John W. Whitehead: The Stealing of America

By the Cops, the Courts, the Corporations and Congress.  Call it what you will—taxes, penalties, fees or fines—but the only word that truly describes the constant bilking of the American taxpayer by the government and its corporate partners is theft. We’re operating in a topsy-turvy Sherwood Forest where instead of Robin Hood and   ... MORE

Jesse Walker: The Public Turns Against War

Saber rattling doesn't poll well anymore.      After a civilian airline was shot down over Ukraine last week, America's hawks stepped up their calls for a more muscular intervention in the country, with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) calling the White House "cowardly" because it hasn't armed the government in Kiev. But a new YouGov survey shows  ... MORE

VIDEO: FOX NEWS - IRS Scandal: Shifting Stories

Mike Marion: The Exorbitant Price Of The American Empire

Blood, treasure and soul.     It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when it happened, but clear evidence can be seen at least in the aftermath of World War II. Some trace the origins back to 1898 and the Spanish-American War, or even earlier to the War of 1812. And still others would say that imperial ambitions were even on the minds of some of  ... MORE

Can We Fight Police Brutality With “Massive Open Carry”?

by Trevor Lyman.       Those of us that are aware of the problem of police brutality are desperately looking for a way to stop it via peaceful means. I believe that if the majority of the public were to open carry (which I would call “massive open carry”), police brutality would diminish greatly for two main reasons:  hb1.) More often than not the    ... MORE

VIDEO: Know Your Rights - Police Checkpoints

Snowden Plans To Work On Anti-Surveillance Technology

by Charlie Osborne.      Edward Snowden says he plans to develop and promote anti-surveillance technology to hamper government spying across the globe. The former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, who leaked confidential documents detailing the extensive surveillance activities of the NSA and the UK's GCHQ, called for   ... MORE

Andrew Napolitano: What If Democracy Is A Fraud?

What if the government is not us?     What if you were allowed to vote only because it didn't make a difference? What if no matter how you voted the elites always got their way? What if the concept of one person/one vote was just a fiction created by the government to induce your compliance? What if democracy as it has come to exist      ... MORE

Zenon Evans: Socialists Are Cheaters, Says New Study

It is all about the incentives.         "The longer individuals were exposed to socialism, the more likely they were to cheat on our task," according to a new study, "The (True) Legacy of Two Really Existing Economic Systems," from Duke University and the University of Munich. The team of researchers concluded this after working with 259   ... MORE

John Stossel: Policing America

Today there are more than 50,000 "no-knock raids" a year. I want the police to be better armed than the bad guys, but what exactly does that mean today Apparently it means the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security equip even the tiniest rural police departments with massive military vehicles, body armor and grenade     ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Playing Favorites With Crapitalism

Allen Smith: Rhode Island Proves Legalizing Prostitution Will Decrease Rape And Sexually-Transmitted Diseases

It happened by accident.       For a brief period of history, Rhode Island was the only state where prostitution was legal in every county. Now, a new report shows legalized prostitution led to a decrease in rapes and sexually transmitted diseases within the state, the Washington Post reports. The report, published by the National Bureau of      ... MORE

Jacob Sullum: Drug War Refugees

The children are fleeing prohibition-related violence.       As thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America seek refuge in the United States, some commentators are blaming American drug users. "If there weren't a lot of Americans seeking marijuana and heroin and cocaine," says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, "there     ... MORE

VIDEO: Food Trucks and Carts Serve Clean Food

Mike Tuttle: The Incentives Behind Civil Asset Forfeiture

Do we really want policing for profit?     You’ve probably seen the ads on late night TV and in magazines. They promise that you can buy luxury cars, boats, houses, and other big ticket items for pennies on the dollar or less. The explanation is that these items used to belong to drug dealers or white collar criminals who are now behind bars.      ... MORE

Global Warmists Flee The Arctic And Move To California

The Arctic is having record cold this summer.      The cold is going to produce the most Arctic summer sea ice in a decade. After being obsessed with the Arctic and Polar bears for years, there is no mention of this in the press. 78% of the US has been below normal temperature over the last 10 months. Almost the entire country except for    ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Bordering On Madness

Looking before we leap is not racism.  In a recent confrontation between protesters against the illegal flood of unaccompanied children into the United States and counter-protests by some Hispanic group, one man from the latter group said angrily, "We are as good as you are!" One of the things that make the history of clashes over race or        ... MORE

Katie Kieffer: One Year of Fracking in CO. Creates More Jobs Than Has Obama’s Entire Economy For Millennials

If only government got out of the way.     Fracking in the state of Colorado during the year 2012 created 111,000 jobs whereas Barack Obama’s entire economy has only generated 110,000 jobs for Millennials since 2007. What is wrong with our president? Does he suffer from a migraine headache or is he simply refusing to think straight?     ... MORE

VIDEO: Napolitano/Beck: Future Of The Republican Party

Walter E Williams: Do Blacks Need Favors?

Stopping educational fraud is all that is necessary.     Earlier this month, the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act was celebrated. During the act's legislative debate, then-Sen. Hubert Humphrey, responding to predictions, promised, "I'll eat my hat if this leads to racial quotas." I don't know whether Humphrey got around to keeping  ... MORE

James Trenton: The Roadmap For Gun Control

Be aware.       A lot of people involved in the fight for gun rights get caught up in the details of daily battles and lose focus of the big picture of where gun control is headed. We focus on specific quotes, an image, or a video clip. We track the newest anti-gun bills and write comments online. All these are important and we certainly     ... MORE

Young Girl Assaulted By Three Cops for "Breaking" Curfew


Police State 2014: Our public servants at work.

