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The possibility of Montenegro’s accession to NATO provokes further questions regarding why the alliance currently exists, Emma Ashford explains in War on the Rocks. Montenegro, a tiny nation, has little to add to any defensive alliance. For example, Montenegro currently contributes just 17 soldiers to NATO operations in Afghanistan. Despite this, Ashford writes, “there is […]

Writing for Heat Street, Kieran Corcoran reflects on how the United Kingdom’s recent vote to exit the European Union, commonly referred to as “Brexit,” will exempt the U.K. from the EU’s expanding regime of “hate speech” laws. Brexit further separates the U.K. from other EU regulations that touch on speech such as the “Right to […]

According to Kwame Opam at The Verge, researchers at the University of Stuttgart successfully used a 3D printer to create a three-lens camera small enough to be injected with a syringe. Such a device could potentially be used to take pictures inside human organs, including the brain. Opam writes that the researchers behind the camera […]

FreedomFest—the annual gathering of free minds—will take place July 13-16 in Las Vegas. This year’s slate of activities provides ample opportunities to champion the ideas of liberty. We highly recommend that you take advantage of the resources available at this year’s “Freedom Rising” festival, from panels and debates to the Anthem Film Festival. Whether you’re […]

New Hampshire’s new civil asset forfeiture law signals gains, but law enforcement can still take your money and property. Last Friday, New Hampshire governor Maggie Hassan signed SB 522 into law, making the Granite State the eighth state this year to address civil asset forfeiture reform. The law, which requires a criminal conviction or plea […]

According to Bob O’Donnell, the future of personal computing lies in centralized, cloud-based services running on low-power devices. Writing for Fast Company, O’Donnell argues that declining sales numbers indicate that both PCs and tablets have hit their peak, while similar sales patterns suggest that smartphones may be next. With no obvious technological successor, cloud-based services […]

In the run up to the Republican and Democratic conventions this summer, several groups have signed a letter urging both parties to include criminal justice reform in their policy platforms. The letter, signed by groups like the ACLU, NAACP, and Brennan Center for Justice, calls for several reforms to the current justice system that have […]

Christian universities have long been a part of the United States’ educational landscape, but Mary Eberstadt notes in The Federalist that there have been increasing “legal and other attacks on Christian colleges, Christian associations and clubs, Christian schools, Christian students, and Christian homeschooling,” including calls to deny accreditation to Christian schools. For instance, Trinity Western […]

In a recent piece for Business Insider, Doug Bandow writes about how the Obama administration has delayed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and now there are increasing calls to revive the war and for a more robust use of U.S. airpower against the Taliban. Furthermore, a group of retired diplomats and generals recently […]

This week, the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled new rules for the commercial use of drones. According to The New York Times’ Cecilia Kang, the new rules allow businesses to use drones weighing less than 55 pounds so long as the pilot has passed a written test and flies below 400 feet. While Kang notes that […]