A Buffalo mother’s children have been kidnapped by the government. Why? Because she dared to homeschool them. Last November, Kiarre Harris decided to homeschool her two elementary school aged children because she felt they deserved a better education than the system could provide. “I felt that the district was failing my children and that’s when I Read More…
Police State
The New Travel Ban You Didn’t Hear About Is Against U.S. Citizens
As emotions intensify over Trump’s recent immigration ban, the State Department and IRS have quietly used it as a smokescreen to roll out a new policy that targets U.S. citizens for unpaid taxes. The passports of these individuals can now be revoked and their citizenship status undermined at the behest of one of the government’s Read More…
Maybe Government Death Squads Are A Bad Idea
Remember when I warned about the worrying signs that Filipino President Rodrigo “Dirty Harry” Duterte was setting up a police state, including deputizing the public to kill suspected criminals, threatening martial law if the judiciary tried to stop him and endorsing the killing of journalists? Well, to adopt the parlance of the millennial Buzzfeed set, Read More…
The Biometric ID Grid: A Country-by-Country Guide
In last week’s report on India’s demonetization disaster I began to connect the dots between demonetization, the push for a cashless society, and the biometric identification schemes that will eventually tie everyone’s fingerprints, iris scans, and other identifying details to every transaction they ever make. Well, that game of “connect the dots” just became even Read More…
10 Sinister State Moves Prove 1st Amendment is Dying
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” President Donald Trump’s first week in office has seen a tumultuous Read More…
Freedom of Press? 6 Journalists Face 10 Years in Prison for Reporting on DC Unrest
Washington, D.C. — Protests and riots over the weekend in response to the inauguration of Donald Trump led to the arrest of more than 200 people — including at least six journalists — who now face the possibility of ten years in prison and fines of up to $25,000. Random people present at 12th and L Streets were kettled by Read More…






