Abandoning the Patriot Act: restore civil liberties now
Our View argues the USA Patriot Act should lapse its invasive provisions, urging Congress to let the most intrusive powers sunset, restore the Bill of Rights, and require rapid FOIA reviews. It notes overreach in wiretaps and library records and calls for a thorough evaluation of the act's effectiveness and impact on liberty.
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New York Times
Colleen Rowley
FBI
Time Magazine
Zacarias Moussaoui
Department of Homeland Security
Bush Administration
Can awards be tamed by punitive damages limits
Jacob Sullum argues that the 145 million punitive award against State Farm in the Campbell case underscores the problems with punitive damages. He notes the Supreme Court reducing the compensatory damages while leaving the punitive figure as a test of due process limits. He calls for stricter, principled controls over punitive awards to curb jury whim and restore focus on making victims whole.
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Curtis Campbell
Cache County
Utah
Campbell
Todd Ospital
State Farm
Ospital
Slusher
Campbells
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
Sullum
Reason Magazine
A new mission in Iraq far beyond a quick fix
Stephen Chapman argues the Iraq task is a lasting, empire-scale duty. He notes battles over democracy by bayonet, warns of protracted U.S. involvement, and contrasts Bush's war aims with a public craving for peace and restraint. Chapman writes as Chicago Tribune columnist.
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Jeff Eby
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America
China
Bush
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Haiti
Dinesh D’souza
Hoover Institution
Max Boot
Clinton
Thomas Jefferson
George W. Bush
Chapman
Chicago Tribune
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