February 28, 2015—FCC has passed the new net neutrality rules. At the moment, Chairman Tom Wheeler reaps all the benefits from responding promptly to Obama’s desire to see the government handling all aspects of the […]
Month: February 2015
Remember Newt Gingrich’s Drug Importer Death Penalty Act?
February 27, 2015—Once upon a time, former House speaker Newt Gingrich proposed a piece of legislation considered draconian even by some of his party peers. The Drug Importer Death Penalty Act would have made importing more than […]
10 Important Facts About the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
February 27, 2015—Things have drastically changed for the Internet after the Federal Communications Commission passed the new rules cheered by President Obama. But how will these changes impact you? Obama promises the new rules will “even […]
How the Federal Government Fuels Local Police Militarization
February 27, 2015—Recently, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) was questioned by our own Nick Hankoff over her support for the Department of Defense’s 1033 program. Congress originally passed the program in 1997. If Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)’s amendment […]
Another Reason to Hate NSA Spying: It Hurts the Economy
February 27, 2015—The NSA revelations managed to hurt public trust in government—for a good reason. But the NSA’s widespread spying program didn’t do any favors to the U.S. economy either. At least that’s what a recent […]
LA Teachers Union Makes The Case For School Choice Unintentionally
February 27, 2015—On February 26th, teachers dressed in red, holding signs, and chanting hymns gathered in Downtown Los Angeles amid stalled negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified district leaders. They demanded two things: higher wages […]
If #BlackLivesMatter to Karen Bass, Why Vote to Militarize Police?
February 26, 2015—This past Saturday at the Justice & Unity March in South Los Angeles, hundreds took to the cordoned off streets to express their outrage at police brutality. Escorted by the Los Angeles Police […]
Yahoo Exec Grills NSA Director During Tech Conference
February 26, 2015—During Monday’s Cybersecurity for a New America conference in Washington, D.C., the Yahoo! Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos and Mike Rodgers, the director of the National Security Agency, had a very enlightening […]
Should Americans be Afraid of Islam?
February 26, 2015—President Obama came under criticism for his refusal to associate the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks and the continuing barbarity of ISIS with the religion of Islam as a whole. But for as reluctant […]
Mother of Unarmed Man Killed by Police Speaks Out
February 26, 2015—It’s not hard to see why Agapita Montes-Rivera says three Pasco Police officers should be sent to jail. The 60-year-old Mexican mother of 16 lost her son, Antonio Zambrano-Montes, during an encounter with officers 200 miles away […]
