I usually agree with George Will, but today's column isn't one of them. Will argues that the NSA surveillance program is "monarchical." The next time a president asks Congress to pass something akin to what Congress passed on Sept. 14, 2001 -- the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) -- the resulting legislation might […]
I guess it really shouldn't come as a big surprise, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation is reporting that the RIAA -- the record companies' lobbying group -- is floating the legal position that making backup copies of CDs you own or ripping the CDs to an Ipod or other MP3 player is not fair use. […]
When last we heard from NBC "news analyst" and "The West Wing" writer Lawrence O'Donnell he was going ape during an appearance on MSNBC with John O'Neill of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth fame. Today O'Donnell appeared on Hugh Hewitt's radio show to defend his silly article on the Huffington Post that Dick Cheney was […]