Archives for: August 2013
The Drug War Murders a Toddler
by Will
LibertyMinute August 6 2013
Joshua Hill didn?t know that his July 25 visit with his daughter Alexandria would be the last he would enjoy. Four days later the two-year-old child was killed by the state-licensed foster mother who had been given c… more »
The FBI's Privileged Partners in Crime
by Will
Liberty Minute August 5 2013
According to legal scholar Harvey Silverglate, each day the typical American commits three acts that could be treated as felonies by a sufficiently creative federal prosecutor. On a typical day the FBI formally authoriz… more »
Subsidizing the Perennially Useful "Terrorist Threat"
by Will
Liberty Minute August 2 2013
Acting on the principle that government?s chief function is to terrify its subjects into submission, the State Department announced the closure of embassies in the Middle East and issued a worldwide travel alert to all Am… more »
From "Gun Control" to "Hammer Control"
by Will
LibertyMinute August 1 2013
Opponents of civilian disarmament frequently point out that a firearm is simply a tool that can be used or abused depending on the intentions of its owner.
The City government of Oakland, California seems to appreciate that… more »
7/31 -- Police Paranoia as a Procurement Strategy
by Will
Liberty Minute July 31 2013
The City of Concord, New Hampshire is about to receive a $258,000 federal homeland security grant to purchase a BearCar armored vehicle for its police department.
In its application for the grant, the department claimed tha… more »
Committing War Crimes is a Duty; Reporting them is a Felony
by Will
LibertyMinute July 30 2013
Private First Class Bradley Manning exposed war crimes. For this he has been convicted of 19 criminal counts, including five espionage charges. He was acquitted on a charge of aiding the enemy, which carried a life sentence.… more »
Should Cops Enforce Internet Etiquette?
by Will
Liberty Minute July 26 2013
Joseph Grabko of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was briefly employed at a pizza restaurant called The Wild Tomato before quitting over issues of hygiene and finding drug paraphernalia on the premises. After leaving the restaur… more »
COINTELPRO -- Updated for the Internet Age
by Will
Liberty Minute July 25 2013
While covering the elitist Bilderberg Conference in England, Luke Rudowski of the independent investigative group WeAreChange.org received an email from someone identifying himself as an anonymous whistleblower. The email, w… more »
"Why Did You Call the Police? They Don't Help"
by Will
Liberty Minute July 24 2013
In May of last year, Los Angeles resident Veronica Cornejo called the Sheriff?s Office to report that her mentally ill brother was severely agitated and potentially dangerous to himself and his family. The department respo… more »
Great is the Guilt of an Unnecessary War - Vietnam Edition
by Will
Liberty Minute July 23 2013
The Vietnam War ended forty years ago, but its toxic legacy lives on in children born decades after the conflict came to a close. One of them is 12-year-old Thi Ly, whose head is unnaturally large and visibly misshapen and h… more »
To Save Detroit, its Government Must Die
by Will
Liberty Minute July 22 2013
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina of Michigan?s Ingham County Circuit Court has voided Detroit?s bankruptcy decree, claiming that it violated the state constitution. To buttress that dubious claim, Judge Aquilina, a former ai… more »
Drone-Hunter's Motto: "The Fly in Town -- they Get Shot Down"
by Will
Liberty Minute July 18 2013
On two occasions in a single week, surveillance drones operated from Florida?s Tyndall Air Force Base were destroyed in incidents that put the public at risk. On July 10, a drone was redirected over the Gulf of Mexico and… more »
In USSA, Journalism is a Crime
by Will
Liberty Minute July 17 2013
Author and activist Barrett Brown has been behind bars for nearly 300 days without a trial. Federal prosecutors have filed a 17-count indictment on charges arising from the act of republishing material obtained by hackers fr… more »
Inventing Pretexts to Ignore the Fourth Amendment
by Will
Liberty Minute July 16 2013
ATF Special Agent Ashley Stephens visited the home of Claudia Moore, a suspected drug dealer with a felony conviction on her record. After Stephens knocked on Moore?s front door, he was greeted by a man named Mark Mongold,… more »