The Treason Called “Executive Privilege” The execution of King Charles I: How Parliament disposed of that tyrant’s claims of “executive privilege” “Treason is a matter of dates,” insisted Talleyrand, who despite being a physical cripple was ideologically double-jointed and thus (unlike many of his revolutionary comrades) was able to keep his head attached to its […]

Death Squad in Delaware: The Case of the Murdered Marine (UPDATED) UPDATE –Scott Horton of Antiwar.com kindly invited me to be a guest on Antiwar radio to discuss the outrageous killing of Derek Hale.He survived Iraq, only to suffer Death By Government in the “Land of the Free”: Sgt. Derek J. Hale, USMC, ret. — […]

The Military Commission and the “Monster” Washington Made At left: Hicks as a volunteer for the “Kosovo Liberation Army” in 1999 — when the terrorist group was an ally of Washington in its war on Yugoslavia. David Hicks, the Australian national who inexplicably became a convert to Jihad-centered Islam, is the first person to be […]

“I Am Kerik!” What We Can Learn from Giuliani’s Buddy Bernie Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do. Rudy Giuliani, 1994(Thanks to Anthony Gregory for the tip on that quote.)Political criticism is our enemy’s […]

The Conscience of Lt. Col. Stuart Couch (UPDATED ) A Christian Patriot: Lt. Col. Couch and his wife, Kim William Roper: So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law! Sir Thomas More: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? William Roper: Yes, I’d […]

The Blackmailer-in-Chief: Bush Threatens The Troops (Click to enlarge)For the people I must tell you, that their liberty and freedom consist in having of government, those laws by which their life and their goods may be most their own. It is not for having a share in government, Sirs: that is nothing pertaining to them. […]

“Your Papers, Please” — Simplified (A quick note: There is a brief update on the Derek Hale case at the end of this essay.)Deltha O’Neal, the Pro Bowl cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals, was arrested at a DUI checkpoint last December. When O’Neal showed up at he municipal courthouse in Batavia, Ohio a few weeks […]

Get The Kiddie-Cuffs, or Police State Pedagogy (UPDATED) “Do you think this is the first 6-year-old we’ve arrested?” This comment by Avon Park, Florida Police Chief Frank Mercurio to New York Times columnist Bob Herbert easily qualifies as the pull-quote of the day, perhaps of the month. Chief Mercurio was justifying the arrest — complete […]