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Police State: Liberty Activist Illegally Searched and Arrested

"Your megaphone might be a weapon," says the arresting officer to liberty activist and former Marine…
Seven High School Students Arrested For Throwing… Water Balloons

The weather's (mostly) hot. School's almost out. And what better way to celebrate summer being almost…
Cell Phone Users ‘Have No Legitimate Expectation of Privacy’ – Judge

A federal judge recently ruled that if someone has their cell phone turned on, their location data does…
Study: Why Pot Smokers Are Skinnier

Marijuana users had smaller waists and scored higher across several measures of blood sugar regulation.
Are We On The Verge Of Witnessing The Death Of The Paper Gold Scam?

The legal claims on physical gold far exceed the amount of physical gold that the banks actually have…
As Detroit Self-Destructs, Voluntarism Emerges

One of the surprising things about Detroit's descent toward insolvency - so dire that a state-appointed…
Lucy is Right: Insurance Should Be a Nickel

You see, if you were to consider Lucy’s proposal as a weekly rate (after all, the lives of children…
btcd: A Full Alternative Bitcoin Implementation, Written In Go

Multiple implementations is also good for standardization; in a monoculture, the dominant software becomes…
Suspected Saudi Terrorist Al-Harbi Visited White House

Saudi student Abdul Rahman Ali Issa Al-Salimi Al-Harbi was injured in the Boston Marathon Bombings.…
6 new regulations that will make the economic collapse even worse

Nevertheless, the government is in the midst of employing six new regulations that will surely make…