By Eric Lieberman Following an initially tepid response to the Apple vs. FBI debate, Facebook may soon provide technology that will completely secure private communications. The world’s largest social media company is set to offer end-to-end encryption capabilities on their Messenger application, according to recent reports. End-to-end encryption safeguards information not only from externalities like hackers…
In separate amendments tacked on to other spending bills, both the U.S. House and Senate voted to approve allowing military veterans to discuss the option of medical marijuana with their VA doctors in states where it is legal. Doctors affiliated with the VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) would not be able to provide patients with…
The Libertarian Party Has Nominated Johnson-Weld — What Next? By Avens O’Brien On Sunday, the Libertarian Party selected its ticket. Governor Gary Johnson as their presidential nominee, and Governor William Weld as their vice presidential nominee. I was there, and yes, I was on a different “team.” I watched both win on the second ballot,…
By JP Carroll The Colombian government is close to finally hammering out a peace deal with Marxist narco rebels and is in ‘permanent session’ negotiations as of Tuesday, to end this 52 year war, the longest in the region. Negotiations have been going on between the government and the rebels since November 2012. Havana, Cuba is where negotiations…
By Casey Harper The UCLA campus is on lockdown after reports of an active shooter and multiple victims down. Law enforcement told MSNBC News that at least two have been killed. Reports indicate that the Engineering building on South Campus has been shut down. The University told students to take shelter on their website. BruinAlert: Shooting at…
By Lina Bryce When a concealed carry permit holder attempts to stop an Army Vet from shooting innocent people, on a road called “Memorial Drive,” during Memorial Day weekend, while a Boy Scout delivers first aid to a gunshot victim, you would assume the story would be widely reported. However, it took some digging from some local media outlets…
Less than a week after Donald Trump acquired the 1,237 delegates needed to grasp the nomination at the July convention sponsors are beginning to shy away, seeing that what they once thought was going to be a contested convention is now a reluctant coronation of Trump. Which, due to his complicated and often negative relationship with…
This past weekend former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson won the 2016 Libertarian Party nomination for President. This fall he will do battle with the presumptive nominees from the GOP and Democratic Party; Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. And as far as the presidential race is concerned, Governor Gary Johnson is Mary Jane’s last chance…
By Ted Goodman The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) started its unprecedented wireless spectrum auction Tuesday. The FCC is buying the spectrum rights of participating television stations in a “reverse auction” that started at 10 a.m. In the reverse auction, broadcasters will bid downward against each other to sell their spectrum rights to the FCC. It…
By Andrew Follett A forestry company filed a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit against Greenpeace Tuesday for misrepresenting the company’s environmental record to raise funds and promote its agenda. Greenpeace knowingly and deliberately made false claims about the company while fundraising, and fabricated evidence of Resolute’s alleged environmental malfeasance, according to the forestry and paper company Resolute…