The Police State
The Plastic Straw Ban: Enforced With Violence
Every government law, regulation, or ordinance must ultimately meet noncompliance with jail cells and government agents with guns.
The Police State Abolishes the Trial
Thanks to plea bargains and endless lists of new laws, American prisons are filled with innocent people.
You Now Can’t Leave the U.S. Unless the IRS Lets You
Looking more like an old-school authoritarian regime, the US government now has the power to revoke your passport if you owe taxes.
Napolitano: The Feds Violate their Own Laws (and the Constitution) with Border Separations
Feds are reaching far beyond their limited Constitutional naturalization powers, and also violating state and federal laws.
How the Feds Use Transportation Funds to Spy on You
The federal government relies on state and local officials to run its ever-growing surveillance state. This could also be its Achilles heel.
The Austrian - 2018 V-04 I-03
Starbucks Case Illustrates How Government Police Aren’t Like Private Police
Unlike government police, private firms often suffer falling stock prices and falling revenues when running afoul of public expectations.
James Comey’s Forgotten Rescue of Bush-Era Torture
James Comey and his allies in the media are trying to whitewash his record on torture.
Per Bylund on AI and the Structure of Production
Jeff Deist and Per Bylund dispel some of the myths surrounding artificial intelligence and mass data collection.