TSA Rolls Out Facial Recognition at LAX
By: Mike Maharrey The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently rolled out facial recognition technology at some Los Angeles International Airport security checkpoints. Called the next generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT), ...
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The Eternal Return of Price Controls
by Catherine Ruth Pakaluk One of the privileges of a rich man is that he can afford to be foolish much longer than a poor man. And this is the ...
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Taxation is Theft is Actually a Big Understatement
By: Michael Boldin A lot of my friends like to use the phrase “taxation is theft.” I do as well. But if we adopted the view of James Madison – we’d ...
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What’s the Point of the Ninth Amendment?
By: Mike Maharrey You will often hear people claim that the Ninth Amendment “gives us all of the rights that aren’t listed in the Bill of Rights.” But that is not ...
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Why Can’t We Sue the TSA For Assault?
by Ron Paul When I was in Congress and had to regularly fly between DC and Texas, I was routinely subjected to invasive “pat-downs” (physical assaults) by the Transportation Security Administration ...
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Republicans Miss the Real Issue Regarding TSA Scanners
By: Laurence M. Vance The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is back in the news again, and, as usual, it is not because the agency did something noteworthy. The TSA was established ...
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The Original Meaning of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors,” Part I
by Michael Stokes Paulsen I am in the midst of a series on the constitutional power of impeachment. A quick review: My first post set forth my core thesis – that ...
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Tyrants Always Want to Track and Take your Guns
By: Michael Boldin If we adopted the attitude of the founders, all guns would be undetectable to the government. If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard plenty about the new ATF ...
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Early America’s Political Pulpit
by Glenn A. Moots The pulpit is essential for understanding Early America and America’s Founding. Regular church attendance, essentially mandatory in Anglican and Congregational colonies for many years, meant that ...
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Biden’s Big Government Centrism
By: Ron Paul President Biden’s 5.8 trillion dollars fiscal year 2023 budget increases “discretionary” spending to 1.6 trillion dollars. The remaining 4.2 trillion dollars of spending consists of “mandatory” spending, including ...
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