Archives for: December 2013
Yes, We're Headed for Civil War
by Will
LibertyMinute December 30 2013
The Declaration of Independence asserts that individuals have an innate right to pursue happiness. Recognizing that right doesn?t impose a responsibility on others to provide the individual with happiness ? however it… more »
Statism: The World's Deadliest Religion
by Will
Liberty Minute December 27 2013
Countless varieties of idolatry and religious delusion exist, and among them easily the deadliest is the peculiar cult called statism. It is the irrational belief in an invisible, intangible abstraction called the State,… more »
How Many More Will Die for "War on Drugs" Lies?
by Will
Liberty Minute December 26 2013
The intruders came before dawn, hurling grenades and beating down the door of the home 28-year-old Henry Magee shared with his pregnant girlfriend. Disoriented and terrified, Magee grabbed a gun and fired at the first st… more »
God is Entitled to Everything; Caesar Gets Nothing
by Will
Liberty Minute December 25 2013
It is of perennial significance that Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to satisfy a taxation demand made by a politician who presumed to rule the world. Caesar Augustus believed that everybody residing within his claimed… more »
All of us are "Aliens" in Post-Constitutional America
by Will
Liberty Minute December 24 2013
Three Philadelphia cab drivers were among those lured to the office of that city?s Parking Authority by officials of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency with the false promise of a refund. When the drivers a… more »
The Federal Reserve: 100 Years of Deceit
by Will
LibertyMinute December 23 2013
One hundred years ago today, a self-perpetuating elite embedded in international finance and the highest reaches of the US political system created the Federal Reserve ? an officially sanctioned counterfeiting operation… more »
De-criminalize Drugs, Don't "Legalize" Them
by Will
Liberty Minute December 19 2013
Krystal Barrows, a 35-year-old mother of three, was resting on the couch in her living room in Chillicothe, Ohio when her life was needlessly brought to a violent end by a police officer during a narcotics raid. Barrows… more »
When Police Guns Fire Themselves
by Will
Liberty Minute December 19 2013
Krystal Barrows, a 35-year-old mother of three, was resting on the couch in her living room in Chillicothe, Ohio when her life was needlessly brought to a violent end by a police officer during a narcotics raid. Barrows… more »
Inside the Mind of an Informant
by Will
Liberty Minute December 18 2013
In 2002, Utah resident Weldon Angelos was approached by a childhood friend named Ronnie Lazalde, who was involved in a local gang. Facing serious narcotics and firearms charges, Lazalde had become a police informant. Laz… more »
Meet Christopher Onesti, Former Cop and Welfare Whore
by Will
Liberty Minute December 17 2013
Somewhere, there is probably a ?Wounded Heroes in Blue? roster that pays tribute to former New Jersey police officer Christopher Onesti, who retired on disability in 2006 following an on-duty incident in which he inj… more »
A Gun Control Advocate's Murderous Gun Rampage
by Will
Liberty Minute December 16 2013
The 18-year-old student who allegedly committed the recent shooting at Colorado?s Arapahoe High School was described by friends as a bright, articulate, and highly opinionated young man. Politically active and deeply i… more »
Punishing a Cop for Refusing to Kill?
by Will
Liberty Minute December 12 2013
In Iceland, police are mourning the unprecedented shooting death of a suspect. The fatal police shooting of a 59-year-old Icelandic man on December 2 was the first to take place in that country since it achieved inde… more »
Lt. Col. Robert Bateman: An Authentic American Fascist
by Will
Liberty Minute December 11 2013
Many years ago, Lt. Col. Robert Bateman took an oath of enlistment in which he swore to ?support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic?..? Bateman has also taugh… more »
Yes, This Is a Totalitarian State (pt. 2)
by Will
Liberty Minute December 10 2013
While researching a story dealing with abuse of power by a sheriff?s office in Oregon, this commentator contacted the FBI field office in Portland. I asked the public affairs officer to confirm that a civil rights comp… more »
Yes, This Is a Totalitarian State (pt.1)
by Will
Liberty Minute December 9 2013
The image of a predatory creature menacing the globe is a standard feature in both spy fiction ? such as the James Bond novels and films ? and political propaganda. James Bond did battle with a sinister global syndica… more »
Government-Sanctioned Child Theft
by Will
Liberty Minute December 6 2013
It is difficult to imagine anything more cruel or depraved than forcibly sedating a pregnant woman, ripping her child from the womb, and then abducting the baby. Such incomprehensible sadism is well within the ability o… more »
Punishing Charity: A Crime Against God's Law
by Will
Liberty Minute December 5 2013
Lawrence, Kansas resident Debbie Nall lives in a city suffering from one of the most severe economic slumps in the country. The Milken Institute ranked Lawrence second-to-last in its 2012 economic survey of U.S. cities. S… more »
Does Politeness Constitute Probable Cause?
by Will
Liberty Minute December 4 2013
In our supposedly free country, a police officer on patrol can stop and question a driver for practically any reason he can devise. Police officers, eager to find evidence of narcotics offenses or other illegal activity,… more »
Idaho's State-Sponsored Gambling Ring Whacks a Small-Time Competitor
by Will
Liberty Minute December 3 2013
On the same day that Boise property owner Skinner Anderson was arrested and charged with gambling-related felonies, the state?s largest gambling syndicate began its largest buy-in to date. The state government of Idaho… more »
The Sadistic Profligacy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio
by Will
Liberty Minute December 2 2013
Joe Arpaio unabashedly claims to be the world?s toughest sheriff. While his claim to that title is implausible, he is incontestably the country?s most expensive law enforcement officer: His twenty-year reign as sher… more »