For four months, Officer Leon Davis with the Springfield [Massachusetts] police department escaped accountability for a most disturbing act of using his taser on a pregnant woman—repeatedly—in a sickening attempt to inflict punishment. However, the actions by Davis...
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Afghanistan’s Competing Presidents
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 11, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #463, I discuss the political instability caused by two different men claiming to be president. Incumbent Ashraf Ghani and his former Cheif Executive Abdullah Abdullah have both claimed victory in an election that happened in September. They exploit the rampant...
See, That’s How They Getchya.
by Scott Horton | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
Cops are crazy-violent as hell, so we need them to wear body-cameras. Watch them turn the cameras off in the middle of violating innocent people. But then, ... Oh, so you like body-cameras on cops, eh? Well now you've just lost even more freedom than before.
This is your security force
by Scott Horton | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog
A Police Officer Was Caught On His Body Camera Allegedly Fondling A Dead Woman's Breasts The incident occurred when the officer, who has not been identified, and his partner were responding to a call about a possible dead woman in a residential unit, the Los Angeles...
Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement
by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog
Via Trevor Lyman, Vice: Amazon's home security company Ring has enlisted local police departments around the country to advertise its surveillance cameras in exchange for free Ring products and a “portal” that allows police to request footage from these cameras, a...
Texas Poised To Ban All Red Light Cameras
by Scott Horton | May 22, 2019 | Blog
No f---ing way. Really? Rad. Across the country different jurisdictions -- not sure about Texas, but wouldn't be surprised -- have been caught shortening yellow light times to increase revenue. Which is simply murder. Score one against the technopoly. Update: Oy....
Judge Confirms: Oregon Engineer Has a First Amendment Right to Call Himself an Engineer
by Eric Boehm | Jan 6, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
A federal judge has ruled that the Oregon Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying violated the First Amendment when it tried to fine Mats Järlström—an Oregonian with a degree in engineering and years of experience in the field—for describing himself as...
A World Apart
by Kym Robinson | Apr 24, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
“I love you Daddy” she held his hand firmly, he kissed her cheek before he let her go. As he left the house he took a moment to compose his uniform. The drive was not long, he travelled for over thirty minutes to the base. Once inside he received his briefing and...
Government Surveillance Is Like a Creepy Stalker Guy
by Michael Maharrey | Jul 18, 2017 | Blog
Whenever I talk about government surveillance, especially cameras, somebody will inevitably say, “You have no expectation of privacy in a public place. So what’s your problem?” Well, let me explain. It’s true I have no expectation of privacy when I walk down Vine...
Tax-bloated Border Bandit Fuels Mercedes on Taxpayer Dime
by David Hathaway | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
Juan Fernando Barajas was arraigned this month for using ten government fuel cards to pump more than $1,700 worth of fuel into his personal black Mercedes-Benz SUV. The Nogales-based U.S. border officer also appeared to be fueling his personal F-150 extended cab...
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The US Government Has Been Lying About How to Lose Weight for Decades
https://youtu.be/TUADs-CK7vI Fat Fiction Movie Website Research by Ann F. La Berge: How the Ideology of Low Fat Conquered America Turns out a low-carb diet does far more to help people lose weight than a low-fat diet.
The “Rich Get Richer” Myth
Some 94 percent of Americans who reach “top 1 percent” income status will enjoy it for only a single year. Approximately 99 percent will lose their “top 1 percent” status within a decade. Now consider the top 400 U.S. income-earners—a far more exclusive club than the...
The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
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