Since stopping drivers to check for drugs is illegal, thugs in Ohio are using a fake drug checkpoint to see if anyone gets worried about it.

There seems to be no limit to the level of dishonesty thugs will practice to trample people's rights.

Of course, imprisoning people for possession of drugs is an injustice no matter how they identify these people.

The idea that a corporation's prime duty is to make money for its shareholders is presented as an unquestionable given, but it comes from an article published in 1970.

Discussion in China about US massive surveillance sparked concern there about China's massive surveillance.

Of course, China's massive surveillance is worse — it does not have the flimsy limits that apply to the NSA. This does not make US surveillance legitimate. We must hold a "free country" to a higher standard than that defined by China.

US officials are teasing the press with vague stories claiming terrorist groups have somehow learned from Snowden's revelations to change their communication methods. But they won't say how, even though the terrorists presumably already know.

There are several reasons to suspect that this is manipulation, and that we wouldn't reach the intended conclusion if we knew all about it.

Rehan Motiwala was eventually allowed to fly back to US, but does not know whether he is still on the no-fly list.

The no-fly list is a form of punishment without trial, and should be abolished. If these people were searched very carefully before boarding a plane, that would achieve the same supposedly intended result. Anyone that is not a US citizen and not in the US can simply be denied a visa.