Issues
Patriot Act at 22: We can only be Truly Safe when We’re Free
22 years ago – on Oct 26, 2001 – the Patriot Act was signed into law. As John Whitehead wrote, “we’re still grappling with the blowback that arises from allowing one’s freedoms to be eviscerated in exchange for the phantom promise of security.” It’s hard...
A Constitution the Government Evades
Six months ago, FBI officials boasted that in 2022 their agents had spied on only 120,000 Americans without search warrants! Under the Constitution, that number should be ZERO. This revelation is supposed to give members of Congress comfort that the folks we have...
Record Number of Banks Working With Marijuana Businesses Despite Federal Prohibition
A record number of banks and credit unions are doing business with state-legal marijuana businesses despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition – and attempts by the Federal Reserve to help enforce it. The federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...
How the Government Weaponizes Surveillance to Silence Its Critics
Ever since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his groundbreaking “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, the Deep State has been hard at work turning King’s dream into a living nightmare. The end result of the...