Yes. NATO should’ve crumbled with the Berlin Wall. 67 years since its inception, NATO has become defense welfare for countries that line Russia’s borders, as well as becoming a bully toward non-NATO states. And, if any NATO member finds itself in the midst of a shooting war with a non-NATO state, US soldiers are automatically dragged in to the conflict. More on this from National Interest.
Intercept. Doesn’t really matter all that much, how much good would a government agency ostensibly tasked with evaluating the effect of mass surveillance on civilians by that same government actually accomplish anyway? More of a rubber stamp than anything.
High unemployment for EU citizens, due to ridiculous union demands, means no jobs at all for immigrants. FEE
And medical malpractice, as Reason’s Jacob Sullum notes.
Her email scandal, among other things, should clue them in. Reason
Declassify the 28 pages of the Joint Inquiry of Congress into 9/11 and let the public hear the truth. HuffPo
84% of your donations to help US vets are kept by the non-profits. Scam.
New York Times. The Feds lost the the battle for hearts and minds over encryption, which is now safer than ever. The whole dust-up seemed more of a case of bringing an encryption-advocating tech giant to heel rather than accessing the phone. They wanted Apple to jump at their command, but didn’t count on the vigorous defense of encryption and privacy from the heroic Tim Cook. The big question now is: how’d they do it?
Reason. Yikes.