The Transportation Security Administration’s facial recognition program is voluntary, for now. If you don’t want the federal government to scan your face each time you fly via a program going nationwide in 2023, you are, at least in theory, allowed to decline. But eventually, TSA Administrator David Pekoske admitted in mid-March, biometric screening will cease […]
Standing in front of a large American flag at an event touting civics education “on topics including rights and responsibilities of citizens…and also understanding the philosophical underpinnings of the American republic,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) made a case for abrogating press freedom. He supports Florida House Bill 991, DeSantis explained, in its plan to […]
Two decades ago, the war in Iraq began. The regime change mission was “accomplished” in a matter of weeks. Then, after that initial steroid high wore off, the limits of American military might started to show. The U.S. occupation produced one tragic debacle after another. Public judgment of the war’s proponents moved from “convincing” to […]
Users under 18 years old on TikTok will soon face a hurdle on their way to averaging nearly two hours per day in the popular video app, the company announced Wednesday. But the hurdle is a low one, so low as to barely deserve the name. In the coming weeks, underage users’ accounts will automatically […]