Browsing Month »August, 2008«

The blogger’s energy tax

August 31, 2008

There's just too much information on the Internet these days, and it's killing the poor old newspaper. That's why we need a tax on information technology to reduce the flow of information, according to one proposal.

Why do you need an ID?

August 26, 2008

Would anyone fly again if they knew the government's security procedures weren't intended to make people safe, but only to make them feel safe?Would you?

“Scheduled Departure” crashes, burns

August 25, 2008

A three-week trial program where illegal immigrants could voluntarily leave the country without being arrested has ended with only eight people signing up.

I.O.U.S.A.

August 22, 2008

Americans should be marching on D.C. by the millions with pitchforks in hand in protest of what the government has done to the economy and the nothing it plans to do about it. Yet they aren't, primarily because they don't understand the problem.

Spy shoes: RFID to be embedded directly into clothing

August 14, 2008

Protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon at the opening of the RFID in Fashion conference in New York City to urge clothing manufacturers and retailers not to embed tracking chips into articles of clothing.

Obama Parts the Sea, Cuomo Heeds the Community, Cynics March on DC

August 12, 2008

Cynicism is a sin in the Age Of Hope. But cynics won't go gently into the goody good night. . . .

DHS official gets death threats over shock bracelet letter

August 8, 2008

Perhaps the webmaster at Lamperd Less Lethal needs an electric shock.

Illegal immigrants, please go away

August 4, 2008

The federal government has tried almost everything in its various bids to get undocumented immigrants out of the country. Now it's trying something simple and unusual: just asking them to please leave.

The TSA Follies

August 2, 2008

"Your safety is our priority," the Transportation Security Administration web site tells us. So how does the TSA explain these four ways it's keeping air travelers unsafe?

“Our national security system is broken”

August 1, 2008

A congressionally mandated study released Wednesday found that the U.S. national security system is outdated and needs major restructuring.

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