The partisan battles in North Carolina are extending their reach into the court system.

Can the NSA use claims of copyright infringement to prevent people from selling merchandise that criticizes them? According to investigative journalist Ben Swann, they are trying to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBmhd_pFlE

At initial glance, the story seems too ridiculous to be believed. This has to be a joke, right? It isn't.

This video clip was originally posted on The Atlantic and is part of a six-part series in The User's Guide to Energy.

A U.S. judge ruled that Bitcoin (BTC) can now be recognized as an official currency, same as the dollar, gold, or silver. The ruling has been used in order to pursue the prosecution of a BTC investor operating a ponzi-like scheme.

The 2014 California Cannabis Hemp Initiative hopes to address the shortcomings that have made previous attempts to legalize marijuana unsuccessful.

amendment to defund the surveillance programs of the National Security Agency (NSA) was defeated late last month, US Rep. Justin Amash is not giving up his fight for transparency and the Fourth Amendment.

There has been a global trend for decades among free nations with representative government, a decline in voter turnout in elections.  In 31 nations, spread over every continent, the franchise - the right to vote - is treated as BOTH a right AND a civic duty. Right and duty are treated as two sides of the same coin, as well they should be, and as our own founding fathers (and mothers) strongly believed.