Don’t Be Fooled by the Political Game: The Illusion of Freedom in America
“The shaping of the will of Congress and the choosing of the American president has become a privilege reserved to…
Category: John Whitehead Commentaries
Drivers, Beware: The Costly, Deadly Dangers of Traffic Stops in the American Police State
“The Fourth Amendment was designed to stand between us and arbitrary governmental authority. For all practical purposes, that shield has…
Freedom or the Slaughterhouse? The American Police State from A to Z
“Who needs direct repression when one can convince the chicken to walk freely into the slaughterhouse?”—Philosopher Slavoj Žižek Despite the…
Jade Helm, Terrorist Attacks, Surveillance and Other Fairy Tales for a Gullible Nation
“Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.” ― Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly Once upon…
Keeping Government Bureaucrats Off the Backs of the Citizenry: The Supreme Court Responds
“No man in the wrong can stand up against a fellow that’s in the right and keeps on a-comin’.”—Texas Rangers…
Prisons Without Walls: We’re All Inmates in the American Police State
“It is perfectly possible for a man to be out of prison and yet not free—to be under no physical…
Slave or Rebel? Ten Principles for Escaping the Matrix and Standing Up to Tyranny
“Until they become conscious, they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled, they cannot become conscious.”—George Orwell The…
The NSA’s Technotyranny: One Nation Under Surveillance
“The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control.”—William Binney, NSA whistleblower We now have a fourth branch of…
‘We the People’ Need to Circle the Wagons: The Government Is on the Warpath
“The government is merely a servant―merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and…
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
Police officers are more likely to be struck by lightning than be held financially accountable for their actions.—Law professor Joanna…