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J.D. Tuccille’s warnings that the folks tasked with protecting us may be just as worrisome as the people they're protecting us from have been quoted by media including Wired and the New York Times. Published by newspapers such as the Washington Times and the Denver Post, he has most recently written for his own widely cited Disloyal Opposition blog.

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Medical marijuana patients catch a break (maybe)

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In what appears to be an important reversal of one area of the United States government's traditionally harsh drug policies, the federal Department of...
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Texas schools back away from zero-tolerance madness

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Last year, a ten-year-old boy in North Carolina was suspended from school because he had a broken pencil sharpener in his possession. The tiny sliver...
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Here's a tea party protester who has consistently advocated liberty

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Tea Party protesters are being accused of hypocrisy for objecting vociferously to the Obama administration's...
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Online outfit trains, empowers journalists to scrutinize government

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The "crisis" afflicting newspapers is a popular topic these days -- especially among professional...
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Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad ordered released

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Seemingly supporting allegations by the American Civil Liberties Union and the former military prosecutor in the...
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Police misconduct easier to report, thanks to NAACP

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It's easy enough to run across incidents of police misconduct in news reports, blogs and Twitter feeds, but, if you're a victim of abuse with a badge,...
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Harvard scholar considers arrest an opportunity to teach -- and sue

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Henry Louis Gates Jr., the prominent Harvard University scholar arrested at his own home after police responded to...
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Is banning anything about to become impossible?

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Over at Fast Company, Jamais Cascio penned an interesting piece about 3D Printing -- giving a device a template for an object, plus raw materials with...
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Dutch bar owners winning battle against smoking ban

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Can put-upon minorities wage battle against government regulators and win? In the Netherlands, at least when it comes to smoking bans, the answer...
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FBI sued over surveillance rules

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Last fall, then-Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey released a controversial set of guidelines for domestic FBI operations (PDF). Focused as they were...
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