James Holbrooks

James Holbrooks covers geopolitics with a particular emphasis on Asia. Domestically, he writes about the state of the criminal justice system and issues of censorship. James' analyses have been published at Antiwar.com, and he regularly contributes to Scott Horton's project, the Libertarian Institute.

Free Speech Zones Finally Being Banned From College Campuses

The notion of designating areas where students can politically protest has long been sharply criticized as antithetical to the First Amendment.

James Holbrooks
By James Holbrooks

Amid long-running debate in Iowa about the Constitutionality of “free speech zones” on college campuses, the governor of Arizona recently signed new bills that will effectively turn campuses, themselves, into zones of free speech in that state. Both Arizona bills were signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey on May 16. House Bill 2548 targets free

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Outraged Americans Have Had Just About Enough Of The TSA

“The patience of the flying public has reached a breaking point. Given the adverse customer service and economic impacts, we can no longer tolerate the continuing inadequacy of TSA passenger screening services.”

James Holbrooks
By James Holbrooks
A traveler is patted down by a TSA agent as they go through security at the Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

At Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Sunday, about 450 passengers missed their flights because of long lines at TSA security checkpoints. This brings the total to around 800 in the past week alone — and nearly 4,000 since February. Earlier in the week, O’Hare had advised travelers to arrive at the airport three hours before their flights

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