The Patriot Act

One Final Expansion of the Surveillance State as Obama Heads for the Door

by Scott Shackford | Jan 16, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice

President Barack Obama's administration ending its eight-year rule by expanding the sharing of intercepted communications and data between federal agencies may feel a little bit like a final giant middle finger to the many critics of the massive, secretive...

The Antiwar Comic: Every School Kid Knows

by Tony DiGerolamo | Dec 17, 2016 | Blog

Today's Antiwar Comic is more of a civics lesson than anything else. It occurred to me that we teach all this high and mighty wonderful stuff about America and it's kinda b.s. For more comics visit the Webcomic Factory.

Hey, Trump: Pardon Snowden!

by Brittany Hunter | Nov 16, 2016 | Featured Articles, Justice

During his first days as president, Barack Obama pledged to protect government whistleblowers. In fact, Change.org even highlighted this stance saying, “Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee...

12/27/03 – Brigid O’Neil – The Scott Horton Show

by Scott Horton | Dec 27, 2003 | The Scott Horton Show

Philip Dru interviews Brigid O'Neil, a researcher at the Center on Peace & Liberty at the Independent Institute, and the author of the articles: The PATRIOT Act’s Assault on the Bill of Rights, Jose Padilla: A Constitutional Challenge for Us All, and Uncle Sam’s...

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Fat Amy Performs as Expected

The F35 continues to shine as a boondoggle and taxpayer nightmare fuel. Taiclet’s boasts to investors about the program were quickly tempered by real world events the same day when video circulated of an out of control Air Force F-35 tumbling to a fiery crash in...

Big Surprises in Ukraine You Didn’t See Coming! New Episode of The Kyle Anzalone Show

Jon Hoffman, Ph.D., and Kyle Anzalone discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, providing insightful analysis on recent developments. They touch on the potential for peace talks and the latest Russia-Ukraine war update. Stay informed with their expert opinions on the...

Scott Horton : Netanyahu Compares ‘Free Palestine’ to ‘Heil Hitler’ – New Episode of The Kyle Anzalone Show

Scott Horton breaks down the latest foreign policy news with host Kyle Anzalone.

The Continuing Erosion of US Dominance in Peer Combat

The predominance of Western military superiority in weapons systems is unraveling and the increasing dissonance in the US military complex coming to grips with existential changes in how peer competition in war is evolving is causing tremendous reduction in both both...

The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks

The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks John Weeks (@weeksjf) examines the evolution of free speech, the nature of state power, and the rise of what he calls the "global censorship complex." Drawing from anthropology, political...

163rd Anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s Victory in the Battle of Front Royal

This is reprinted from Jim Bovard's blog and expands on a post originally from 2023. Today is the 163th anniversary of the battle of Front Royal, Virginia (the town near where I was raised). On May 23, 1862, almost all the Yankee soldiers in Front Royal were captured,...

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