http://civilliberty.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2011-12-31T20:34:47Z Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2012/01/31/civil-liberties-and-anamnesis.htm I've expanded my coverage of the history of ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2012/01/31/civil-liberties-and-anamnesis.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2012/01/31/civil-liberties-and-anamnesis.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:26:53 +0000 2012-01-31T17:26:53Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ron-paul-is-a-serious-candidate.htm Like many people who have written about Ron Paul's presidential candidacy over the past two election cycles, I've been so impressed with the consistency and uniqueness of his paleoconservative philosophy ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ron-paul-is-a-serious-candidate.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ron-paul-is-a-serious-candidate.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:34:47 +0000 2011-12-31T20:34:47Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/12/26/understanding-the-2012-ndaa.htm <p>Benjamin Wittes' excellent article <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.lawfareblog.com/2011/12/ndaa-faq-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/">"NDAA: A Guide for the Perplexed"</a> begins: "The volume of sheer, unadulterated nonsense zipping around the internet about the NDAA boggles the mind." It does. (Wittes' article is, I think, a necessary antidote.) But the question of <em>why</em> it's so hard for the blogosphere to get the basic details right cuts to the heart of why civil liberties is becoming an issue in the 2012 election, and in several distinct ways:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/12/26/understanding-the-2012-ndaa.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/12/26/understanding-the-2012-ndaa.htm Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:24:03 +0000 2011-12-26T10:24:03Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/30/six-new-historical-timelines.htm I've added six new historical timelines exploring the history of specific civil liberties issues:<ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/capitalpunishment/tp/Death-Penalty-History-Timeline-United-States.htm">The Death Penalty</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/tp/History-Freedom-of-Speech-United-States-Timeline.htm">Freedom of Speech</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/tp/FCC-Indecency-History-Timeline.htm">Indecency and the FCC</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/drugpolicy/tp/Marijuana-History-Laws-United-States.htm">Marijuana Laws</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/tp/Obscenity-History-United-States.htm">Obscenity</a>><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/tp/Sodomy-Laws-History-United-States-Timeline.htm">Sodomy Laws</a></ul>For more timelines, check out my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/31/five-new-timelines.htm">timelines update from last month</a>. http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/30/six-new-historical-timelines.htm Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:58:09 +0000 2011-11-30T23:58:09Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/21/40th-anniversary-of-the-stanford-prison-experiment.htm October 25, 2011 marks 40 years since Philip Zimbardo reported the results of his <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://psychology.about.com/od/classicpsychologystudies/a/stanford-prison-experiment.htm">Stanford Prison Experiment</a> to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. While the ethical and scientific ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/21/40th-anniversary-of-the-stanford-prison-experiment.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/21/40th-anniversary-of-the-stanford-prison-experiment.htm Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:16:22 +0000 2011-11-21T00:16:22Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/08/luther-strange-a-george-wallace-for-our-times.htm Alabama attorney general Luther Strange has <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2011/11/07/alabama-obama-administration-at-odds-over-states-immigration-law.htm">refused to comply</a> with a U.S. Department of Homeland Security request dealing with the number of public school students receiving English-language assistance, including citizens, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/08/luther-strange-a-george-wallace-for-our-times.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/11/08/luther-strange-a-george-wallace-for-our-times.htm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:38:33 +0000 2011-11-08T16:38:33Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/31/five-new-timelines.htm I'm expanding my coverage of the history of civil liberties, beginning with new timelines on special topics:<ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/tp/Freedom-Press-History-United-States-Timeline.htm">Press Freedom in the United States</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/tp/Freedom-of-Assembly-History-United-States-Timeline.htm">Freedom of Assembly in the United States</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/tp/States-Rights-History-Timeline.htm">State's Rights</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/tp/Transgender-Rights-History-United-States-Timeline-Transsexual.htm">Transgender Rights in the United States</a><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/tp/Reproductive-Rights-History-United-States-Timeline.htm">Reproductive Rights in the United States</a></ul>If there's an area of civil liberties history that you're particularly interested in, and would like to read more about, I'm open to suggestions. http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/31/five-new-timelines.htm Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:06:54 +0000 2011-10-31T21:06:54Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/29/on-calling-atheists-terrorists.htm Calling Muslims terrorists has long been a cliche among American Christian social conservatives, but Whitefield, Tennessee mayor James Bellar has <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://atheism.about.com/b/2011/10/24/mayor-james-bellar-secularists-and-separationists-are-terrorists.htm">taken to using the same label against atheists</a>. This sort ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/29/on-calling-atheists-terrorists.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/29/on-calling-atheists-terrorists.htm Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:08:47 +0000 2011-10-29T10:08:47Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/27/mississippi-considers-personhood-amendment.htm Following two high-profile defeats in Colorado, Personhood USA has identified Mississippi as the next target for a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/a/Mississippi-Personhood-Amendment.htm">Personhood Amendment</a>. After gathering the necessary signatures, proponents have placed the amendment on ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/27/mississippi-considers-personhood-amendment.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/27/mississippi-considers-personhood-amendment.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:30:44 +0000 2011-10-27T22:30:44Z http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/18/celebrating-genocide.htm As About.com: Race Relations Guide Nadra Kareem Nittle explains, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racerelations.about.com/b/2011/10/10/should-columbus-day-be-celebrated.htm">Columbus Day celebrations</a> have become more controversial as Americans have been less reluctant to tell the full story of the ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/18/celebrating-genocide.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/10/18/celebrating-genocide.htm Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:13:37 +0000 2011-10-18T22:13:37Z