by John W. Whitehead. Judge, jury and executioner. Living in a free society means not having to look over your shoulder to
see whether the government is watching or fearing that a government
agent might perpetuate violence upon you. Unfortunately, as I detail in my book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, ... MOREHave the Police Become a Law Unto Themselves?
by John W. Whitehead. Judge, jury and executioner. Living in a free society means not having to look over your shoulder to
see whether the government is watching or fearing that a government
agent might perpetuate violence upon you. Unfortunately, as I detail in my book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: No Place To Hide
Congress does nothing while liberty evaporates. With heart-pounding suspense, John le Carre-like intrigue and
Jeffersonian fidelity to the principles of human freedom, Glenn
Greenwald has just published "No Place to Hide." The book, which reads
like a thriller, is Greenwald's story of his nonstop two weeks of work
in May and June of 2013 ... MORE
Income Redistribution About Votes, Not Helping The Poor
by Jeffrey Dorfman. Everyone knows the famous Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you have fed him for a lifetime. So why does the federal government spend so much money on giving away fish and so little on teaching people how to fish? Because Democrats want people to depend on ... MOREWhy The Cost Of Government Is Higher Than You Think
by Gary Galles. Crowding out what matters. “Look what I did for you!” When our children were small, my wife and I
got many gifts from them accompanied with those words (including most of
our
refrigerator art and many things that still adorn our Christmas trees),
in search of approval and encouragement. While that process was an ... MORE
Elliot Rodger And Gun Control's False Promise
by Jacob Sullum. The day after his 20-year-old son, Christopher, was shot down at
a deli in Isla Vista, California, Richard Martinez
blamed his death on "craven, irresponsible politicians and the
NRA." Gun control advocates quickly seized upon Martinez's remarks,
using his grief to obscure the illogic of their position. None of the items on the ... MOREAppeals Court Supports 6th Amendment, Jury Nullification
by Joe Wolverton, II. ALERT: Court upholds Constitution! Like a scene from Perry Mason, Juan Salazar, a man accused of several gun- and drug-related crimes, rejected his attorney’s advice and took the stand, completely confessing his guilt. Whereas in Perry Mason, such a statement would have led to the slender, male jury foreman ... MOREGary North: The Illegal Marijuana Market Goes To Pot
Pot growers in Mexico are going bankrupt. Prices have fallen 75%. Why? It has been legalized in two states: Colorado and Washington. The price of pot has fallen 75%. This is basic economics. Competition drives down prices. But how? How does all that legal pot in two states get to other states? By car. Someone takes greenbacks into Colorado, ... MORE
America 2014: If You Are Doing Nothing Wrong Then You Have Nothing To Hide ...Unless You're The Government
Everyone is now a suspect. Imagine if you will, cruising down Woodward Avenue all smiles and sunshine until you see it; that red, white and blue flicker in your rear-view mirror. The Oakland County Sheriff has abruptly merged behind you. We’ve all felt that initial rush, the terror of being ‘pulled over’ and treated like a child. Whether you’re a ... MORE
Georgia's Expanded Concealed Carry Good For Liberty
"An armed society is a polite society." - R.A. Heinlein. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently signed into law a bill
which expanded the rights of licensed gun owners to carry their
firearms into certain public places. The name of the bill was the Safe
Carry Protection Act, though critics have charged that it should be
better known as the ... MORE
John Stossel: Eat Without Fear
Don't be afraid of your food. It's easy to scare people about what's in their food, but the danger is almost never real. And the fear itself kills. Take the panic over genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Ninety percent of all corn grown in America is genetically modified now. That means it grew from a seed that scientists altered by ... MORESWAT Team Brutally Assaults Innocent Man On Tractor
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA: Brutalize first, ask questions later. A man says that while he was working on his tractor in his driveway, a van pulled up and a dozen men with rifles piled out and assaulted him. As they bashed his head in, breaking bones in his face, he believed they were there to kill him. It was later determined that police had ... MOREFeds Ignore Both States Rights And Medical Evidence
by Shane Trejo. Raids in legal weed states display contempt for the people's will. Major developments are taking place in the medical marijuana community
that are opening eyes everywhere, much to the chagrin of the feds. A number of testimonials continue to emerge that indicate the tremendous healing power of marijuana rich in CBD, ... MOREMichael Beato: Political Correctness Hinders Truth Seeking
Of course, that's the whole point. The latest bout of collegiate outrage that has captured the nation’s attention surprisingly does not come from an offensive themed fraternity party, or an undergraduate bellowing “Don’t tase me, bro” during a political speech. No, the country is taking notice that institutions of higher education are ... MOREGreenwald's Finale: Naming The Surveillance Victims
by Toby Harnden. The man who helped bring about the most significant leak in American intelligence history is to reveal names of US citizens targeted by their own government in what he promises will be the “biggest” revelation from nearly 2m classified files. Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who received the trove of documents from ... MOREThomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Exquisite observations from a national treasure. Will the Veterans Administration scandal wake up those people who have been blithely saying that what we need is a "single payer" system for medical care? Delays in getting to see a doctor have been a common denominator in government-run medical systems in England, Canada and ... MOREIRS Sets Sights on Frequent Flyer Miles, Hotel Points
by Ira Stoll. New method to separate citizens from their money. Just in time for your summer vacation, the IRS is getting ready to toughen the tax treatment on frequent flyer miles and hotel loyalty reward programs. The IRS announced in 2002
that it wouldn't try to go after individuals for income taxes on
frequent flyer miles or hotel ... MORE
VIDEO: Can Americans Pass The Citizenship Test?
