Police Statism

Keeping Rights on Paper, Losing Them on the Streets

by Robert Wicks July 22, 2011

While many people love to promote the various rights guaranteed by the Constitution, it is interesting to see how rights are restricted not through legislation or even an active judiciary, but simply by law enforcement not respecting them. Consider the right to keep and bear arms and this officer’s reaction to a man exercising his [...]

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Bastiat on Rome

by Stephan Kinsella April 18, 2011

Consider Bastiat’s comments on Rome and how–if you substitute for slavery the drug war and tax slavery–they apply to the modern US: What is to be said of Roman morality? And I am not speaking here of the relations of father and son, of husband and wife, of patron and client, of master and servant, [...]

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Don’t you ever interrupt me while I’m reading a book, Pig!

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché January 28, 2011

Amusing bibliophile-parody music video — I’m Reading a Book — by Julian Smith:

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Enjoy Snitchin’? There’s an App for That

by Brian Martinez December 15, 2010

If you suspect your neighbors are cooking up meth or fertilizer bombs in their basement — or maybe you just want those damn kids to get off your lawn — “help” from the government is as close as your iPhone: The PatriotApp links your phone to American security and law enforcement agencies via the Internet [...]

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Legalize It _\|/_ But Don’t Tax Or Regulate It, Bro

by Manuel Lora November 3, 2010

“Should Be Legalized” is a a great, high quality parody of Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie.” The video reminds us of the dangers of prohibition and urges Congress to legalize marijuana. I must, however, object to the video’s desire for pot to be regulated or taxed.

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Sexuality, the State, and the Death of Black Manhood

by Robert Wicks October 13, 2010

Recently, my college friends and myself were discussing a recent article in Vibe magazine on the experiences of a flamboyantly gay man at Morehouse College, and the response of the school’s president. I shared the two articles with family and friends, and the inevitable question “what has happened to black men?” came up. It seems [...]

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Article: The Kidnapping of Cheyenne Irish

by William N. Grigg October 9, 2010

The government’s abduction of Cheyenne Irish just hours after her birth is hardly the first time law enforcement officials and social workers have cited “political extremism” to justify severe and extra-constitutional sanctions against people who have not been convicted of an actual crime. Read the Full Article by William N. Grigg Afterwards, discuss it below.

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