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Feds Drop Charges in Child Porn Case to Protect Secrets

by James Holbrooks | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Washington — In a case that’s drawn criticism from multiple angles, last week federal prosecutors in Washington state dropped all charges against a man who allegedly downloaded child pornography from a website...

Arizona Wants to be Able to Seize the Assets of Protesters

by James Holbrooks | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Arizona — If Republicans in Arizona’s senate have their way, police in that state could soon have the power to seize assets and property from protesters, reports the Arizona Capitol Times. From a February 22...

2/10/17 James Bovard on the government’s overreach in gathering intel on Americans, and the long history of presidential fearmongering

by Scott Horton | Feb 10, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

James Bovard, the author of many books including Attention Deficit Democracy, discusses the 70+ fusion centers funded by the Department of Homeland Security, that specialize in wasting money, publishing worthless reports on non-existent terrorism threats, and...

Law Enforcement Uses Border Search Exception as 4th Amendment Loophole

by Sophia Cope | Dec 11, 2016 | Featured Articles, Justice

In recent months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have sought access to private data on the cell phones of two journalists. Such incidents are offensive because they threaten the independence of the press and pose specific risks to confidential sources. This...

The Tyranny at Standing Rock

by John Whitehead | Dec 2, 2016 | Featured Articles, Justice

Divide and conquer. It’s one of the oldest military strategies in the books, and it’s proven to be the police state’s most effective weapon for maintaining the status quo. How do you conquer a nation? Distract them with football games, political circuses and Black...

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What War Hawks Would Sound Like If They Weren’t Psychopaths

Modern warfare almost always leads to killing lots of innocents; if governments were held to the same standards as individuals, these killings would be manslaughter, if not murder. This doesn’t mean that war is never justified. But the reasonable hawkish mood is...

The Free Market Serves the Masses, Governments Commit Genocide

Amazon is simply the best store that ever existed, by far, with incredible selection and unearthly convenience. The price: cheap. Facebook, Twitter, and other social media let us socialize with our friends, comfortably meet new people, and explore even the most...

Democracy is Mob Rule by the Ignorant, Embrace Free Markets

https://youtu.be/kQToT7640h4 A democratic vote is like the captain of a ship having to consult every passenger about the best course to chart through an approaching storm. – The School of Life, Philosophy in 40 Ideas (2020), p. 13 Watch on Odysee

The Truth About Discrimination – Walter E. Williams

If people are free to discriminate in favor of, or against, a university or wine, what argument can be made against their having that same right with respect to choosing based on the race or sex characteristics of their mates, employees, tenants, or club members? If...

Black Youth Unemployment Before Democrats Started “Helping”

Although most people are familiar with more recent statistics on black youth unemployment, not many are aware of the black/white statistics for earlier periods. Table 3.2 (below) shows that in 1948, the two were roughly equal. For that year, blacks aged sixteen to...

Political Discrimination vs. Market Discrimination – Walter E. Williams

Gross racial discrimination alone has never been sufficient to prevent blacks from earning a living and bettering themselves by working as skilled or unskilled craftsmen and as business owners, accumulating considerable wealth. The fact that whites sought out blacks...

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