Shielded from Justice: The High Cost of Living in a Police State
“It’s been over five months since the night a SWAT team broke into the house in which we were staying…We…
Category: John Whitehead Commentaries
Should We Just Follow Orders? Rules of Engagement for Resisting the Police State
“Let your motto be resistance! resistance! Resistance! No oppressed people have ever secured their liberty without resistance.”—Abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet…
America’s Dirty Little Secret: Sex Trafficking Is Big Business
“For every 10 women rescued, there are 50 to 100 more women are brought in by the traffickers. Unfortunately, they’re…
Turning Americans into Snitches for the Police State: ‘See Something, Say Something’ and Community Policing
“There were relatively few secret police, and most were just processing the information coming in. I had found a shocking…
An Unbearable and Choking Hell: The Loss of Our Freedoms in the Wake of 9/11
“I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in…
Resistance is Futile: The Violent Cost of Challenging the American Police State
“Police are specialists in violence. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force. With varying degrees of subtlety, this…
The American Delusion: Distracted, Diverted and Insulated from the Grim Reality of the Police State
“In the age of advanced technology, spiritual devastation is more likely to come from an enemy with a smiling face…
The Final Nail in the Coffin: The Death of Freedom in Our Schools
“Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again,…
From Boston to Ferguson: Have We Reached a Tipping Point in the Police State?
“I thought I was losing my capacity to be shocked — but events in Missouri over just the last couple…
The Tyranny of the Nanny State, Where the Government Knows What’s Best for You
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may…