Politics

According to the USA Patriot Act, librarians face criminal penalties if they inform their patrons that they are under investigation by the FBI. While this prior restraint on free speech is categorically unconstitutional, … Read more

Computer game publisher Electronic Arts, creator of the fantastically popular Sims line of computer games, has recently announced a virtual, interactive, online Sims experience called, oddly enough, the Sims Online. That in and … Read more

John Perry Barlow, a well known electronic freedom fighter, takes a long, occasionally bordering on a rant, but always sensible look at the recent Congressional actions which will allow the shrub to unleash … Read more

Associated Press writer Ted Bridis reports: FBI agents illegally videotaped suspects, intercepted e-mails without court permission and recorded the wrong phone conversations during sensitive terrorism and espionage investigations, according to an internal memorandum … Read more

“The bottom line is I don’t trust this president and his advisors. “ So stated California Democrat Rep. Pete Stark on the floor of the House recently. In a scathing, pull no punches … Read more

But they sure are brutal, mostly accurate, pointed jabs at our current leadership. Following in the footsteps of Oliphant, Doonesbury, etc., the Political Strikes political cartoon site, pokes a sharp stick at the … Read more

From the Dept. of Homeland Irreverance comes a set of anti-terrorism posters, but with a twist. The featured image (which may only be displayed on the index pages, depending on your settings) was … Read more