Will NSA-gate push ECPA reform over the finish line?
Last week, civil liberties journalist Glenn Greenwald broke open the story of the National Security Agency grabbing everyone’s call information in a massive surveillance program called PRISM, which...
View ArticleRand Paul and the NSA
In the wake of the revelations about PRISM and National Security Agency spying, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has introduced a bill, S. 1121, or “A bill to stop the National Security Agency from spying on...
View ArticleDon’t mess with Texas emails
The Texas Legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Perry’s desk that would require a warrant to open any email, no matter how old the email is. Ars Technica has the story: On Tuesday, the Texas bill (HB...
View ArticleFive reasons to increase the number of H-1B visas
The U.S. Senate is close to voting on a bill promulgated by the Judiciary Committee that would, among other things, raise the H-1B visa cap from 65,000 annual visas to 115,000.While insiders are still...
View ArticleThree reasons not to pass the Farm Bill
Next week, the latest iteration of the Farm Bill will head to the floor of the U.S. House. This is the usual bundle of legislation that includes dozens of agricultural subsidies, loans, loan...
View ArticleImmigration “fertile” for reform, by the numbers
Pardon the pun, but it is only appropriate on the heels of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s remarks to the Faith and Freedom Coalition last Friday. According to The Hill, he said: “Immigrants are more...
View ArticleSpectrum squeezing America
Have you noticed the cost of your smartphone plan keeps increasing? There was quite a hullabaloo last year when AT&T hiked rates and Verizon–affectionately known as “Big Red”–switched from...
View Article59 reasons to stop NSA spying
I’m not one for opinion polls; if 64% of Americans said Justin Bieber was a fantastic singer, he would still be genuinely terrible. But with regards to the NSA spying program, I think it’s a fantastic...
View ArticleWondering why your phone bill keeps going up? Thank the government.
From the Christian Post: Are you wondering why the cost of your smartphone plan keeps going up? Remember last year when AT&T hiked rates and Verizon switched from offering individual plans to a...
View ArticleDon’t mess with Texans’ emails, revisited
Just a week ago, we noted that the Texas Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Rick Perry that would force state law enforcement to get a warrant if they wanted to play NSA. This week, Gov. Perry signed that...
View ArticleFacebook official’s move to NSA should raise eyebrows
Last week, news came to light that former Facebook Chief Security Officer Max Kelley now works for the National Security Agency. The story should raise a few eyebrows among the public. Among other...
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Top five policies that keep DC’s Metro dysfunctional
It’s very difficult to find any agreement in Washington, D.C. From budgets to health care to social issues to even Redskins or the Ravens, disagreement is the norm. But there is one nonpartisan issue...
View Article5 policies keeping WMATA dysfunctional
From United Liberty: It’s very difficult to find any agreement in Washington DC. From budgets to healthcare to social issues to even Redskins or the Ravens, disagreement is the norm. But there is one...
View ArticleHey big corporations, D.C. doesn’t want your lousy jobs
Jobs? We don’t need no steeeenking jobs! That could be the motto of the D.C. City Council. Last week, the council voted to impose a “super-minimum wage” on large businesses in the district, which would...
View ArticleTop five policies that keep DC’s metro dysfunctional
From The Blaze: It’s very difficult to find any agreement in Washington, D.C. From budgets to health care to social issues to even Redskins or the Ravens, disagreement is the norm. But there is one...
View ArticleRestore the Fourth: Snail mail edition
On the Fourth of July, thousands of protesters took to the streets across America to challenge the National Security Agency’s unconstitutional domestic spying program. Simultaneously, the New York...
View Article5 items in the PRISM report you need to read
Last week, the Congressional Research Service released a report on the National Security Agency’s domestic spying programs. Essentially, it is a “What You Need To Know, Mr. Representative” memo, mostly...
View ArticleCivil investigations in the cloud
Increasingly, computer users are turning to cloud storage to hold on to their files and data. They do so not only to have access to these files whenever and wherever they want, but also because they...
View ArticleEnding the patent troll extortion racket
Patents are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution as a means to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” Yet, in recent years, abusive and rent-seeking patent litigation has done just the...
View ArticleWill ECPA reform be carved up like a turkey?
With Congress set to break for its August recess this Friday, Capitol Hill is under pressure to get certain business done, for good or bad. That includes moving forward with reforming the Electronic...
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