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  • 506 - Copyright Shakedown

    506 - Copyright Shakedown
    Jan 19 2026
    Copyrights and patents are important protections for inventors, authors, and all sorts of creators. In the case Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, I'm reminded of the response Willie Sutton gave when asked why he robbed banks. "Because that's where the money is." Because this case seems more like a copyright shakedown than the protection of copyrights.
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    25 min
  • 505 - Unreasonable Searches

    505 - Unreasonable Searches
    Jan 12 2026
    When a government agency searches without a reason it's called "fishing". When the the Attorney General of New Jersey issued a subpoena demanding the names, addresses, and phone numbers of their donors, that wasn't just fishing, it was searching for a white whale.
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    23 min
  • 504 - Presidential Power to Fire

    504 - Presidential Power to Fire
    Jan 5 2026
    I've talked before about the unitary executive. However, a recent case before the Supreme Court brings into question not only whether or not the President has the power to fire employees in the executive branch, but the very structure of the federal government.
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    26 min
  • 503 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity

    503 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity
    Dec 29 2025
    Concealed carry reciprocity is frequently a hot-button issue both in the Second Amendment community and those who oppose it. Once again Congress is attempting to resolve the issue via legislation, and The National Fraternal Order of Police is opposing it. Let's look at both sides of this story.
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    18 min
  • 502 - Presidential Tariffs

    502 - Presidential Tariffs
    Dec 22 2025
    Love them or hate them, President Trump's tariffs have not only been a talking point, but have had an impact on most Americans. The question before SCOTUS in this case is whether or not the President has the power to create these tariffs in the first place.
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    28 min
  • 501 - Medical freedom or government overreach?

    501 - Medical freedom or government overreach?
    Dec 15 2025

    In response to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, several states passed legislation to put a halt to such practices. For example Idaho recently passed the Medical Freedom Act. The question is, does this legislation protect medical freedom or is it just another example of government overreach.
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    12 min
  • 500 - Free Speech or Free Beer

    500 - Free Speech or Free Beer
    Dec 8 2025

    When I hear people talk about freedom, there seem to be two different general ideas, freedom from something and freedom to do something. It reminds me of my days in Information Technology, when people described "free" open source software as "Free speech, not free beer!" When we talk about freedom today, are we talking about free speech or free beer?
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    13 min
  • 499 - Warrantless Searches

    499 - Warrantless Searches
    Dec 1 2025
    22 min