Stephen C. Webster

Every year, the so-called “war on Christmas” gets more and more absurd. This year, the man who arguably created said “war” is making sure to take the rhetoric to record levels of absurdity.
“How do you sell atheism by running down a baby?” he asked during a Dec. 3, 2009 broadcast, discussing a pro-atheism advertisement [...]

When Senators Tom Coburn and David Vitter decided to make fun of Democratic efforts to pass health reform, they probably did not see this coming.
By proposing an amendment that would require members of Congress to register for public health care if the so-called public option were to pass, the two Republicans hoped to further deter [...]

According to a graduate student’s research into the spying policies of major U.S. telecommunications companies, at a recent security conference a Sprint surveillance manager told a group of onlookers that half of all police requests include the target’s text messages.
Half of millions — including some 8 million automated, web-based requests for GPS location, all in [...]

In spite of government claims to the contrary, no horny girls are standing by to help your child get health insurance.
It’s a state-sponsored blooper for the ages: for two months, a recording by Florida Governor Charlie Crist played when parents called KidCare to get advice on health policies for their children. In the audio, Crist [...]

The Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against several government agencies hoping to force the revelation of how the U.S. utilizes social networks like Facebook and MySpace to collect intelligence.
“Millions of people use social networking sites like Facebook every day, disclosing lots of information about their private lives,” said James Tucker, a student [...]