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Congressional Republicans voted on Thursday to make it more difficult for refugees from Syria and Iraq to come to the US as the fallout from last Friday's Isis terrorist attacks in Paris continues. In addition, more than half of the US's governors have said they will no longer provide placement for Syrian refugees, arguing that they pose too great a risk to national security.

In this article it argues that a more strict gun control will not reduce crime. The NRA (National Rifle Association) said that gun owners are sports enthusiasts and not criminals. This article also points out that since the 1960's the government have been debating on the issue of gun control but nothing has changed. Neither side (Democratic and Conservative) are listening to each other, they are counteracting and arguing but not listening to each others beliefs on this issue, which is a main reason why this debate has been going on for so long.

When people talk about hacking and social networks, they're not referring to the com­mon definition of hacking, which is using malicious code or backdoors in computer networks to damage systems or steal proprietary information. Hacking into social networks requires very little technical skill.

I believe that there should be an increase on security with social networks because of how easy it is to hack into someones personal information!

Mass surveillance is the subjection of a population or significant component of a group to indiscriminate monitoring. It involves a systematic interference with people's right to privacy. Any system that generates and collects data on individuals without attempting to limit the dataset to well-defined targeted individuals is a form of mass surveillance.

WASHINGTON - House Republicans vented their rage against Planned Parenthood on Friday, voting to block all federal financing for the organization, which they accused of profiting from the sale of aborted fetuses for medical research. It was unclear, however, if the vote would mollify conservative lawmakers who have threatened to force a government shutdown over the abortion issue.

Halting Taxpayer-Funded Welfare for Killers of the Unborn The disastrous 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, thrust abortion-on-demand upon the nation, resulting in the deaths of millions of unborn babies every year. But that isn't enough for the abortionists. They also want taxpayers to pay for it.

Lawmakers of both parties are agree that it is time to take guns from abusers and are making a stance on the opposition. Although, some of the states disagree with the decision to take their guns away from abusing persons.

When I read miserable, belligerently statist exercizes in punitive nationalism like this article (content warning: violent xenophobia, ill-informed conservative legalism, ethnic slurs all over comments threads) at a conservatarian website that calls itself the Personal Liberty Digest, I have to wonder what the words personal liberty mean to them, and what it is about ever [...]

One obvious solution would be to distribute enough temporary work visas for the farmers to be able to hire the workers they need legally. The positive aspects of the Bracero program should be revived, while eschewing its mistakes.

Hanni M. Fakhoury writes about the advancing technology industries and how it can decrease privacy as well as enhance privacy of the consumers.California sued Delta Airlines for not containing a privacy policy in it's mobile app. Similar to that, Washington passed an amendment that requires law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before checking emails.

A judge is making it harder to have a safe abortion. This restricts their personal rights to have a safe way to control their own lives.

The war on terror is not a war like World War II. The enemy is not a state and it is not clear how victory will be reached. This means any loss of privacy will be open ended and may last for many years.

it is necessary for our protection to share information with the government. The surveillance should be moderate and non-invasive.

What would happen if the United States suddenly stopped building walls and instead flung open its borders, not unlike the European Union has done among the member countries of the common market? Conservatives malign the notion and liberals, even radical ones, haven't exactly embraced the "open borders" concept.

States that advances in technology threaten privacy and the amount of control of personal information. These advances have created door ways to greater opportunities for the technology industry, but also the opportunity for consequences to arise.

The author believes we really don't gain from surveillance on a national level. But it does pay to keep an eye on those out of country.

Fewer guns, fewer gun-related deaths. A simple enough concept, so knock-you-over-the-head obvious that it practically begs for an equally blunt -- if totally oblivious -- response, one made by plenty of pro-gun rights advocates: that more guns make us safer. But a look at the social science literature surrounding the U.S.