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As the world increasingly becomes a smaller place through the internet and social media, so too do the dangers of the internet and social media increase exponentially. After all, the more strangers that are crammed together in cyberspace, the more likely you are to be crammed together with malicious agents. Not helping matters at all is
Nicholas Waddy, Recently a rash of lawsuits have been filed by California municipalities targeting energy companies. The claim these lawsuits make is that these California communities face imminent adverse environmental impacts due to climate change, caused by energy producers, which will force them to spend billions on infrastructural projects to mitigate weather- and sea level-related
Jackie Gingrich Cushman, For the news industry to thrive, it has to address their audience’s low opinion of their work product and make it better. While the First Amendment provides freedom of the press, it does not address the potential bias of those who work in the press, or what control the press might have.
Bob Barr, When it comes to the Internet, people often take for granted “free” access to online products and services, such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. We tend to think that our use alone of such services, bolstering metrics like their “daily average user” figures, is what allows them to generate greater ad revenue. Yet,
Katie Pavlich, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray late Monday afternoon demanding to know why early versions of former FBI Director James Comey’s statement exonerating Hillary Clinton strongly indicated she had violated federal law by hosting and sharing top secret information on a personal email server. In
JOE DAVID, If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, as Jefferson cautioned, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed. President Ronald Reagan, National Library Week, 1981 Today’s students have been skillfully educated to demonstrate their ignorance with both ease and pride. If you have doubts, you should: Listen to them
Matthew Vadum, Indictments in Mueller-Led Probe! A grand jury convened by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has indicted an unidentified person on unspecified charges in Mueller’s off-the-rails investigation into the Trump campaign’s hypothesized electoral collusion with Russia, according to media reports. The indictment could be unsealed as soon as today. Three congressional committees are
Jesús Huerta de Soto | Mises.org Anarcho-capitalism the next step for human advancement? In this first decade of the 21st century, liberal thought, in both its theoretical and political aspects, has reached a historic crossroads. Although the fall of the Berlin Wall and of real socialism beginning in 1989 appeared to herald “the end of