We Are the Children of the Night

John W. Whitehead October 30th, 2007

"I am Dracula."—Bela Lugosi

Halloween is associated with strange creatures, but none more so than the vampire. To most, the vampire is a myth, an image popularized in movies, television and books. Yet the vampire is no mere Hollywood creation. It is a universal legend.

Stories about this blood-sucking fiend have been told throughout the world for centuries, perhaps as long as tales have been told. The villagers of Uganda, Haiti, Indonesia and the Upper Amazon all have their local v … (Read More)

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Big Brother in the Sky

Erik October 12th, 2007

From heat tracking spy satellites to miniature flying audio/video recorders (see pic.), the U.S. government has an arsenal of surveillance tools… and they're aimed directly at you. On top of that, you're paying for it.

This week on SBE, we're joined by constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead from The Rutherford Institute to talk about his recent article, An Electronic Concentration Camp: Big Brother in the Sky. Check out the piece and listen to the program to find out ho … (Read More)

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An Electronic Concentration Camp: Big Brother in the Sky

John W. Whitehead October 10th, 2007

Short of hiding out in a cave, far removed from any trace of modern technology, it would seem that there is no longer any escaping the electronic concentration camp in which we live.

Whether we're crossing the street, queuing up at the ATM or picnicking in the park, we're under constant scrutiny–our movements monitored by cameras, tracked by satellites and catalogued by a host of increasingly attentive government agencies. No longer does the idea of an omnipresent, omniscient go … (Read More)

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Intellectual Book Burning in a Totalitarian Democracy

John W. Whitehead September 26th, 2007

"There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Every minority, be it Baptist/Unitarian, Irish/Italian/Octogenarian/Zen-Buddhist, Zionist/Seventh-day Adventist, Women's Lib/Republican, Mattachine/FourSquareGospel feel it has the will, the right, the duty to douse the kerosene, light the fuse. Every dimwit editor who sees himself as the source of all dreary blanc-mange plain porridge unleavened literature, licks his guillotine … (Read More)

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Barry Bonds Is No Hammerin' Hank

John W. Whitehead July 24th, 2007

"When I was in the ballpark, I felt like I was surrounded by angels and I had God's hand on my shoulder."—Hank Aaron

When I was growing up in the late "˜50s and early "˜60s, baseball glowed. The players were like gods. Kids looked up to them and wanted to emulate them. They stood for honesty, hard work and determination. We thought we could be like them because they didn't make whopping salaries and weren't millionaires. And they were respectful to the pu … (Read More)

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Are the Hitler Parallels Too Close for Comfort?

John W. Whitehead June 12th, 2007

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it." —George Santayana

On May 9, 2007, with little attention from the snoozing media, George W. Bush issued a "presidential directive" that allows him to assume control of the federal government following a "catastrophic emergency."

Although the directive doesn't specifically identify the types of emergencies that would qualify as "catastrophic," it is vague enough to encompass � … (Read More)

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