Silicon Valley Techies ‘Like’ Senator Rand Paul

by Mark Kelly.     Attracted by the ideas of freedom and innovation. There’s a new app in Silicon Valley — conservatarianism. It’s the app that conservative Senator Rand Paul is pushing. He wants to join forces with local techies. But how can technology and liberty flourish side by side? Paul’s answer, “shrink government.” “Is government inherently   ... MORE

Edward Cline: Obama's Middle Finger To America

Hoping to change America's founding principles.      From day one in his first term of office, President Barack Obama has given America his middle finger. I’m surprised so many people haven’t noticed it. Here’s a State of the Union address he’d never dare make, but I’m sure he would like to, just to let his hair down. It would probably be written by  ... MORE

Sam Batkins: The Nation's $100 Billion Regulations Tab

Obama’s pen-and-phone regulations are very costly.      What does President Obama’s “Year of Action” mean, exactly? The answer is more than $100 billion in regulatory burdens so far this year, putting the nation on track for $200 billion by year’s end. This is what “using his pen and his phone” means for countless manufacturers, energy   ... MORE

Alaska To Vote On Legalization Of Recreational Marijuana

by Sarah Hutchins. Since Colorado began selling legalized recreational marijuana January 1, 2014, and Washington followed on July 8, 2014, the rest of the country has been wondering which state will be next, and while Oregon has been on the tips of most people’s tongues, it could also be Alaska that becomes the next to capitalize on the so-called    ... MORE

VIDEO: Ex-Im Bank: Bribes and Kickbacks

Computer Crashes At IRS Now Reach Epidemic Proportions

by Patrick Howley.      Another likely story from our unaccountable government. IRS Deputy Associate Chief Counsel Thomas Kane said in transcribed congressional testimony that more IRS officials experienced computer crashes, bringing the total number of crash victims to “less than 20,” and also said that the agency does not know if the   ... MORE

No Taxing Our Way Out of Looming Health Spending Crisis

by Mallory Carr.      The fiscal train wreck that Obamacare and other health care entitlements will inevitably cause is quickly approaching—and no amount of tax increases can save us from the crash. Although the “Eat the Rich” and “Tax the one percent” way of thinking is currently in vogue, these catchy sound-bites remain nothing more than pithy    ... MORE

VIDEO: What Are The Chances? (An IRS Love Song)

California Cell Phone Ban Fails To Reduce Accidents

But it does raise revenue for politicians to spend.     Six years ago, California began enforcing a ban on the use of cell phones behind the wheel. In the latest edition of the journal Transportation Research, a study found that issuing tens of thousands of $170 tickets each year for this new offense failed to yield measurable safety benefits.    ... MORE

Eric Garner's Arrest & Death About More Than A Chokehold

Cops kill man suspected of unapproved market transaction. The war on black market cigarettes. The brutal takedown and arrest of Eric Garner by the New York Police Department in Staten Island, which was quickly followed by the man's death, became top national news after New York Daily News released video of the encounter (here).      ... MORE

This Is Your Government On Drugs. Any Questions?

by Jonathan Blanks.      If the Obama administration is to be believed, America’s infamous "War on Drugs" is over. In its most recent National Drug Control Strategy, released last week, officials promised a more humane and sympathetic approach to drug users and addiction. Out, the report suggests, are "tough on crime" policies. Rather than   ... MORE

World Health Organization Calls For Drug Decriminalization

UN argues against its own policy.     JAMAICA, Uruguay, Colorado, Washington—more and more places are rebelling against the UN conventions that established the criminalisation of narcotics half a century ago. But the latest organisation to weigh in against the UN’s line is rather surprising. It is a branch of the UN itself. A report just   ... MORE

VIDEO: Milton Friedman - Health, Education And Welfare

How Minimum Wage Laws Promote Racial Discrimination

by Gary North.       It was over 40 years ago that I first heard Walter Williams speak at a conference. Anyway, I think it was over 40 years ago. It could not have been less. He and I were on what speakers call the rubber-chicken circuit as early as 1974. We spoke to high school teachers in a program sponsored by the intercollegiate Studies Institute,   ... MORE

NYPD Kill Man Over Alleged Sale Of Black Market Cigarettes

by Scott Shackford. See the shocking video.     Eric Garner, 43, said he was just breaking up a fight. New York Police Department officers said he was selling untaxed cigarettes and tried to arrest him. When he refused to cooperate, police jumped on the 400-pound Staten Island man, put him in a chokehold, and forced him to the sidewalk. He complained    ... MORE

VIDEO: Warrantless Data Collection the New Normal?


Police play NSA. 

Veronique de Rugy: The Crony Capitalism Machine

The Export-Import Bank is inefficient and immoral.   Congress will soon debate the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, an outfit that doles out money to favored corporations and foreign governments. For 80 years, the bank and the crony capitalists it supports have defeated every attempt to shut it down. But that may slowly be changing.     ... MORE

NSA Employees Routinely Pass Around Nude Photos

The shameless perks of government employees.      The 31-year-old former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has warned that during surveillance, among other things, NSA system administrators also intercepted and routinely passed the nude photos of people in "sexually compromising" situations among    ... MORE