Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice discusses the (brief) history of the "qualified immunity" doctrine, which makes it very difficult for civilians to sue government agents for constitutional rights violations. Jaicomo breaks down the different types of legal...
Constitution
The Deep State’s Demolition of Democracy
“Thank God for the Deep State,” declared former acting CIA chief John McLaughlin while appearing on a panel at the National Press Club last October. In 2018, the New York Times asserted that Trump’s use of the term “Deep State” and similar rhetoric “fanned fears that...
Like Freedom? Then You Won’t Like the FREEDOM Act
Last Monday, a bipartisan group of Senators and a coalition including libertarian and progressive activists thwarted a scheme to ram through the Senate legislation renewing three provisions of the USA FREEDOM Act (previously known as the USA PATRIOT Act). The bill had...
News Roundup 3/23/20
Coronavirus The Department of Justice is asking Congress to craft a bill suspending some Constitutional rights. The DOJ wants the power to indefinitely detain people. The powers extend to any emergency, not just coronavirus. The DOJ is also pushing to deny asylum to...
3/20/20 William Arkin on the Military’s Top Secret Coronavirus Plans
Scott interviews William Arkin about his recent Newsweek article discussing the the government's various contingency plans—both public and secret—to keep a functioning, constitutional government alive during a national crisis. He is not so concerned about the...
Turning the Handle on the Door They Can’t Breach
Space monkeys, art exhibits, Operation Latte Thunder – that was the plan anyways. Nameless members of Project Mayhem set out to destroy a piece of art and a coffee bar. It was all part of Tyler Durden’s plot to begin, as Caitlin Johnstone aptly puts it,...
Police Stole $225K in Cash and Coins, and the Court Said “Okay”
Arlington, Va.—Seven years ago, police officers in Fresno, California, executed search warrants on the homes and business of Micah Jessop and Brittan Ashjian, who owned a business operating and servicing ATMs. Police were investigating a report of illegal gambling....
Think Deficits Are Bad Now? You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
The Trump administration has been operating with a crisis-like fiscal policy for nearly four years. Now it looks like America’s hurtling toward a genuine economic crisis. What’s next? The U.S. appears to be heading for economic lockdown as the impact of the...
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