Sunday, April 19, 2015

Police Body Cameras and Police Surveillance: Eviscerating Privacy

CounterPunch/Global Research
by Ben Schreiner

Using the recent spree of high profile police murders as the latest catalyst, calls to outfit all cops with some sort of body camera are once again reverberating nationally.  But given the staggering amounts of personal data on the American people police agencies are already collecting, the proposals to lend the police one more surveillance device raises significant privacy concerns.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Handicapping the 2016 Presidential Field

CounterPunch
by Ben Schreiner

With the official announcement from the formerly "dead broke" Hillary Clinton that she has decided to accepter, decided to seekthe Democratic presidential nomination, the 2016 presidential election has begun in earnest.  Here, then, is a brief rundown of the various charlatans and sociopaths vying for the White House.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Book: A People's Dictionary to the 'Exceptional Nation'

My book, A People's Dictionary to the 'Exceptional Nation', has been published.  It is available as a paperback and can be purchased here.  Read a description and a brief excerpt below.

A People's Dictionary to the 'Exceptional Nation'
274 pages
ISBN-10: 1508413959
ISBN-13: 978-1508413950
Price: $16