State of the Union Post Mortem

The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.

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GOP National Security Debate Live Blog

I’ll be liveblogging tonight’s Republican national security debate over at RealClearWorld along with a solid team of foreign policy analyst

Rick Perry’s Wrongheaded “Government Reform” Plan

Rick Perry is out with a plan to reform Washington. Mostly, it’s just a bunch of gimmicks.

Occupy Wall Street: Something For Everyone

What do this people want? Can’t you read the signs?

TSA Hits the Road

The TSA is deploying VIPR units to weigh stations and bus stations in TN.

On “Politicizing” 9/11

Accusing someone of “politicizing” a discussion of 9/11 is like accusing someone of “athleticizing” a discussion of football.

A Decade of Lost Freedom

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Reagan Library Debate Winners And Losers

There were eight people on the stage last night, but the GOP field has narrowed significantly.

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Assessing Rick Perry’s Vulnerabilities

Rick Perry may be much less than meets the eye.

Federal Appeals Court Rejects 4th Amendment Challenge To TSA “Nude” Image Scanners

A Federal Appeals Court says the full body image scanners showing up in airports are Constitutional.

Senator Proposes “No-Ride” List For Rail

One U.S. Senator wants to bring elements of the TSA’s security theater to America’s rail system.

Former Miss USA: I Was Molested By A TSA Agent In Dallas

Another case of TSA groping has hit the media.

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Why Obama Golfs

President Obama sees the golf course as the only place to escape the pressures of the job.

TSA Workers Gain Right to Join Most Pointless Union Ever

TSA screeners will now have the right to join a union. Or at least a union that can’t actually negotiate much of anything.

Jesse Ventura’s Junk

Volokh Conspirator Stewart Baker wonders whether Jesse Ventura’s complaints about TSA groping making him a “wussy.”

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Memes

Didn’t we just talk about this?

Jared Loughner And The Sorry State Of Mental Health Care

There’s a lesson to be drawn from the tragedy in Arizona, but it isn’t the one the media is talking about.

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More Tales of Keeping Us Safe at Airports

The TSA’s crusade to fondle whomever they please continues.

Random Bag Searches Coming To D.C. Metro System

Washington D.C.’s 34 year-old Metro system is about to become the latest stage for Security Theater.

Why Has ACLU Been Silent? Oh.

Complaints from Rush Limbaugh tthat the ACLU is ignoring the intrusions into America’s civil liberties by the TSA are completely unfounded.

The Year We Were Exposed

Statue of Liberty goes through airport scanner.

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