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Was a Telecom CEO Sent to Prison because He Resisted NSA?

Even before 9/11, the National Security Agency went to Qwest Communications and asked it to turn over Americans’ phone records without....

Jun 10, 2013
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What are Rights? | Atlas University

Political controversies and protests are often dominated by the theme of rights or individual rights. We hear about a "right to health care

Jun 7, 2013
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Video: The IRS scandal and Tea party protests

This week Tea Party supporters and other individuals gathered in various cities to protest the IRS's targeting of groups based on their...

May 23, 2013
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IRS Denied Non-profit Status to Free State Project

Aaron Day, CEO of The Atlas Society, interviews Jason Sorens on the IRS's denial of non-profit status to the Free State Project . Sorens....

May 20, 2013
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Vote with Your Wallet Against the IRS

Ayn Rand wrote the above quote in December 1963. As a result of the recent behavior by the IRS, I fear that our current dusk will turn to in

May 14, 2013
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The IRS and the Cult of Arbitrary Power

The Internal Revenue Service has targeted “Tea Party,” conservative-leaning, and even Jewish non-profits for special harassment. There is

May 14, 2013
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The InBev Merger, the Price of Corona, and the Cost of Antitrust

Bill Baer, the head of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is forcing Budweiser’s corporate owner AB InBev to give up a big...

Apr 15, 2013
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Flying Managed-Economy to London

If you think antitrust is about fair competition, take a look at this : Delta and Virgin Atlantic are asking the U.S. Department of

Apr 10, 2013
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Treacy: Get a Lawyer When You Become Big

James J. Treacy may have helped you find a job, but years after he left Monster.com , he was sent to prison over paperwork there...

Apr 8, 2013
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Accessibility Advocates Harass Web Businesses, Disregard Autonomy

Last summer, I noted that a federal judge had allowed a case against Netflix for not captioning all its movies to proceed. Now the Wall...

Mar 27, 2013
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Ethanol Cronies Seek Antitrust Help Against Gasoline Company

Scott Zaremba has been trying to use gasoline as one ingredient in an ethanol product that competes with gasoline. Ethanol lobbyists say....

Mar 21, 2013
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3 Mins
Cronyists Fight to Defend Cosmetology Licensing

Do you want the freedom to practice your profession without permission? Some cosmetologists in Indiana and Missouri don’t—and they’re...

Mar 19, 2013
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3 Mins
Equal Injustice 50 Years After Gideon

Today is the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright , which established that the government, if it....

Mar 18, 2013
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Aaron Swartz Had a Reasonable Option: Plead Guilty, Holder Says

Aaron Swartz wasn’t really in that much trouble, Eric Holder told Congress this week. Swartz, you may recall, was the Internet innovator wh

Mar 8, 2013
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National Service versus America

If you know an unemployed college graduate under 25, Charlie Rangel has a job for him. And if you know an employed one—Rangel has a job for

Mar 7, 2013
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Alexander R. Cohen
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Protecting Your Right to Protect

Today at noon, President Obama gave a long-awaited announcement saying that he intends to introduce legislation soon that would ban assault

Jan 16, 2013
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Aaron Rainwater
FTC, Google Settle; Google's Lawyer Settles for Dependent Freedom

The FTC has ended its investigation of Google with a settlement that interferes—but not as much as some Google competitors had wanted—with

Jan 3, 2013
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ATM Sticker Regulation Repealed (Maybe)

The law required ATMs to advise users of transaction fees both through stickers and through on-screen or printed

Dec 24, 2012
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InTrade Users Pay a Price for Regulation

For a moment, it was exciting: InTrade seemed to be shrugging. Yesterday, U.S. regulators sued InTrade —and InTrade responded by requiring

Nov 27, 2012
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Give Thanks to Google

This Thanksgiving, take a moment to thank one of the greatest benefactors in your life: the entity who shows you the way so that you don’t

Nov 21, 2012
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