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...Jung Il and the Holy Spirit is the Workers’ Party,” said Kim, who is now a professor at George Mason University. Kim said North Koreans do not realize the extent of their oppression. “There are no words for human rights and freedom in North Korea,” he said at the Center for Government and International Studies. “In fact, no such terminology exists.” He cited the examples of celebratory “mass games,” in which hundreds of children gather...
...numbers are even more impressive considering that as of early October, 72% of G.O.P. voters told Gallup pollsters they didn't know enough about Paul to form an opinion. He has been able to attract followers in the debates, where he's presented a clear, simple philosophy of personal freedom and responsibility. He bluntly refers to the U.S. as an empire. And the nerdiness lends Paul's simple message an aura of credibility, especially on a stage with more polished politicians and their nuanced positions. "He's about something that American nerd culture can get on board with: really knowing...
...improve on the dubious human rights record of his predecessor, who once famously characterized the Geneva Convention as “quaint.” Furthermore, presidential candidates should openly condemn waterboarding and all other forms of torture. All Democratic candidates have signed a pledge from the American Freedom Campaign vowing to oppose torture and preserve detainee rights, but so far Ron Paul is the lone Republican to add his name to the list. We hope that all candidates will take the time to learn exactly what waterboarding is, and stop making excuses for torture...
...This is far from the truth. Libertarians believe that the fundamental right of humans is a right to freedom and to protection of that freedom by a very limited government. Classical liberals believe they should be able to do what they want with their stuff and in return they’ll leave other people’s stuff alone. The only reason to create government in this laissez-faire world is for minute regulations to protect this liberty...
...pull a shotgun out," says John Ryan, a former CIA agent and assistant director of the special investigations group of the Government Accountability Office, who oversaw a 2005 study on the use-of-force policies regarding Tasers. Beyond those basics, however, individual police departments have the freedom to create their own policies - regarding Tasers as well as other weapons. "Law enforcement in the United States is territorial," Kelly says. "Police work is different in different parts of the country. It'd be nice to have a standardized use-of-force policy, but it's still going to be applied differently...