Republicans scared in not wanting to be seen as too anti-gay

"There is no need to talk about Billy wanting to marry a goat", are the words of the Missouri legislator, Dwight Scharnhorst (Republican). You might ask, what is this guy talking about? Well, to people like him, two people of the same sex marrying, is like marrying farm...

How drug sniffing by police dogs is bogus and not probable cause

Dogs are considered by the courts, as proof of probable cause, in drug cases. But, why? The fact is, it is often hit or miss with dogs sniffing for drugs. Their police handlers, intentional or not, can affect how often a dog gives a false positive for drugs in a car, or other...

Why did police ignore 4th Amendment rights of students?

This is an amazing case out of Greene County, Missouri. High school students at Central High School were ordered to leave their possessions in their classrooms, be it notebooks, purses, backpacks etc for sheriff's deputies to search, really ransack, at will. No reasonable...

New trends: Using social media to predict FOREX or stock signals?

The Internet Time Machine project has recently seen a new evolution, harnessing its powers of insight into social signals not only for the power of online marketing, but now applying it to the foreign exchange market. The closest thing you can get to "insider trading," this...