Patriot Act at 22: We can only be Truly Safe when We’re Free
By: Michael Boldin 22 years ago – on Oct 26, 2001 – the Patriot Act was signed into law. As John Whitehead wrote, “we’re still grappling with the blowback that arises from ...
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22 Years of Blowback from the USA Patriot Act
By: John Whitehead For those who remember the days and months that followed 9/11, there is an unnerving feeling of déjà vu about the Hamas attacks on Israel. The same shocking ...
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A Nation of Snitches: DHS Is Grooming Americans to Report on Each Other
By: John Whitehead Are you among the 41% of Americans who regularly attend church or some other religious service? Do you believe the economy is about to collapse and the government will soon declare martial law? ...
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Neither Liberty Nor Safety
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano Benjamin Franklin’s famous one-liner about the relationship between liberty and safety has intrigued me since I first read it in high school. Why would anyone sacrifice personal ...
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Growing US Debt Menaces Liberty and Prosperity
By: Ron Paul Congress’ top priority this fall will be passing legislation funding the government and avoiding a “shutdown.” As of this writing, it appears unlikely that the Republican-controlled House will ...
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Mandates Again? Refuse to Comply. Nullify.
By: Michael Boldin With reports of mask mandates coming back – and predictions of them becoming widespread in the near future – we’re glad to see a pretty significant number of ...
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Yet Another Example of How Written Constitutions Don’t Enforce Themselves
By: TJ Martinell Constitutions don’t enforce themselves. That’s why James Madison called them “parchment barriers.” While there are plenty of examples of this at the federal level, it’s worth looking at ...
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The Constitution, Congress and Government Debt
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano What would you do if you were driving a vehicle and came upon a traffic light that had both red and green lights on? Most rational folks ...
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The War on Free Speech is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government
By: John Whitehead Absolutely, there is a war on free speech. To be more accurate, however, the war on free speech is really a war on the right to criticize the ...
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What Republicans Aren’t Saying about Food Stamps
By: Laurence M. Vance According to Democrats and their allies at progressive and liberal outlets, millions of Americans are going to go to bed hungry or starving to death because the ...
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