The great dumbing down seems to have worked. Nice job, public school!
Walter E Williams: White Privilege
The propaganda and lunacy is deepening in schools. What would you think if your 8-year-old came home and told you that "white privilege is something that white people have, meaning they have an advantage in a lot of things and they can get a job more easily"? You would have heard that at the recent 15th annual White ... MOREEPA's Next Target In Climate Change Fight: Cooking Stoves
by John Solomon. The war on humans. The Obama administration's war on climate change may soon be moving inside the kitchen. Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy is set to unveil Tuesday
six federal grants to universities to fund research on clean
cooking-stove technology. The announcement will put the EPA's ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: Dubious Rights Threaten True Liberty
Free birth control and unfree photographers. According to The New York Times, a case the Supreme Court heard in March, involving a challenge to Obamacare's requirement that businesses pay for their employees' contraceptives, "pits religious liberty against women's rights." Similarly, the recent controversy over an Arizona bill aimed at ... MORESteve Silverman: 8 Jury Nullification Objections Rebutted
You can't exercise your rights unless you know them. A recent Chicago Tribune editorial targets a new fully informed jury bill introduced by the New Hampshire House of Representatives. The bill would strengthen the current state law passed in 2012 that allows lawyers “to inform the jury of its right to judge the facts and the ... MORE
The NSA Captures Nearly Every Phone Call In Afghanistan
by Jacob Kastrenakes. The US National Security Agency has been recording nearly every phone call made in Afghanistan, according to WikiLeaks. The recordings are being made as part of the same program that was reported earlier this week to be capturing nearly every call in the Bahamas, as well as phone records from Mexico, ... MORESteve Chapman: The FBI Prospers By Feeding Fear
Careful, he might be behind the tree. James Comey became FBI director last year, at a time when Osama bin Laden was dead, terrorism at home was on the decline and the United States was shrinking its inflammatory presence in the Muslim world. So naturally, he says the danger is way worse than you think. Referring to al-Qaida groups ... MOREPooja Kaushik: What Is A Free Market?
The basics of economic freedom. In a free-market economy, the forces of supply and demand are free of interference by a government, other authority or price-setting monopolies. In a controlled market or regulated market, a government intervenes in demand and supply through various non-market methods such as, laws that creates barriers ... MORERemembering Our Ultimate Defenders Of Freedom
by Rob Woodall. It was President James A. Garfield who said, “For love of country they accepted death,” and in that brief sentence we find a simple, solemn truth. It’s a truth for which we set aside a special day each year to pay tribute to the sacrifice of so many. Their sacrifice is a gift for which we are grateful, and on Memorial Day we pause to ... MOREThe 2016 Presidential Candidate We Need
by George F. Will. All modern presidents of both parties
have been too much with us. Talking incessantly, they have put politics
unhealthily at the center of America’s consciousness. Promising
promiscuously, they have exaggerated government’s proper scope and
actual competence, making the public perpetually disappointed and surly. Inflating ... MOREAlarm Raised By Growing Gov't Power To Seize Property
by Barnini Chakraborty. Motel owner Russell Caswell wasn’t expecting to find himself at the center of a national controversy when FBI agents came knocking on his door. They said they wanted his Tewksbury, Mass., business – and the land it was on – because they suspected it was a hotbed for drug-dealing and prostitution. The agents, who were ... MOREThe Economist: Prohibition And Drugs
Press down, pop up. The lesson politicians refuse to learn. Before “Breaking Bad”, there was “Miami Vice”. The 1980s television show pitted detectives in white linen suits against drugs traffickers who used the Caribbean as their point of entry into Florida. The route, at least, is back in fashion. The proportion of cocaine imports entering ... MOREPolicing For Profit: Getting the Car Back is Bittersweet
by Calvin Sneed. Video from Channel 9. Over the past few months, we've been examining the way that police officers can seize vehicles during routine traffic stops. We discovered that, during many stops that take drunk drivers and drug couriers off the roads, innocent people can get their vehicles seized, too. One particular situation caught ... MOREThe Only E-Mail System The NSA Can't Access
by Hollie Slade. When the NSA surveillance news broke last year it sent shockwaves
through CERN, the particle physics laboratory in Switzerland. Andy Yen, a
PhD student, took to the Young at CERN Facebook group with a simple message: “I am very concerned about the privacy issue, and I was wondering what I could do about it.” ... MOREWhy Conservatives Shouldn't Boycott Chipotle
by David Harsanyi. For those of you who haven't heard, Chipotle Mexican Grill,
which for years allowed local laws to dictate policy for the
restaurant chain regarding open or concealed weapons, has decided
to "ask" customers not to bring firearms into its restaurants after
some zealous gun owners paraded around with "military-style assault ... MORE
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