Big Brother

Central bankers in some countries have pushed interest rates in negative territory. What does that mean? In general, it means people don't get interest on deposits -- but pay the bank to hold their money.

The TSA is about to make air travel even more troublesome and annoying for residents of certain states that have not adopted the federal government's REAL ID regulations:

The President and congressional Democrats are lining up behind the idea of banning anyone who appears on the government's "no fly" list from purchasing a firearm. Their logic is simple: if you can't fly on an airplane, why should you be able to buy a gun?

A treat for our readers, courtesy of the CIA -- a manual originally distributed to OSS officers to help them train people in the art of sabotage. But not just any kind of sabotage:

We've written a great deal about the federal government's abuse of our Fourth Amendment rights through its repeated use of warrantless searches. Now we learn the abuses reach beyond the usual suspects -- the NSA, FBI, and CIA -- and include the IRS:

Legislation on email privacy is making its way through congress">Congress. Government agencies are against it, and some privacy advocates are for it.

The federal government's increasing use of subpoenas without first getting a warrant -- let alone asking a judge to consider the matter -- is generating a lot of pushback from civil libertarians and conservatives. And rightly so. The fed's latest targets are private medical records:

An Obama administration executive order that extends background checks on gun ownership has caused quite a stir among Second Amendment advocates and a surprising list of others:

Despite its inability to pass its own security tests, the TSA is keeping a sharp lookout for terrorists during the summer travel season.  Really sharp. Among its many techiques for keeping us safe is monitoring the behavior of passengers who go through the security check points.