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Trump’s answer to Iran's Hormuz crisis: Sell oil we don’t have
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (856+ words) President Donald Trump's war of choice against Iran has already'had negative consequences. Perhaps most visibly, we've seen higher gas prices after Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which 20 million barrels of crude oil once passed…...
Trump's call for a $1.5 trillion military budget is irresponsible, wasteful, and unrealistic
38+ min ago (558+ words) President Donald Trump is asking Congress to spend nearly $1.5 trillion on the military next year'a 43 percent increase to the Pentagon's budget. The White House included that massive increase in military spending in a budget request sent to Congress on Friday....
Colorado becomes first state to protect defendants against faulty roadside drug tests
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (325+ words) Colorado recently enacted a law protecting criminal defendants arrested due to roadside tests for drugs, becoming the first state in the country to recognize widespread instances of wrongful arrests due to police departments' use of unreliable drug field kits. The…...
Supreme Court issues statement that Justice Alito was hospitalized approximately two weeks ago
36+ min ago (456+ words) Amy Howe is the co-founder of SCOTUSblog and its primary reporter. She was part of the blog team that won a Peabody Award in 2013, as well as a National Press Club Journalism Award for Breaking News. Before turning to full-time…...
Tech Nonprofits to Feds: Don’t Weaponize Procurement to Undermine AI Trust and Safety
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (968+ words) While the very public fight continues between the Department of Defense and Anthropic over whether the government can punish a company for refusing to allow its technology to be used for mass surveillance, another branch of the U.S. government is quietly…...
Hegseth Signs Memo Allowing Soldiers to Carry Personal Sidearms on DOW Property
39+ min ago (243+ words) Our military installations have been turned into gun-free zones'leaving our service members vulnerable and exposed. ' Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) April 2, 2026 Military policy on carrying personal firearms just got flipped by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who signed a…...
Maine bill proves states are capable of adopting bad data center policies without federal intervention
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (371+ words) Amid bipartisan backlash to AI from federal lawmakers, nearly a dozen states are considering legislation that would prohibit new data center construction for a period of months to years. Maine is poised to be the first state to pass such…...
Double Shot of Privacy's Defender in D.C.
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (204+ words) You're invited on a journey inside the privacy battles that shaped the internet. EFF's Executive Director Cindy Cohn has tangled with the feds, fought for your data security, and argued before judges to protect our access to science and knowledge…...
Idaho Houses Passes Bill Expanding Right to Carry, but Not Without Complaints
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (914+ words) To my surprise, the House actually approved HB 621 on Thursday. Even more surprising, several of the Republicans who voted in favor of the bill went on the record to say they were actually opposed'to the bill.' Rep. Brent Crane (R-Nampa)…...
The Easter Masquerade: Why Religion Must Clash with Science by Keith Lockitch
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (343+ words) Religion's alleged harmony with science is a fraudulent masquerade, extending only insofar as religious dogmas are not called into question. by Keith Lockitch | Mar 31, 2026 A version of this article was first published in 2004. Capitalism Magazine is republishing it again because…...