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Peter Funt
Position: Staff reporter

Surrendering privacy from the cradle to the grave

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon p...

Bigots and the American dream

Yes, it is possible. You can pursue the American dream. And maybe even be on your way to achieving it by age 11. That won’t necessarily stop comments by racists or cretins who think it’s coo...

The value of fathers

It’s no news to anyone that I disagree strongly with President Obama on just about any issue or policy position you can name. But I’m not the least bit uncomfortable saying I adm...

The importance of privacy protections

IRS apologists are furiously trying to change the subject from the outrageous targeting of political opponents by the IRS to a policy debate over forced disclosure of contributions to groups...

The Theory of Relative Laziness

My working theory — you could call it a philosophy, or a freestanding reason of how the world works —is what I call the Theory of Relative Laziness. It goes like this: Never attribute anythi...

Safe havens and evil

Once again it happens with sickening suddenness — a jolting shock that alters and cruelly mocks our assumption of “normalcy.” On a weekend when the news cycle focused on North Ko...