Legal System

The U.S government has deemed all evidence of spying to be Top Secret, and maintains it’s illegal for you to know about it or use it in court.

 

Surveillance programs by a secret court violates the requirement for “due process of law.”

Interviewed by Paul Molloy, Mark Thornton talks about the economics of prohibition.

Not only are the NSA’s activities being scrutinized, but the court system of secret judicial rulings is being subjected to the light of day.

Interviewed by host Marc Clair, Mark Thornton differentiates between the mainstream approach to an issue and an Austrian or free market approach.

Interviewed by host Thom Hartmann, Mark Thornton explains why the minimum wage actually hurts the workers it is supposed to help.

The state’s creation of patent and copyright interests doesn’t prevent innovations, but it does erect hurdles that discourage research. The “traditional enemies of innovation [are] inertia and vested interest,” factors contributed to by the government practice of giving inventors protection from competitors.

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Interviewed by Merlin Rothfeld and John O’Donnell, Mark Thornton discusses the legalization of Marijuana and its economic impact, as well as