mdj writes in response to my controversial list of the 8 worst presidents on civil liberties issues:Jimmy Carter was the worst, then Bill Clinton for many reasons. The People do not have a choice (so far) in November, i.e. "None of the above". Hopefully the delegates will draft another...

One of the oldest tax dodges around -- the Swiss bank account -- may be in trouble, as a Miami federal judge has issued a court order authorizing the IRS to demand information about U.S. citizens suspected of depositing money in Swiss bank accounts in order to evade federal income...

A riot in a Syrian prison holding political detainees has ended with at least 25 killed by military police, according to the BBC. (Although most Syrians are Muslim, the state is secular and Islamists, like any other dissenting population, are viewed as a threat.) The United States considers...