Archives for: January 2014, 17
Edward Snowden vs. the USSA
by Will
Liberty Minute January 17 2014
Some of Edward Snowden?s detractors criticized the NSA whistleblower for fleeing into exile, rather than facing trial for disclosing the agency?s illegal activities. One persistent theme in such criticism is that Snow… more »
North Korean Police: More Restrained than their U.S. Counterparts
by Will
LibertyMinute January 16 2014
On January 14, the PBS program Frontline aired a documentary entitled The Secret State of North Korea Among the scenes captured in that documentary are two encounters between women and police.
In the first confrontation,… more »
Soviet-Style Indefinite Detention for a Blogger in Alabama
by Will
Liberty Minute January 15 2013
In overtly Communist countries like China and North Korea, it is commonplace to see people imprisoned for speaking or writing in opposition to the ruling elite. Similar conditions exist in the State of Alabama, where the… more »