George Orwell would roll over in his grave if he posthumously found out that the inaptly titled "Freedom House" was naming the author of the grossly misnamed "Patriot Act" as chairman of its board of trustees. A U.S. government-funded "non-governmental organization" (NGO), Freedom House bills itself as "an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion … Continue reading PATRIOT Act author Chertoff to head Freedom House board
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An incident Thursday in which federal agents reportedly demanded access to a Wall Street Journal reporter's mobile phone as she entered the country highlights the broad and vague powers of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). But the government is actually using a little-discussed loophole in border security law to dubiously claim authority that goes … Continue reading Feds’ attempted search of reporter’s phone highlights egregious border rules
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