Article: The DEA reportedly uses NSA surveillance data to prosecute Americans, and is covering it up

The DEA reportedly uses NSA surveillance data to prosecute Americans, and is covering it up

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4590452/dea-nsa-surveillance-cover-up

The line between foreign and domestic or even worse terrorist and citizen is fading away in our government.  I feel more threatened and violated, if that’s even possible.

Book Review: The Help by Stockett (4 Stars)

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

4 out of 5 stars

Read in April 2012

I found this book to be a quick read. I can’t speak to its veracity or historicity, since I was born after most of these events took place and at a significantly northern latitude. I hope Kathryn Stockett portrayed the Help with empathy. I believe she succeeded, for I came away from the book with a better understanding of the plight of African-Americans at the cusp of the Civil Rights movement.