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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Liberty Minute November 29 2013 Twice within the space of twenty-four hours, women in Texas were handcuffed and sexually assaulted by armed strangers in official-looking costumes. The first incident took place on a highway near Carrollton, Texas on No… more »