Writers must value freedom: Do you value your freedom? Call to ACTION
Sharing information and tips to increase earnings. Increase your passive, residual income. Guest bloggers welcome. 2026 Note: At the time this post was originally written, multiple news outlets and advocacy groups were reporting that journalists and bloggers faced legal consequences or jail time related to national‑security reporting. Those reports shaped the public conversation then, even though many of those articles have since been softened, reframed, or removed. The following is my unedited report from 2013 This post is outside my usual writing topics, but the issue of government eavesdropping is too important to ignore. If you’re someone who doesn’t mind your personal life becoming government material—regardless of which political party is in power—feel free to skip this one. As writers, authors, columnists, bloggers, and journalists, we should value privacy and freedom from government intrusion more than anyone else. With journalists and bloggers being thrown in jail for their r...