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Tag Archives: Freedom
Day 22: Praha (reflecting on music and freedom)
Today’s breakfast rolls were still warm when we returned from the corner store, at which we faced no excitement to match that of our last visit. The overheads in the shop deposited “The Hustle” into my brain – it will … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue
Tagged bbc, cold war, cultural exchange, Culture, eastern europe, Freedom, music, Prague, radio free europe, Soviet, soviet occupation, Soviets
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Edward Snowden: Hero and Traitor?
It seems odd but predictable that no one in the mainstream has yet floated the idea that Edward Snowden could be both traitor and hero simultaneously. The headlines all ask: “Is Snowden a Hero or a Traitor?” or some variation … Continue reading
Posted in Political Commentary, Rough Ideas and Arguments
Tagged 4th Amendment, Freedom, Politics
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In Defense of Obstruction and Delay
In March of 2013, Americans were reminded of a little used, but of late oft-threatened, quirk of political procedure in the American Senate. Rand Paul (R-KY) reached into his senators’ toolkit and pulled out the filibuster. He spoke for over … Continue reading
Posted in Political Commentary, Political Philosophy
Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, American Democracy, Filibuster, Freedom, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Personal Liberties, Plato, Political Philosophy, Politics, Public Policy, Rand Paul, Republic, Socrates, Tyranny of the Majority, U.S. Senate
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Steve Capone
What Miranda v. Arizona Can Teach Us about Intelligence Dragnets in the Age of Terror
Recently, I spent some time listening to the oral arguments at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS, of course!) from the 1960s. Specifically, I was listening to the Miranda v. Arizona case from 1965. You know the one: as a … Continue reading →