The Supreme Court just made it still easier for the police to stop and search people without any suspicion of wrongdoing.In a powerful dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor took apart that specious reasoning. … Continue reading Another Hit to the Fourth Amendment

A recent Trump fundraiser at Goldwater’s former home has fueled comparisons to the conservative icon, who lost in a 1964 landslide to Lyndon Johnson. Source: Barry Goldwater Jr. On Comparisons Between His … Continue reading Barry Goldwater Jr. On Comparisons Between His Father, Donald Trump

  There have been many articles positing Donald Trump as a sort of anachronism from time past. This presumption is dangerous. Donald Trump didn’t hop in the deLorean, dust off that faithful … Continue reading Conceptualizing Trump and the Upsurge of White Nationalism

Is this the beginning of war with China? Earlier this week, David Barno and Nora Bensahel laid out the ways the United States can step up its efforts to counter assertive Chinese … Continue reading Can the U.S. Coast Guard Take on the South China Sea?

Donald Trump argued Tuesday that the American public knows very little about Hillary Clinton’s religion, raising questions about how it will impact her leadership should she become president. If the United States … Continue reading Donald Trump questions Hillary Clinton over faith 

Source: 8th Grader Impersonates Donald Trump , Cruz , Obama , Hillary & Sanders (FULL VIDEO) Continue reading 8th Grader Impersonates Donald Trump , Cruz , Obama , Hillary & Sanders (FULL VIDEO)

Neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton can do much to save the economy from tepid growth, writes Rex Nutting. Source: Why presidents shouldn’t get credit or blame for … Continue reading Why presidents shouldn’t get credit or blame for the economy – MarketWatch

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set up a vote late on Monday to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s authority to use a secretive surveillance order without a warrant to include … Continue reading Invoking Orlando, Senate Republicans set up vote to expand FBI spying

Imagine the entire population of France uprooted from their homes, forced to flee danger, persecution or starvation. The U.N. refugee agency says more people than that — 65 million — were displaced … Continue reading UN Urges Solutions as Refugee Population Hits Record High – The New York Times

It seems that not much has changed within the Senate concerning gun control. Are we really that surprised? WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate rejected rival plans to bolster the federal background … Continue reading A divided Senate rejects gun curbs, despite Orlando massacre

In what has to be some kind of record, the Washington Post ran 16 negative stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 hours—a window that includes the crucial Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, … Continue reading Washington Post Ran 16 Negative Stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 Hours | FAIR

“In normal times I think it is very important that there be a separation between monetary and fiscal policy. And it is a primary reason for independence of the central bank. We’ve … Continue reading US Federal Reserve ‘Might Legitimately Consider’ Public Money Creation – Positive Money