Taser International says lives are saved when police use Tasers instead of guns. According to Taser’s website, some 133,845 lives have been saved by Tasers so far. As people on the receiving end of...
It would be handy to burn a bright line between countering foreign espionage and stifling domestic dissent. That line turns out to be difficult to draw and maintain when governments under stress confuse critics...
For students researching federal electronic surveillance policy, LearnLiberty.org offers a number of online videos. Here is one with Jim Otteson on the Fourth Amendment, Does the NSA Violate Your Constitutional Rights? | Learn Liberty The...
Federal electronic surveillance of financial transactions are part of a large-scale effort to ensnare drug dealers and terrorists. But lots of everyday people get caught up in IRS and NSA webs as well. Megan...
In The Economist‘s October 18, 2014 “Yes, prime minister” article, Stoa debaters will find an interesting federal electronic surveillance policy. A problem in India and other countries is monitoring government workers who may or...
Charlotte Twight’s article, “Watching You” in The Independent Review offers a deeply critical review of federal policies monitoring and collecting data on everyday people. Full title: “Watching You: The Systematic Surveillance of Ordinary Americans.” In...
Some years ago, a friend teaching high school in the Dallas area mentioned many of her students had been victims of abuse at home. I was surprised and asked if she saw bruises or...
The Prologue from Shane Harris’ 2010 book The Watchers: The Rise of America’s Surveillance State is online at Amazon. It is worth reading to understand how federal legislation and regulations can and have fashioned policies that put...
2014 Economic Thinking Workshop Schedule (Update September 6) Stoa Workshops (economics of federal electronic surveillance) • September 25, New Braunfels, Texas (flyer image below) • October 10, Dallas, Texas (tentative) • October 24, Huntsville...
In a Wired series on how to “save the net,” Bruce Schneier argues the best reform for the NSA is a full break up. Founded over 60 years ago, it may be time to...
