Freedom on the Web

Federal Judge: DEA Needs a Warrant to Snoop through Medical Records

by Radley Balko, Washington Post

Obama’s Health Care Mandate: My Whim Is My Command

by Edward Morrissey, Fiscal Times

Messages from Intellectuals Overseas to Okinawan People

by Peter Kuznick et al, Ryukyu Shimpo

Laser-Like Focus

by Glenn McCoy, GoComics.com

Assassination by Drone

by Marjorie Cohn with Scott Horton, The Scott Horton Show

Extrajudicial Killings

by David R. Dow, New York Times

Orwell Was Hailed a Hero for Fighting in Spain. Today He’d Be Guilty of Terrorism

by George Monbiot, Guardian

Drop America’s Energy Export Ban

by Doug Bandow, Detroit News

Five Surveillance Myths Stalling NSA Reform, Debunked

by Michelle Richardson, Guardian

US Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq to Cost $6 Trillion

by Sabir Shah, Pakistan News

JFK and the Untold History of Oliver Stone (video)

by Oliver Stone with Sean Stone and Tyrell Ventura, Buzzsaw

After a Century of the Fed, It’s Time to Return to Constitutional Money

by George Leef, Forbes

Religious Liberty Should Trump HHS Mandate

by James Lankford and Tony Perkins, USA Today

Lipstick

by Chip Bok, GoComics.com

Snowden Makes a Point

by Editorial, Washington Times

NSA Spying Undermines Separation of Powers

by Glenn Harlan Reynolds, USA Today

“Access Is Overrated”

by Jane Mayer, Nieman Reports

Dependency, Not Poverty

by Walter E. Williams, Creators Syndicate

Congress Must Protect Americans from ‘Policing for Profit’

by Russ Caswell, Washington Times

Liberals and Republicans Signal Huge Shift in Attitude to US Drug Laws

by Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch , Guardian

The Menace of the Military Mind

by Chris Hedges, Truthdig.com

Christie, Clapper and Other Officials Who Should Be in Jail Instead of Snowden

by Juan Cole, Informed Comment

Higher Minimum Wage Hurts Economy

by Editorial, Detroit News

Firewood Sale

by Lisa Benson, GoComics.com

The NSA’s Secret Role in the U.S. Assassination Program

by Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept