Tag Archives: civil liberties

The Life of Abbie Hoffman

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Strange Loops

I just finished reading The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman (published 1980). This activist, revolutionary, brilliant guy embodied the heart of the 60s, and indeed embodies the heart of all activists fighting against a corrupt, messed-up system. Abbie Hoffman was a … Continue reading →

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Blowjobs and Authority

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Strange Loops

The Victims of Blowjobs In 2007, the Georgia State Supreme Court released Genarlow Wilson from prison, after he had served 2 years of his 10 year sentence. The court concluded that his sentence was cruel and unusual punishment. His crime? … Continue reading →

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Database Nation: What’s On Your Laptop?

Posted on February 17, 2008 by admin

According to CNN earlier this month, the FBI wants to cook up a gigantic biometric database of peoples’ prints, eye scans, tattoos, face shapes, walk patterns, etc. Of course, they don’t plan to have only criminals in the database, but … Continue reading →

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Security versus Privacy

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Strange Loops

How would you feel if law enforcement started scanning all of your email, your file transfers, and your web search history that Google and other companies keep (often going back years)? The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Michael McConnell, is … Continue reading →

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Discrimination Against Atheists

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Strange Loops

A survey from Pew (Sep 2007) reported on Americans’ opinions of various religions. Basically, most people (76%) tend to have a favorable opinion of Jews and Catholics, more than half (53-60%) like Evangelical Christians, Mormons and Muslim Americans, though non-American … Continue reading →

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