2011: A Civil Liberties Year in Review

John W. Whitehead January 10th, 2012

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It was a year of populist uprisings, economic downturns, political assassinations, and one scandal after another. But as I point out in this week’s vodcast, on the civil liberties front, things were particularly grim.

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Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute and author of The Change Manifesto. He can be contacted … (Read More)

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Occupy America and Friendly Fascism: Life in the Corporate Police State

John W. Whitehead November 14th, 2011

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Time will tell whether the Occupy protests amount to anything more than an expression of discontent on the part of the 99%. However, as I point out in this week's vodcast, what has been made clear, is that the 1% is protected by its own security force—the police—funded ironically enough by the very 99% against whom they are waging war with pepper spray, rubber … (Read More)

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The War on the American People – John W. Whitehead on SBE

Erik Guzman October 21st, 2011

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Has the war on drugs become the war on the American people? Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead says that it has. Is legalizing marijuana the solution?

According to a recent article by Whitehead, warrantless SWAT team raids are becoming commonplace and a rising number of innocent people are being subjected to brutal tactics in the failed war on drugs. All the while the Fourth Amendment is going up in smoke.

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The War on Drugs Has Become the War on the American People

John W. Whitehead October 21st, 2011

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"On July 29, 2008, my family and I were terrorized by an errant Prince George's County SWAT team. This unit forced entry into my home without a proper warrant, executed our beloved black Labradors, Payton and Chase, and bound and interrogated my mother-in-law and me for hours as they ransacked our belongings… As I was forced to kneel, bound at gun point on my living room floor, I recall thinking that there had been a terrible mistake. However, as I have lea … (Read More)

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E-Verify: De Facto National ID and the End of Privacy

John W. Whitehead September 20th, 2011

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As technology grows more sophisticated and the American government and its corporate allies further refine their methods of keeping tabs on citizens, those of us who treasure privacy increasingly find ourselves engaged in a struggle to maintain our freedoms in the midst of the modern surveillance state.

The latest attack on our right to anonymity and privacy comes stealthily packaged in the form of so-called job protection legislation. Introduced by House Judiciary Com … (Read More)

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Obama and War: What Would Jesus Do?

John W. Whitehead August 5th, 2010

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Barack Obama came into office proclaiming hope and change and a personal adherence to the teachings of Jesus Christ, who preached a message of peace, love and nonviolence. Yet as I point out in this week's vodcast, any hope that Obama's professed religious beliefs might lead him to put an end to the endless wars was short-lived.

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