Senate Approves Internet Tax: What Next?

The internet is a free platform where commerce thrives. Many credit this to the fact that no country controls or taxes it…yet. Last fall, we reported the United Nation’s closed-door meeting in Dubai to discuss controlling the internet. Along with PIPA and SOPA, the convention’s aim to control the internet failed. Regardless, nobody, including the … Read more »

Warped Media Reports: Guns, Cars, Kids & School Massacres

The media, which is predominantly anti-gun, has an agenda. Recently, producers and anchors have been using the Sandy Hook tragedy as the main vehicle for their arguments in support of stricter gun-control laws. Their main (stated) purpose is to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals and terrorists. The media claims that U.S. gun … Read more »

Scandalous Scrubs: Too-Sexy Dental Assistant Gets Fired

The Iowa dental assistant who sued her former employer for discharging her because of his attraction to her has lost her discrimination case in the Iowa Supreme Court. Melissa Nelson had worked for dentist James Knight for ten years before Knight decided to let her go, citing their working relationship as a detriment to his … Read more »

Are Smart TV’s Spying on their Owners?

Everyone knows personal privacy from Big Brother is non-existent. However, it may – or may not – surprise you that the latest threat to your privacy may come from your own living room. Discoveries made after the release of Samsung’s new Smart TVs revealed that the integrated webcams and microphones can actually be hacked and … Read more »

An Exception to the Rule: Packing Heat in Federal Court?!

Deregulating courthouse firearm prohibition at the state and local levels has been a growing national trend. In response to recent courtroom events, several states have begun to pass measures exempting more people from gun restrictions in court. Virginia’s House Bill 288 aims to allow city and county treasurers to carry. North Carolina goes even further, … Read more »

Federal Judge: “Under 21? No Guns!”

At the end of October, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a September 2011 ruling by District Judge Sam Cummings stating that 18-20 year-olds could not purchase handguns. However, this ruling does not prevent 18-20 year-olds from carrying, owning or firing handguns. From Reuters: “A unanimous three-judge panel said Congress, in a law dating … Read more »