Sen. Mike Lee Offers NDAA Amendment Protecting Due Process
The Senate is expected to vote Monday on next year’s defense authorization, but one senator is pushing for an amendment that would prevent the denial of one of humanity’s most basic...
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Rand Paul Fights to Force Congress to Reclaim War Powers
Senator Rand Paul is protesting the failure of Congress to reclaim its constitutional authority to declare war. ...
Senators Impose Religious Test on Catholic Judicial Nominee
Several Democratic senators grilled federal judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett, imposing an unconstitutional religious test. ...
President’s Power to Wage War: A Constitutional Primer
With President Trump's commitment to deploy additional American troops to Afghanistan, the question of his authority to do so is critical. ...
How the CIA Secretly Collects Biometric Data
The CIA is employing several tools to collect biometric data, text messages, and real-time video from computers. ...
Group of Texas GOP Activists Challenge Cruz’s Eligibility for Senate
A group of GOP activists in Texas are challenging Senator Ted Cruz's eligibility for office. ...
New Oregon Law Green Lights Gun Confiscation in “Emergencies”
Oregon law allows family and roommates to petition to seize guns and ammo from people believed to be dangerous. ...
Trump Reauthorizes Military Equipment for Police
President Trump issued an executive order yesterday restoring the transfer of surplus material from the Pentagon to local police. ...
Presidential Pardoning Power: Are There Limits?
Could President Trump constitutionally pardon himself, his son, or any of his associates charged with a crime? ...
Occupational Licensing Discourages Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Government licensing of occupation prevents the poor from working and discourages innovation. ...
Pentagon Dumps $65 Million Into Mind-control Project
The Pentagon’s research arm — DARPA — just received $65 million from American taxpayers to develop a way to plug a human brain directly into a computer. ...
House Votes Overwhelmingly to Reauthorize DHS
Despite the best efforts of the Liberty Caucus, the House of Representatives voted July 20 to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security. ...
Rahm Emanuel’s Proposal Requires Approved Post-grad Plan or No Diploma
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan for his city's public schools could have the effect of funneling poor students into the military. ...
Garbage Men Being Trained to Spy on Customers
Waste Management Corporation, in cooperation with city governments, is training trash collectors to keep customers under surveillance and to report anything suspicious to the police. ...
July 2, 1787: The Day the Convention Narrowly Avoided Permanent Adjournment
On July 2, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention nearly gave up and went home. But fortunately for America and the rest of the world, history took a different course....