We're all criminals now
Federal laws have beocme so numerous, and so extensive, that there's a chance every one of us breaks a law each day without knowing it. And that's a huge problem, as the nearby video from John Stossel illustrates.
Federal laws have beocme so numerous, and so extensive, that there's a chance every one of us breaks a law each day without knowing it. And that's a huge problem, as the nearby video from John Stossel illustrates.
State and local governments have long employed taxpayer money, subsidies, tax breaks, and a host of other lures to land big business developments within their borders. It's officially called "economic development," and its touted as a way to produce jobs, revenues, and so much more.
It's no secret that "Trump Derangement Syndrome" is a real thing afflciting a wide swath of the political and media class. A recent example of the afflication can be seen in the reaction to a proposed executive order that would require federal buildings to be based on classical architecture. This has sent spasms of disapproval through newspapers editorial boards.
In the nearby video, the late, great Milton Friedman talks about how we might curtail the excesses of big government, and return both money
and freedom
to the people.
We've written before about government data breaches and the threats hackers pose to our increasingly online infrastructure. But we didn't think we'd see a story like this, which combines hacking, the government, and new tech -- in this case, government drones: