April 8, 2010

Court Stops FCC Power-Grab

The internet is safe for the moment from the clutches of federal regulators thanks to a court decision that may be a harbinger for legal challenges to ObamaCare.The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down on April 6 an effort ...

April 1, 2010

Is a State-Based Recall of a U.S. Senator Constitutional?

Whether citizens of a state have the right to recall from office a sitting U.S. senator is no longer an academic question. The second-highest New Jersey appeals court has just ruled that such an effort can proceed against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)....

January 7, 2010

Getting Control of Congress, Permanently

We are now experiencing a disconnect between national political leaders and the citizenry. Public support for congressional actions is low and falling, as are the president's numbers. Public opposition to the health care bill, now passed in different...

December 19, 2009

Ben Franklin on Real Science

(As interpreted by John Armor) As most of you know, the international recognition of me as a scientist began with the day that I captured lightning with a kite. Had I done that experiment the way the popular myth says, I probably would have been elec...

December 1, 2009

Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Terrorists?

When the ACLU loses on a security issue, America wins. And vice-versa.On Monday, the ACLU lost when the Supreme Court overturned the Second Circuit's order to release photos of alleged detainee abuse. The ACLU had sued to get the photos despite conce...