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Gadfly Radio broadcasts perspective on Anaheim riots, state schools

July 25, 2012 By John Seiler Check out Gadfly Radio’s latest broadcast. Featured first is Gustavo Arellano, ace reporter for the OC Weekly, on the riots in Anaheim that followed the police shooting death of an unarmed man. The second

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More guns, less crime

July 23, 2012 By Katy Grimes The mainstream news reports about the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting on Thursday night is the worst reporting and irresponsible commentary I’ve ever seen. And once again, guns are the bad guy. As American liberals

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Farcical TSA needs Miss Manners lesson

July 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: I’ve just returned home a trip across the country. And once again, I vowed to never take another cross-country flight. I thank our government for this sorry state of affairs, because anyone who has traveled

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Bill would protect cell phone privacy

July 13, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Is one of every 186 cell phone users a criminal suspect? One might think so in the wake of the revelation this week, in a congressional report,  that law enforcement requested data last year

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L.A. Times password doesn’t work

July 12, 2012 By John Seiler The Los Angeles Times seems determined to destroy itself. I pay for a paper subscription. So I’m supposed be able to log in to their online version with a password. I’ve just spent 20

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Record social engineering bills by state

July 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes California’s historic decline is not just limited to bad economic policy; California politicians have been meddling in people’s bedrooms, churches, women’s wombs, classrooms, kitchens, autos, bank accounts, and in the courtroom. Social engineering Is

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L.A. Sheriffs set the standard for dealing with the homeless

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series on how the homeless and mentally ill are treated in California. Part One was about the Kelly Thomas beating and death. July 9, 2012 By Tori Richards Welcome to

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Andy Griffith defends our freedoms

July 5, 2012 By John Seiler The fascist USA Patriot Act (really, TRAITORS’ Act) was imposed on us in 2001, when President Bush and the Republicans and Democrats in Congress panicked after 9/11. It lets the government listen to your

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Kelly Thomas killing aftermath: Reforming how cops deal with the homeless

Editor’s note: Today marks a year since Kelly Thomas, an unarmed homeless man, was severely beaten by Fullerton police. He died five days later. This is the first of a three-part series. July 5, 2012 By Tori Richards An outside

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Fairness prevails in union-dues ruling

July 2, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — For people who truly are interested in a just and fair society, there’s one easy test for sorting through some seemingly complex issues: Turn the tables. For instance, while considering a controversial

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