Civil Liberties

Every once in a while, a topic comes up that’s related to civil liberties and civil rights. While the creator runs a fairly libertarian streak, we’re always interested in hearing what others have to say on matters of rights, criminal justice, and our legal system as a whole.

Blog: Some Rare Good News From the Supreme Court

Police may no longer examine all the contents on your phone just because you got pulled over and arrested. Yes, they used to claim they could. But not any more, according to the Supreme Court.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm June 25, 2014 Tags: , , ,
Blog: The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

There’s a reason Robert Heinlein is considered a master of science-fiction. And this book is a perfect example as to why. It’s been decades since it was first published but its setting, politics, and humanity remain relevant today.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm May 16, 2014 Tags: , , , , ,
Blog: Thoughts About Brendan Eich

Bendan Eich has stepped down as CEO of Mozilla because he made some donations to the Prop. 8 campaign. It seems wrong now but things were different in 2008. And I think he’s been railroaded because of it.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm April 4, 2014 Tags: , ,
Blog: Why NSA Surveillance Matters

In the news last week was how the NSA apparently has been getting a data dump from Verizon about every call made on its network for the last three months. More disturbing were politicians coming out and telling people, like Harry Reid did, to “calm down” since this was “nothing new” and a “continuation of […]

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm June 10, 2013 Tags: ,
Blog: Ugh…

Thanks to what happened at the Boston Marathon today, get ready for a whole lot more “homeland security”.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm April 15, 2013 Tags: ,