civil liberties

Is this xenophobia? Video - Jan Brewer: Most illegal immigrants are 'drug mules' - CNN.com Bias and Bigotry in Academia « Patrick J. Buchanan Losing White America « Patrick J. Buchanan Bob Herbert - Long-Term Economic Pain for…

Usually I have more links than I can possibly put in the links post. I chopped some good stuff, so if you want to see them all, either go to the News Feed at CW or subscribe to it here. Edward PS – My home has been blacked out for two…

From The 8 Jul 2010 Daily Dispatch Dear Reader, In past editions of this service, I’ve advocated tuning your personal radar to pick up early indications that the government is taking an active interest in gold. Especially when that…

An interesting wrinkle in the recently passed healthcare legislation involves language inserted into the bill to track gold bullion sales. For gold dealers, the problem is the paperwork because they now have to file 1099 forms for every…

Here are the links today. I have a lot more than this but some time limitations this morning as I am preparing for a spot on BBC Five Live for 5PM UK time (12PM EDT). The Prime Minister is in town and I will provide some economic commentary…

Must Read: Government and civil liberties The DISCLOSE Act: New Media, Old Politics, and the Fight for Public Data « The Scholarly Kitchen Also see Military: U.S. soldier to be charged in leak of strike video – This Just In -…

During the Great Depression, immigrants were often seen as a problem more than a solution because of high unemployment. Between 1929 and 1939, an estimated 500,000 Mexicans voluntarily or involuntarily emigrated from the US back to Mexico.…

Jon Stewart manages to be funny while still skewering President Obama for not living up to a lot of his campaign promises. Not exactly change you can believe in, is it?

Facebook has been under fire of late because of growing privacy concerns amongst its users. At the centre of the debate is the company's constantly changing privacy rules for existing Facebook users.  On occasion, the company has moved…

I almost have to laugh at this. But, a proposal is afoot to require all employed persons in America submit biometric data as a control against illegal immigrants. This is part of an Immigration Bill now wending its way though the Senate.…