Risen: A New Take on “The Greatest Story Ever Told”
With as many films as have been made about the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ, attempting anything like a new take on “the greatest story ever told” is an...
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Correction, Please!
Cryptic Encryption Policies Item: Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal on December 23, 2015 in which...
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Trump’s Apple Boycott Misses the Mark
Donald Trump has waded into the battle between the Justice Department and Apple over smartphone encryption. The controversial presidential candidate has called for a boycott of “all Apple products...
Fighting for Privacy: Apple Resists Order to Decrypt Terrorist’s iPhone
Earlier this week, a District Court Judge ordered Apple to build a backdoor into the encryption software used in the iOS platform used by iPhones. ...
Personal Privacy Up for Grabs
Even as Americans’ actions indicate they are tired of government snooping into every facet of their lives, the government is trying to do away with publicly available encryption. ...
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Issa: FBI “Has No Choice”; Must Indict Clinton
The FBI "really has no choice" but to recommend an indictment against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to former House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) His...
Clinton and Associates (Accomplices?) Set Up Hidden Network to Hide E-Mails
Records recently disclosed by the Department of State as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit reveal that Hillary Clinton — and senior officials within the State...
Virginia to Continue Honoring Concealed Carry
Virginia's governor, Terry McAullife, has "agreed to restore handgun reciprocity" with the 25 states that Virginia's Democrat Attorney General Mark Herring canceled a mere six weeks ago, according to...
Hillary’s Campaign in “Damage Control” Mode Ahead of Caucuses
Hillary Clinton's campaign switched to full "damage control" mode in response to the latest release of e-mails from her private, unsecured server. The e-mails were released Friday evening, barely...
Ousted Mozilla CEO Is Changing the Web Again
After Brendan Eich resigned as CEO of the Mozilla Corporation amid controversy when it was revealed that he had given $1,000 to support a California ban on same-sex marriage,...
DeLay: FBI Ready To Indict Hillary
Following the (heavily redacted) release of more than 80 percent of the e-mails from her private server and a letter the intelligence community inspector sent to high-ranking lawmakers on...
IG’s Letter: Hillary May Face Legal Problems Over E-mails
The State Department has released more than 80 percent of the e-mails from Hillary Clinton's private server (many of them redacted to protect government secrets) and promises to release...
North Korea Claims to Test H-Bomb
Yesterday, North Korea — known for bluff and bluster — claimed to have successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb. The Hermit Kingdom said the test detonation of a miniaturized hydrogen...
Rubio Flip-Flops on Surveillance, Immigration, Constitutional Convention
Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is being touted by some as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination. Compared to other GOP candidates, he seems balanced and palatable....
Manhattan DA Fails to Make the Case Against Encryption
Last month Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. released a report claiming that new encrypted devices pose "a threat to law enforcement efforts" and are "a boon to dangerous...
N.C. Senator Calls for “Backdoors” in Encryption
Last week, Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote an error-laden piece for the Wall Street Journal in which he claimed that "Encrypted devices...
First “Clock Boy,” Now “Backpack Boy,” What’s Next?
In a Dallas suburb earlier this month, a 12-year-old Sikh boy, Armaan Singh, was arrested for bringing a backpack with a built-in mobile phone charger to school and claiming...
Virginia Refuses to Honor Concealed Carry Permits From 25 States
Virginia's Attorney General Mark Herring announced Tuesday that the Old Dominion State will no longer recognize concealed carry permits from 25 states that had previously been recognized. The move...
The Force Awakens: The Best Star Wars Film Yet
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there was a Republic, a Galactic Empire, and a rag-tag band of freedom fighters called "the Rebellion." There were...
Do Guns Really Kill As Many Americans As Cars?
News reports of a study published last week claim that for the first time in more than 60 years, guns kill as many Americans as do cars. The author...