The Only Truly Compliant, Submissive Citizen in a Police State Is a Dead One
“Do exactly what I say, and we’ll get along fine. Do not question me or talk back in any way.…
Category: John Whitehead Commentaries
The Wolf Is Guarding the Hen House: The Government’s War on Cyberterrorism
“The game is rigged, the network is bugged, the government talks double-speak, the courts are complicit and there’s nothing you…
How DNA Is Turning Us Into a Nation of Suspects
“The year is 2025. The population is 325 million, and the FBI has the DNA profiles of all of them.…
Creepy, Calculating and Controlling: All the Ways Big Brother Is Watching You
“You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and,…
Why I’m Not Breaking Up with America This Valentine’s Day
“I love America and I hate it. I’m torn between the two. I have two conflicting visions of America. One…
How Reality TV Is Teaching Us to Accept the American Police State
“Plays, farces, spectacles, gladiators, strange beasts, medals, pictures, and other such opiates, these were for ancient peoples the bait toward…
Handcuffs, Leg Shackles and Tasers: The New Face of Punishment in the Public Schools
“In many parts of the country, teachers are viewed as beyond reproach, much like doctors, police officers, or clergy ……
The Dire State of Our Nation
“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains…
From Neighborhood Cops to Robocops: The Changing Face of American Police
“Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.” ― Aldous Huxley, Ends and Means If…
‘You’re Either a Cop or Little People’: The American Police State in 2014
“You’re either a cop or little people.”—Police captain Harry Bryant in Blade Runner For those of us who have managed…