Government facilities and services -- which are actually disservices overall -- are called "public" while services that are efficiently responsive to the public are dubbed "private." Why is that? That way of framing the distinction could be intended to subtly...
Criminal Justice
U.S. Counter-Terror Operator Vanishes after Claiming to Identify January 6 Pipe Bomber
by Ken Silva | Oct 12, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
On June 8, 2022, a Twitter account linked to U.S. counterterrorism operator Jade Parker claimed to have identified the suspect who placed pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protest-turned-riot. “I have a very good...
TGIF: A Market for Law?
by Sheldon Richman | Oct 6, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Great part of that order which reigns among mankind is not the effect of government. It has its origin in the principles of society and the natural constitution of man. It existed prior to government, and would exist if the formality of government was abolished....
How an FBI Informant Created One of Largest Nazi Groups in U.S. History
by Ken Silva | Sep 25, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
An FBI informant cofounded one of the largest and oldest neo-Nazi organizations in U.S. history: the National Socialist Movement, a group connected to numerous crimes and violent events, including the deadly 2017 Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally, according to...
Whitmer Kidnap Judge: Defense Can’t Cite FBI Entrapment Efforts
by Ken Silva | Aug 28, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
During Tuesday’s opening statements at the trial of three men accused of aiding the 2020 alleged militia plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, defense attorney Bill Barnett made accurate statements about an FBI informant involved in the case—describing how...
Six Solutions to Fix Policing in America
by Michael Reeves | Aug 24, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Just over three years ago, in the wake of George Floyd's murder by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020 , riots erupted across America and protests even emerged in Europe. Time may not heal all wounds, but it can give perspective. And now may be an opportunity to...
Biden’s Crazy COVID Nose Bleed Police
by Jim Bovard | Aug 7, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Breaking News: Biden White House discovers a "nose bleed" exemption to the First Amendment! A top Biden White House staffer elbowed Facebook to intervene in private conversations anytime someone mentioned COVID vaccine side effects such as nose bleeds. House Judiciary...
Mom Accuses FBI of Entrapping Her ‘Neurodiverse’ Teenager in Terrorism Scheme
by Ken Silva | Jul 26, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
In June 2022, Colorado woman Deanna Meyer contacted her local sheriff’s office about violent and terroristic statements that her mentally ill 17-year-old son, Davin Meyer, was making at the time. The local sheriff, in turn, contacted the FBI, which then...