Mike Maharrey untangles the complex web of legal history that has given America the system known as qualified immunity, which in practice shields police officers from just about any civil lawsuit. The doctrine, which has emerged out of the precedents set by repeated...
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6/19/20 Jeff Abramson on America’s Bloody Arms Industry
by Scott Horton | Jun 19, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Jeff Abramson about America’s convoluted process for selling weapons to foreign governments. The arms trade is a multi-billion dollar industry for private firms like Raytheon—but it’s also a process that is highly controlled by the U.S....
6/19/20 Dave DeCamp on the Killing of David McAtee
by Scott Horton | Jun 19, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Dave DeCamp shares the tragic story of David McAtee, the owner of a barbecue restaurant in Louisville who was killed by National Guard troops during a recent night of protests. McAtee was cooking for a group of friends and customers several miles away from the nearest...
Democrats & Jim Crow: A Century of Racist History the Democratic Party Prefers You’d Forget
by Sam Jacobs | Jun 19, 2020 | Featured Articles
The history of Jim Crow in the American South is a history one the Democratic Party would rather you forget.
News Roundup 6/19/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending the DACA program. [Link] A new bill will require any president to get Congressional approval before removing troops from Europe. [Link] The Senate National Defense Authorization Act expands the Air Force. [Link] The...
Influential China Hawks Push Trump Towards War guest Dave DeCamp
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
Dave DeCamp joins Foreign Policy Focus to discuss his recent coverage of Steve Bannon and Frank Gaffney's latest efforts to increase tensions with China. Bannon and Gaffney have stated the group Committee for Present Danger: China to further this goal. The Trump...
News Roundup 6/18/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 18, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The Atlanta police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks has been charged with felony murder. [Link] The Supreme Court declines to hear cases that question qualified immunity. [Link] The Justice Department is seeking to temporarily block the release of John...
If I Were a Racist…
by Bradley Thomas | Jun 18, 2020 | Featured Articles
Protests across the nation following the murder of George Floyd have inspired discussions beyond just police brutality, shining a spotlight on issues like “social justice” and “systemic racism.” But the divisive rhetoric on racism serves to distract from the statism....
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Episode 149: “The Police Are the Standing Army the Founders Warned Us About”
31 Minutes Mance welcomes attorney, and founder of the Rutherford Institute, John Whitehead. John is a tireless defender of individuals who have suffered abuse at the hands of the police. He is the author of, "Battlefield America - The War on the American People" John...
Episode 148: Was it “Real Socialism” or “Real Interventionism?”
Mance addresses two subjects he loathes but get mixed together like the worst breakfast serial: socialism and interventionism. Mance's Books on Amazon Mance's Books Available for Crypto Mance on Facebook Mance on Twitter
Unlawful Shield
Check out Cato's great new project Unlawful Shield, "Dedicated to Abolishing Qualified Immunity." "Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine invented out of whole cloth by the U.S. Supreme Court that protects government agents, including particularly law enforcement...
Robert Higgs: Astute Socialists Opt for Participatory Fascism in Practice
From the Independent Institute: "Astute socialists (if that’s not an oxymoron) opt for participatory fascism, not outright socialism, in practice. They know that outright socialism—the nationalization and central control of all the major means of production—is a...
The Onion Calls It: John McCain Edition
So, I think they published this in the "John McCain will die soon but hasn't died yet" phase of the news cycle a couple of days ago. Still, The Onion killed it. "John McCain Requests His Ashes Be Launched Into Iraq" You know, one last hurrah. Apropos, when Bush or...
NeoCons Not Ideologues; They’re Just Corrupt
Thanks LRC.com for this gem reported at zero hedge. Russia warns of "chemical provocation" as John Bolton cites intel warning of imminent use of chemical weapons by Assad (or whatever). You know the worst thing about Neo Cons? It's one thing for American Power to be...
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