The Cybersecurity Bill CISA: Big Brother Just Got Bigger
Ted Baumann Activist Post Yesterday I fell for an April Fools’ joke for the first time (that I can remember, at least). A blog post,…
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America’s Militarized Police: A Growing Threat to Liberty
Ted Baumann Activist Post Last summer my band played a Fourth of July gig at an outdoor festival in a well-heeled suburb of Atlanta. The…
The NSA’s Latest Attempt to Hack Your Computer … And What You Can Do To Stop It
By Ted Baumann Sometimes I wonder just how bad the news about government spying can get. The answer was in my inbox this morning. I…
Sorry, the Police Can Still Steal Your Property
Ted Baumann Activist Post My father Bob has long warned Sovereign Investor Daily readers about “civil asset forfeiture” — a legal provision that permits government…
A 600,000 Cubic Foot Blimp May Be Spying on You
Ted Baumann Activist Post In the summer of 1849, Austrian Field Marshall Joseph Radetzky did something no one had done before: He bombed a city…
Government Surveillance: A Greater Threat Than Terrorism
Ted Baumann Activist Post The man sat on the floor, awkwardly wedged into the far corner of his apartment, his knees drawn up under his…
Beat the Data Thieves With These Privacy Measures
By Ted Baumann Activist Post You probably know the feeling. It’s the early hours of the morning. You’re in bed, but a strange feeling has…
Republicans, Democrats: Who Cares? America as a Single Party State
“DC Spin Cycle” – Anthony Freda Art Ted Baumann Activist Post After months of somewhat desultory media coverage, Americans awoke to find that Republicans have…
The ISIS Threat: A Convenient Cover-Up
Ted Baumann Activist Post Last week, my colleague Jeff Opdyke reminded us that like all power-hungry states, the U.S. requires enemies like ISIS to keep…
Is America Becoming a Third World Country?
Anthony Freda Art Ted Baumann Activist Post I often ask myself: “Is America becoming a Third World country?” I’ve traveled all over the world and…
How the Defense Industry Corrupts State Politics
Ted Baumann Activist Post On my desk I have a teargas canister that a policeman fired at me many years ago. It’s there to remind…
Police Militarization: The New Search and Seizure
Ted Baumann Activist Post As World War I drew to a close in November 1918, over 2.5 million soldiers of the Imperial German Army remained…
Government Confiscation of Dormant Assets
Ted Baumann Activist Post From my father Bob Baumann, I inherited an affinity for the great American vaudeville and film comic, W.C. Fields. For those…