by TYLER DURDEN at zerohedge.com If you’re not a criminal then you have nothing to hide, right? This is the perpetual argument used in favor of state mass surveillance throughout history. It’s the underlying justification at the birth of every surveillance agency from the Soviet Cheka to the German Stasi and beyond. Don’t commit crimes and […]
by Leslie Eastman at legalinsurrection.com While I drank mojitos in the Caribbean, California was part of the Super Tuesday fun. The national results were mostly expected, but a few intriguing developments specific to California have arisen in the wake of the primary election. First of all, the voter turnout was exceedingly low…and the ballots still […]
by Katy Grimes at californiaglobe.com We now know that California Governor Gavin Newsom exempted a billionaire buddy from California’s new $20 minimum wage law. Billionaire Greg Flynn owns more than two dozen Panera Bread locations in California, as well as Applebee’s, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Wendy’s, the Globe reported. And Flynn has contributed at least $164,800 […]