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Take-Aways from When FDA Tried to Take Away Your Cheese

The FDA recently said it was illegal to age cheese on wooden boards; in the face of an outcry, it retreated...

Jun 11, 2014
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3 Mins
Sidney Powell Attacks DOJ Corruption

The main feature at the Atlas Summit on the evening of Friday, June 20 will be our Friday, June 20 Dinner Event: A First Look at Atlas

May 14, 2014
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2 Mins
Innocents in Prison? No Kidding, Judge Rakoff!

In early April, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of Manhattan’s federal trial court spoke at the University of Southern California law school. His topic.

May 6, 2014
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James J. Treacy
4 Mins
Suing Disney over Wait Times Takes Time. Why Is That Legal?

If the lawsuit over keeping disabled people waiting at Disney theme parks has merit, it should have been won already. The courts have kept

Apr 18, 2014
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3 Mins
Arizona and anti-gay freedom

The Arizona Legislature passed a bill thatArizona governor Jan Brewer would make it legal for a business to deny service to homosexuals, j

Feb 25, 2014
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2 Mins
Feds Blame JPMorgan in Failure to Catch Madoff

The New York Times headline leapt off the front page: “Criminal Action Is Expected for JPMorgan in Madoff Case.” According to a leak, the

Dec 23, 2013
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James J. Treacy
5 Mins
The Essential Iron Fist of the Left-Liberal: From Sean Penn to Obama

Actor Sean Penn recently labeled Tea Party politicians in Congress mentally ill, and he called on the president to issue an Executive Order

Nov 22, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
Mark Cuban Fights the Man

Since defeating the SEC in court , Mark Cuban and his lawyer Lyle Roberts have publicly criticized the agency on several different grounds.

Nov 21, 2013
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Where Are the Honorable Prosecutors?

The Business Rights Center has noted a fair few bad deeds by prosecutors. Timothy Crudo lied to the jury about Greg Reyes. Prosecutors have

Nov 5, 2013
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3 Mins
Faith, Reason, and the Good Life

August 29, 2013 -- What good would legal rights do for a nation of cowards too scared to exercise them? For a free society to work, its...

Nov 5, 2013
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4 Mins
Who owns you? You or the government?

In the United States, the people are supposed to be in charge of the government. What do you think is happening today ?" This recent nation

Oct 11, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
When Prosecutors Intimidate Witnesses

With their pursuit of investor Steven A. Cohen, federal prosecutors in New York have brought the government’s use of cooperating witnesses

Sep 26, 2013
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James J. Treacy
5 Mins
Internet Privacy and Corporate Free Speech

When I think of great defenders of big business and the profit motive, Mother Jones is not exactly the first name that comes to mind. Last

Sep 13, 2013
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3 Mins
VIctor Sperandeo on "The Coming Hyperinflation"

Legendary Wall Street trader Victor Sperandeo presents a compelling, data-driven case that the current U.S. and international monetary

Aug 29, 2013
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2 Mins
Martin Luther King's Dream and Today's Racial Nightmare

As thousands more gather in Washington this week to mark the anniversary of that day that held so much hope, they must ask, “What happened..

Aug 28, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
6 Mins
Internet is not a Human Right

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a new initiative to promote the spread of internet usage world wide. He titled his

Aug 26, 2013
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2 Mins
The Buckyballs Case and the Spirit of Freedom

When the Consumer Product Safety Commission went after its product, Craig Zucker’s company protested. Buckyballs may have injured people who

Aug 15, 2013
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2 Mins
Lavabit Founder Shrugs, Closes Snowden Email Service

In 2004, Ladar Levison founded a business to produce a product he believed in: private email . He encrypted messages before storing them..

Aug 9, 2013
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3 Mins
D.C. Council to Walmart: Go Ahead, Shrug

Walmart is not a radical defender of its own rights, or of other people’s. It has obtained land through eminent domain....

Jul 12, 2013
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2 Mins
FBI Nominee James Comey and Civil Liberties: The Dark Side

James Comey, who is widely said to have threatened resigning as Acting U.S. Attorney General rather than sign off on the Bush administration

Jun 11, 2013
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6 Mins

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