J. Bradley Jansen is the director of the Center for Financial Privacy
and Human Rights, part of the Liberty and Privacy Network, a
Washington DC-based non-profit founded in 2005 to defend privacy,
civil liberties and market economics. He is an adjunct scholar at the
Competitive Enterprise Institute. Previously at the Free Congress
Foundation, Jansen safeguarded privacy and other Constitutional
liberties including testifying before Congress on the USA PATRIOT Act
proposal, National ID, and other issues. While working for U.S. Rep.
Ron Paul, he initiated and lead opposition to the “Know Your Customer”
proposal. Jansen holds a BA in International Studies from Miami
University (Ohio), learned Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana (Colombia), and with advanced studies in economic history at
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile) and law and economics at
George Mason University School of Law. He can be reached at
bjansen@financialprivacy.org or at 202-742-5949 ext. 101.

Blog Entries by J. Bradley Jansen

Conservatives for Privacy, Where is the Left?

41 Comments | Posted November 3, 2009 | 03:15 PM (EST)


Last week, the  New York Times wrote about privacy concerns because the Federal Bureau of Investigations relaxed their standards after September 11th, 2001.  What the reporter did not mention was that many conservative, religious and libertarian groups spoke up when the post 9/11 guidelines were adopted.  We voiced our...

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For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

35 Comments | Posted September 26, 2009 | 01:36 PM (EST)


For Liberty, a documentary of the Ron Paul grassroots movement, deserves attention.  Ron Paul enthusiasts will recognize familiar names and faces and relive unforgettable moments, and students of elections, campaign managers and political activists of all persuasions should see it.  Everyone concerned with the direction of the...

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A Way Out Of The Iranian Stalemate

8 Comments | Posted June 19, 2009 | 06:01 PM (EST)


Allowing a presidential run-off may be the best solution to the current Iranian crisis. Thankfully, the situation has avoided large-scale bloodshed thus far, and the principal leaders seem to want to avert that scenario.

The Iranian presidential election of June 12th has created a stalemate with an increasingly high...

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