The US House of Representatives passed a new farm bill (H.R.2642) Thursday afternoon that would remove the US government prohibition on colleges and universities growing industrial hemp for research purposes in compliance with state laws. The partial removal of the … Continue reading
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Roll Call announced this week the launch of its new blog, Topic A: Defense, for the “national security community.” The blog is sponsored by Boeing—one of the highest dollar value US government contractors both overall and in the defense category. … Continue reading
Sen. John McCain is promoting the so-called immigration bill (S.744) in the United States Senate by emphasizing it will create “the most militarized border since the fall of the Berlin Wall.” Apparently, McCain believes this argument will convince other senators … Continue reading
The so-called immigration bill the United States Senate is considering this week (S.744) is about much more than immigration laws. As Ted Hesson explains at ABC News, the bill would significantly expand the US Border Patrol’s already large role in … Continue reading
The United States House of Representatives voted 225-220 on Thursday to remove the US government prohibition on colleges and universities growing industrial hemp for research purposes in compliance with state laws. The vote was taken on an amendment offered by … Continue reading
Your appointment with a psychiatrist or admission to a mental health facility may now be included in United States and state government databases. What happened to the protection of medical privacy? The United States government and some state governments adopted … Continue reading
Today the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the United States House of Representatives is holding a hearing designed to cheer the US government’s secret mass spying programs. Continue reading at the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. … Continue reading
Declan McCullagh at cnet.com reports on Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s revelation that the United States executive branch has admitted in a secret briefing to Members of the US House of Representatives that a US government analyst can listen to phone calls … Continue reading
William Kristol is promoting at the Weekly Standard an article by “two of America’s leading libertarian legal thinkers, no friends to intrusive government,” to support Kristol’s assertion that the National Security Agency mass secret spying program is a “legitimate use … Continue reading
Roll Call reports that Reps. Justin Amash and Thomas Massie are considering introducing an amendment in the United States House of Representatives as early as this week that would protect National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden from prosecution. Continue reading … Continue reading