When Speech Becomes a Crime

Outright censorship and draconian speech codes have long been a staple of Third World authoritarian regimes. But Western democracies and in particular the United States (where the First Amendment is supposed to reign supreme) have always prided themselves on protecting free speech. Yet because of the creeping reach of political correctness, one can now be put in prison, lose a job, be kicked out of school or be otherwise censored simply for uttering an unpopular opinion.

Secondhand Smoke a Threat to All

No amount of secondhand smoke is safe.

On Rush Limbaugh’s Penis

What was Rush doing in the Dominican Republic? Why was he returning from a country known for its thriving sex trade, with a bottle of Viagra that didn’t have his name on it?

Cut-and-Run Liberals

Karl Rove is right when he calls us 'cut-and-run liberals.' As you will see, the list of things we want to cut and run from is a long one.

Birds On Acid

A California brown pelican flew through the windshield of a car on the Pacific Coast Highway on Thursday, and wildlife officials said the bird was probably intoxicated by a chemical in the water, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

Florida must be stopped !!!

Once again, Florida is at the center of a terrorist plot to attack the United States.

Are Data Thefts Motivated by Government Data Mining?

In the past two years, Americans have witnessed an alarming rash of thefts and "losses" of private data by private and public organizations, from the Agriculture Department to Verizon. The data, including social security numbers, financial data, addresses and much more affect millions of citizens, including veterans, students, credit card holders, telecommunications customers, and many more.

Bad leadership at a big price

Bush is giving us fat, bloated, inefficient, corrupt government, all of it running on a huge deficit -- not counting the expense and growing body count in Iraq.

It's Hard to Run Away In Falling Trousers

Cops Say Loose, Baggy Jeans Trip Up Many a Thief.

The Right Analogy for Wireless Signal Spill

We're starting to see more and more articles in local newspapers with various slants on the fact that people are routinely poaching the spillover signals coming from unprotected Wi-Fi networks. Some researchers indicate that as many as two-thirds of Wi-Fi signals in the U.S. are not secured by WEP or any sort of encryption or tunneling.

Proposed Plan Would Limit Orlando Homeless Feedings

The Orlando City Council discussed a controversial plan to limit who can feed the homeless and how often, according to a Local 6 News report.

Police got phone data from brokers

WASHINGTON - Numerous federal and local law enforcement agencies have bypassed subpoenas and warrants designed to protect civil liberties and gathered Americans' personal telephone records from private-sector data brokers.

Rat study shows dirty better than clean

WASHINGTON - Gritty rats and mice living in sewers and farms seem to have healthier immune systems than their squeaky clean cousins that frolic in cushy antiseptic labs, two studies indicate. The lesson for humans: Clean living may make us sick.

Police intrusion for evidence allowed

Police who enter a home illegally without knocking and find incriminating evidence can use it in a trial, the U.S. Supreme Court declared Thursday, carving an important exception in the 45-year-old rule that keeps unlawfully seized evidence out of court.

NSA wants to save you money

NSA Wiretap Reveals Subject May Be Paying Too Much For Long-Distance

FORT MEADE, MD—The director of the National Security Agency announced at a press conference Tuesday that the ongoing phone surveillance of Cincinnati resident Greg Wyckham has yielded "overwhelming and incontrovertible" evidence that the 37-year-old high-school teacher and married father of three is wasting money on a long-distance plan that does not suit his calling needs.

Train your replacement, or no severance pay for you

Bank of America has been steadily moving thousands of tech jobs to India. The latest to go are about 100 positions that handle BofA's internal tech support.

While many of the bank's Bay Area techies accept the inevitability of their jobs heading abroad, what rankles them is the fact that, in many cases, they're being told they have to first train the Indians who are getting their gigs.

These happy days are yours and mine ...

The Republicans are worried about the flag, gay marriage and the terrible burden of the estate tax on the rich. The rest of us are obviously unnecessarily worried about war, peace, the economy, the environment and civilization.

Survey says: iPods more popular than beer

What the hell is wrong with kids today?

Why Lunch Makes Us Sleepy

The afternoon siesta is not just a cultural tradition in some countries. It's a biological reaction to lunch.