National Blog - page 308
Liberty NewsWire: Friday, February 17th, 2012
The city of Northampton is once again taking a bold stance against a controversial federal law. It became the first city in New England to pass a resolution rejecting the National Defense Authorization Act Thursday night." - Heidi Voight for [...]
"Is Harrisburg's Nightmare America's Future?"
I grew up just a few miles outside of Harrisburg, so I found this latest feature from ReasonTV examining Harrisburg's fiscal morass fascinating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shI5oOTMkMkAs ReasonTV asks at the end of the video [...]
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 [...]
Liberty NewsWire: February 20, 2012
The Astros are marking their 50th anniversary this season, so they'll be wearing an assortment of throwback uniforms for Friday home games. That includes the uniform of the Houston Colt .45s, which was the team's name for the first three [...]
Liberty NewsWire: February 16, 2012
A bipartisan group of senators, meanwhile, is introducing a resolution that rules out a strategy of containment for Iran and holding a press conference Thursday afternoon. Some Democrats have been reluctant to sign onto the effort because they [...]
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 - [...]