approves their recent healthcare bill, we can forget "death panels". Instead, we should refer to the GOP as "the death party" given how many...
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