National Blog - page 308
Drones over the U.S.A.
Last week, Congress passed legislation that requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to draw up plans by 2015 to allow for commercial drones in national airspace. This, along with the integration of returning military drones into [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Support for Acta in Europe is waning as both Bulgaria and the Netherlands refuse to ratify the international anti-piracy agreement." - Reuters in The Guardian. See full article immediately below.Individual LibertySOPA/PIPA:The Guardian [...]
The Fed: The Mismanagement of Millions
A week ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released January’s unemployment data, showing good news regarding our economic recovery: Employment in January rose by 243,000 new jobs and [...]
Indiana Becomes 23rd Right to Work State!
Congratulations to Indiana becoming the 23rd Right to Work state! This is a big win for worker freedom in the Hoosier state.This afternoon, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed right to work into law making Indiana the first "rust [...]
A Reminder Why We Must Guard Our Sovereignty
It's nice to see dictators in the dock, even if it is an artificial international tribunal located somewhere like the Hague. But there are many reasons to be skeptical of proposals to create new, super-national bodies. Consider the [...]
Keeping America Safe...
... from the Amish menace. If you haven't yet heard the news, it's official, the FDA won its case against Dan Allgyer, an Amish farmer whose unspeakable crime -- selling raw milk -- has now forced him to shut down his [...]
Liberty NewsWire: February 14, 2012
The greatest threat to the health-care overhaul might not be the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear challenges to the law next month. Or the shifting alliances of an election year. In the end, it’s more likely to be a lack of medical [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Monday, February 13th, 2012
The internet community - if there is such a thing - has risen up in anger over recent weeks. The main cause of its concerns have been perceived attempts to curtail online freedom by governments and corporations. So what makes the internet angry - [...]
The States v. NDAA Detention Provisions
Virginia, Tennessee, and Washington State are the first States to fire back at the federal government ( The Obama Administration for signing and the Congress for passing) for the National Defense Authorization Act's (NDAA) detention [...]
Liberty NewsWire: February 8, 2012
Iran is capable of hitting U.S. military forces anywhere in the world if attacked by the United States, its ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying at a news conference on Wednesday.Reuters reproted that Russia's Interfax news agency quoted [...]