National Blog - page 305
Liberty NewsWire: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
The TSA may be concealing the reason for this policy for security reasons, or it may just be taking the easy route: if you don’t explain a position, you don’t have to defend your reasoning. Instead, Richtel ends up citing two security [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 9, 2012
The D.C. Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case brought by five tobacco companies challenging regulations requiring graphic warning labels on cigarette packs and advertisements starting in September.Once again, the [...]
Liberty NewsWire - April 6, 2012
The federal government ran a $777 billion deficit for the first six months of fiscal year 2012, the Congressional Budget Office estimated on Friday, including a $196 billion hole in March, marking the 40th straight month of deficits. - The [...]
Headline Hodgepodge
Surprise! It's not just the feds tracking your cell phone anymore. Following a series of FOIA requests by the ACLU, the New York Times reported on Sunday that local police around the country have been using cell phone tracking as a [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 3, 2012
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a “mosque outreach” program to compile information on American Muslim organizations and “their constitutionally-protected beliefs and activities, without any suspicion of [...]
Does the Minimum Wage Hurt Workers?
In this Learn Liberty video, Professor Antony Davies from Duquesne University seeks to answer that question. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct1Moeaa-W8
Don't Forget: Intern with Campaign for Liberty!
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded high school or college students to intern for our summer semester (May 21 - August 17).The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 5, 2012
top court is poised to rule on Cook County’s assault weapons ban Thursday in a case that will determine the fate of one of Illinois’ signature gun-control laws.The county ordinance specifically outlaws the sale or possession of [...]
Liberty NewsWire Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
"An electronic curtain has fallen around Iran," U.S. President Barack Obama warned in a recent video message marking the Persian New Year. Government censorship and surveillance, he said, make it more difficult for Iranians to [...]
Americans Want out of Afghanistan: When Will the Politicians Listen?
Americans want out of Afghanistan. Even Republicans want out!Reports CNN:Support for the war in Afghanistan has fallen to an all-time low with the majority of Americans saying the U.S. should withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan [...]