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Showing posts with label coercion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coercion. Show all posts

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Dec 4, 2018 Without an Obamacare penalty, many are planning to drop health plans. The consequences could be dire. fromTheHill:  Eviden...

VIDEO: Richard Epstein - ObamaCare

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Little Sisters Of The Poor Case Not About Contraception, It's About Gov't Forcing You To Violate Your Conscience

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by Stephanie Slade.    This morning the eight justices of Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell. The case will determine ...

John W. Whitehead: Fascism, American Style

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They’re all fascists. “If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then...

America’s Gestapo: The FBI’s Reign Of Terror

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by John W. Whitehead.   “Don’t Be a Puppet” is the message the FBI is sending young Americans. As part of the government’s so-called ongoi...

It’s Actually Easy To Force People To Be Evil

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by Annalee Newitz.    We've known for a long time that people will do terrible things under orders—like hurt strangers. But why are we...

Government Subsidies Will Erode Freedom Of The Press

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by Jaana Woiceshyn.         Newspapers around the world are losing revenues, both subscription and advertising. As Terence Corcoran of t...

Rand Paul Weighs In On The Apple-FBI Dispute

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by Elias J. Atienza.       Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told CN2 that Apple shouldn’t be compelled to hack the encrypted iPhone of San Bern...

Debt Collection, At The End Of A Gun (Update)

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by Scott Greenfield.      A good friend came to me decades ago with a problem. He received a letter from the Department of Education infor...

Kade Crockford: This Federal Appeals Court's Ruling Put A Dent In The Police Officers' 'Qualified Immunity' Defense

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Cop to be held accountable in killing of unarmed man.     A police officer is not immune from accountability after he points a gun at a n...

Michael F. Haverluck: Homeschoolers Face 23 Years In Jail For Missing The Filing Deadlines Imposed By The State

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Treating citizens like slaves.        Parents from two homeschooling families in Ohio face up to 23 years in jail for missing filing deadl...

Daniel Holtzclaw And The Limits Of “Community Policing”

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by Victoria M. Massie.  At the sentencing last week of Daniel Holtzclaw — the 29-year-old former Oklahoma City police officer convicted on...

Walter E Williams: Immorality And Contempt For Liberty

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Some Americans have become beasts of burden.    American immorality and contempt for liberty lie at the root of most of the political ec...

That Obamacare Penalty Will Be Bigger Than You Think

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by  Dan Mangan.   The stick's getting a lot bigger — but it's not clear that many more people will choose the carrot as a result. ...

Jerry Brown Pimps 'Coercive Power of the State' In Paris

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by Rob Nikolewski.       For the public good as determined by political elites.   California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) raised some eyebrows ...

Stephen Moore: Does EPA Need Guns, Ammo And Armor?

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Government's environmental SWAT teams.   The Environmental Protection Agency spent millions of dollars over the last decade on guns, ...

High School Journalism Teacher Gets Suspended After Standing Up For Student Reporters' Free Speech Rights

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by Zach Weissmueller.    Administrators at one California high school reacted in all the wrong ways when student reporters tried to write...

Forced Silence Is One Way To Shut Up Political Opponents

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by John Stossel.     Campaign finance rules = major threat to freedom. In a democracy, citizens must be able to criticize their leaders. ...

Woman Flips Off Mayor, So He Sends SWAT Team After Her

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by John Vibes.     Cops deployed as tools for politician. Tina Warren has been fighting her local government over rising water bills, l...

Police State America: Video Shows Austin Cop Arbitrarily Arresting A Man For Eating A Hamburger In His Parked Car

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by Grant Stern.        Cops making up the law as they go. This recently recorded arrest in Austin, Texas shows the five stages of police ...