Report: White House May Sanction China over Cyberattacks
The White House may activate targeted sanctions against companies and individuals in China as part of a comprehensive response against Beijing’s cyber attacks on U.S. industry.
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Poll: Donald Trump Sets Record, Hits 40 Percent in New Poll
Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner, hit the 40 percent marker in a recent Gravis Marketing poll. According to a report, this is the first time a candidate has reached above the 30 percent mark.
Gallup: Donald Trump at -51 Favorability with Hispanics, Nearly 2/3rds View Negatively
A new report on Gallup’s polling shows that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has extremely negative favorables among Hispanics in the United States.
PDK/Gallup: Common Core Standards Opposed by Majority of Americans
A national poll has underscored the continued unpopularity of the Common Core standards with a majority of those surveyed opposing its use in America’s classrooms.
The Science Is Settled: Sexual Orientation Is Not Purely Biological
This week, YouGov released a poll questioning British people about their sexuality. The poll made headlines because nearly half of all 18-24 year olds said they were not fully heterosexual.
Common Core Support Plummets…Again
The annual Education Next poll on school reform has been released, and the results are not good for the Common Core initiative, which seems to abide by the philosophy that the more Americans know about it, the more they do not like it.
IRS Admits that the Personal Info of Another 220,000 Taxpayers Was Stolen
Once again, the Internal Revenue Service is reporting that a data breach has landed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in the hands of hackers. This time, the tax agency is admitting that the info of some 220,000 taxpayers was lost.
Christie: NSA Can’t Get a Warrant Because You Need Probable Cause for One
New Jersey Governor and Republican Chris Christie argued that fellow GOP presidential candidate Kentucky Senator Rand Paul’s argument that the NSA should get a warrant was incorrect “Because if you don’t have probable cause, you can’t get a search warrant”
Stop Bashing Donald Trump Supporters, You Yuge Losers
Critics of Donald Trump’s rise in the Republican polls have now turned on large swaths of the Republican base in a fit of pique and frustration.
Christie, Rand Fight Over NSA
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul engaged in a heated exchange over the NSA during Thursday’s primetime GOP presidential debate. Christie was asked about his earlier statement that Paul should testify before Congress if there’s another terrorist
Which Republican Americans Are Most Curious About
(From The Ferenstein Wire) — The Republican field for president is massive, and conservative contenders are scrambling to stand out from the crowd. Polls tend to swing wildly from month-to-month, as new candidates enter the race or happen to get into a headline-making story.
Japan Upset by Wikileaks Revelations of U.S. Spying
Japanese officials are concerned over the recent WikiLeaks exposure of American spying.
Study: Religion Is Beneficial To Mental Health
In a recent article in the Psychiatric Times, Rob Whitley, Ph.D. and Eric Jarvis, M.D. aim to teach some of their less than religious colleagues how to utilize the faith of their patients as a means for recovery. The authors observe, “Religiosity has consistently been identified as a factor that can promote healing and facilitate recovery amongst those with various physical and mental illnesses.”
Hackers Have the Power to Remotely Hijack Half a Million Chrysler Cars
An ongoing investigation into the security of Chrysler vehicles bears some pretty startling conclusions. In a couple of weeks, security researchers will reveal the details of a zero-day exploit that affects some 471,000 cars. Put bluntly: Hackers can take complete control of the cars from thousands of miles away.
Republican Consultants at ‘Reboot’: We Have the Tech Thing Now
Over the weekend, political hacks and techies converged for the second annual Reboot Conference in San Francisco. Chief technology directors of campaigns–including Barack Obama’s Organizing for America, along with several Republican campaigns–joined a panel that advised the campaign tech crowd.
Donald Trump Takes First, Scott Walker Second in Fox News Poll
In a Fox News poll released Thursday, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is in the lead, followed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker—the most recent candidate to throw his hat in the ring.
Tech Meets Conservative Politics at #Reboot2015
On Friday, Lincoln Labs, a liberty-oriented technology thought leadership group, opens its second annual conference: #Reboot2015. Featuring an array of experts from across technology, politics and the ideological spectrum, attendees will discuss how technology can and should impact our politics and how we can harness innovation to improve government, society and life for all Americans.
Study Finds Mobile Device Addicts are Multiplying Across the World
In its second annual report on consumer mobility, the Bank of America found that Americans are more plugged in than ever, with 71 percent even admitting that they sleep with their cell phones next to them. This, the BoA said, is evidence of a growing rate of addiction to mobile devices.
The Retail Value of Fetal Organs Harvested by Planned Parenthood
An undercover investigation of Planned Parenthood has turned up evidence that it sold “intact” fetal organs to at least one California company known as Stem Express. Stem Express charges $400 to $25,000 for stem cells grown from fetal organs.
UAE Busts Cell of Nigerian Hackers Breaking into US Accounts
Abu Dhabi (AFP) – United Arab Emirates police have busted a cell of three Nigerian hackers who targeted US bank accounts, the interior ministry said Sunday.
Chaffetz: OPM Hack ‘Sort of An Act of War’ In ‘Ghost War’
House Oversight Committee Chairman Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) argued that the OPM hack has “sort of an act of war” and that there is “sort of this ghost war” involving hacking and security on Friday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox
OPM Data Breach Expands to 25.7 Million Americans
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has revealed that hackers stole personal information on 25.7 million Americans. That information included Social Security numbers, financial histories, mental health records, and in over a million cases, fingerprints.
Education Survey: Three Quarters of Americans Rate Federal Government’s K-12 Performance As ‘Fair’ or ‘Poor’
According to the 2015 Schooling in America Survey, one out of six respondents rank education as the “Number 1” issue facing America, yet only 20 percent of those surveyed said the federal government was doing a “good” or “excellent” job in K-12 education.
Survey: 14-Point Drop in Percentage of Americans Believing Business Owners Must Provide Services To Same-Sex Couples
In 2013, 52 percent of survey respondents agreed that business owners should be required to provide services to same-sex couples even if in violation of their faith. In 2015, however, only 38 percent agree with that statement.
Christie: Rand Should Be ‘In Front of Congress’ If There’s Another Attack
New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said that Rand Paul “should be in front of hearings, in front of Congress” if there’s another terrorist attack and that letting US allies fight ISIS with US support and training
