A Waterford Township man arrested last month for operating under the influence of liquor and driving on a suspended/revoked license has eight prior suspensions and nine drunken driving convictions. In any given year, about 300,000 of Michigan’s 7.2 million licensed … Continued
Europe’s citizens must be on their guard against political correctness and moralising politicians, says the European Commission President José Manuel Barroso in an interview with The Daily Telegraph. The former Portuguese premier and centre-Right politician is concerned that freedom can … Continued
Today a Wall Street Journal editorial describes the personal devastation caused by online postings to a college WEB blog autoadmit.com The Open Records defense of public posting of information is that blog posting is free speech. The argument becomes a … Continued
Brushing aside a veto threat, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to overturn a 2001 order by President George W. Bush that lets former presidents keep their papers secret indefinitely. The House bill would give current and former presidents … Continued
The Longview School District received a helpful hand from the US Department of Education in a teacher sexual misconduct case. The DOE ruled that Longview could claim a privacy right under FERPA (The Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act). The … Continued
Some argue that individual votes should be public for all to see. Others argue that making the votes public exposes the voters to intimidation or even physical harm. Related issues are whether legislators’ votes should be public combined with publicizing … Continued
Two dozen countries block or limit Internet access. Middle East Muslim countries appear to be overrepresented. The Internet is one of the great productivity enhancers of the last 100 years, on a level with the light bulb and the automobile. … Continued
A German court convicted holocaust denier and anti-semite, Ernst Zundel, of 14 counts of incitement of racial hatred and sentenced him to five years in prison. The First Amendment of The United States Constitution would have protected Mr. Zundel in … Continued
The Chinese government has enhanced their national firewall in order to “purify” the information that reaches its citizens. China and India are growing at the stupendous rate of 8% per year. India has thrown off its socialist past. Can China … Continued
Virginia gun owners are upset that their names have been made public by a newspaper. They argue that publication of the names makes them targets for burglaries. A possible solution is publish names of those who have passed gun certification … Continued