Political Commentary & Opinion

The Internet is an incredibly powerful force for commerce and free expression. The same reasons that so many people value the Internet, however, lead a number of governments to fear it and seek to control it. Since the early 1990s, when the modern Internet was born, the U.S. has sought to preserve the open, dynamic…

In yet another example of government waste, Washington maintains a $111 million program that sells information that is mostly available for free on the internet. The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) charges users for access to government information and services. Government agencies and the general public can purchase subscription access to government reports, distribution of…

With every new terrorist attack, the inevitable question we all end up asking is “why didn’t anyone see it coming?” Even with the increased experience of terrorism around the globe, there is still no clear answer for how and why someone becomes motivated to commit these heinous crimes. In recent congressional testimony, FBI Director James…

The Afghan government has reported that Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar died at a hospital in Pakistan two years ago. The Taliban has not yet officially confirmed the reports, but most evidence points to their veracity. There had been growing speculation over the last several months that Omar was dead since he had not…

We often boast about having attained some unimaginable redefinition of ourselves and our nation. How odd, then, that someone born 210 years ago today could understand us with more clarity and depth than we understand ourselves. Back in 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville accurately foresaw both much of what ails us and our remarkable uniqueness and…