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The latest edition of Freedom in the 50 States has now been released by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University . Go to the website for the study to download the study and to use an easy interactive tool that allows you to see how a state’s ranking changes when some of its policies change. Here is the spreadsheet containing all the data used in the study.
Freedom in the 50 States
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NATO recently literally shot itself in the foot, imperiling the resupply of International Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan by shooting up two Pakistani border posts in a “hot pursuit’ raid. Given that roughly 100 fuel tanker trucks along with 200 other trucks loaded with NATO supplies cross into Afghanistan each day from Pakistan, Pakistan’s closure of the border has ominous long-term consequences for the logistical resupply of ISAF forces, even as Pentagon officials downplay the issue and scramble for alternative resupply routes.
Vast deposits of personal information sit in databases across the internet. Terms used in phone conversations have become the grounds for federal investigation. Reputable organizations like the Catholic Worker , Greenpeace , and the Vegan Community Project , have come under scrutiny by FBI "counterterrorism" agents.
Data Mining 101: Finding Subversives with
A joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, University of Maine, George Washington School of Law, and Santa Clara University School of Law clinics.
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
The Bush administration has told a federal judge that terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons should not be allowed to reveal details of the "alternative interrogation methods" that their captors used to get them to talk.
