So much for freedom of religion in France. For that matter, so much for the relative freedom of the western world. In the wake of the Islamist-generated terrorist attacks at a Paris heavy metal concert two weeks ago, French SWAT teams are raiding and shuttering Muslim religious facilities across France. The mosques are being shut …
Category: The Cult of the Omnipotent State
Dec 03
Bankrupt Greek Government Demands that Citizens Report all Jewelry, Coins, Private Cash
Are mass confiscation raids about to be unleashed in Greece? The Greek newspaper Enikonomia reported days ago that Greek taxpayers will be forced to declare all private cash held outside the banks, and all jewelry boxes containing more than 15,000 euros or gold or other metals worth over 30,000 euros. See here. The Greek government …
Nov 01
Another College “Disinvites” A Speaker for Presenting Governmentally-Incorrect Views
America’s colleges overwhelmingly promote–often with government funds taken by force from taxpayers–an extremist, pro-government, socialist and elitist doctrine. Now Williams College, a once-prestigious liberal arts college in Massachusetts–has banned a speaker from an event after inviting her to speak. See here. It is the greatest irony that Williams College had begun to recognize that its …
Nov 01
European Union Votes to Give Edward Snowden Asylum
There was a time–decades ago–when the United States were considered the freest soil on earth. Now the international community increasingly recognizes that the U.S. government is among the world’s most totalitarian states–especially with regard to the U.S. government’s vast surveillance and takeover of cyberspace, cell, and internet technology. This past week, the European Union voted …
Oct 28
Two Schoolboys Criminally Charged with Insulting Turkish President
Every government ultimately comes for all freedom, all property, all money, and to kill all who resist. Only the vitality of the private sector stands in their way. Now two small children in Turkey are being criminally prosecuted for tearing down a poster of their purported government master, Erdogan. During the past two years, artists, …
Oct 21
Wisconsin “Campaign Finance” Police Use Tactics Inspired by the USA Patriot Act
It is by far the greatest danger to First Amendment freedoms in American history: the modern “campaign finance reform” movement. Every claim used to promote government controls over political campaign ads is untrue. Here is a Reason.com article about Wisconsin political police–who raid people’s homes under cover of darkness and regularly tell those under investigation …
Oct 20
Details Emerge Regarding Chicago Police Department’s Torture Warehouse
More details are emerging regarding the torture and interrogation warehouse used for years by the Chicago Police Department. See here. At least 6,000 “suspects” were arrested and taken to the warehouse over the years. The Chicago PD maintained NO BOOKING RECORDS at the site, and thus hid arrestees from lawyers and their families while the …
Oct 15
Gallup Poll: the Most Knowledgeable Americans Hold Government in Greatest Contempt
An interesting new poll by Gallup: those voters who have the most knowledge of current events and government policies have the greatest contempt for government. As the Libertarian Party writes: “The fundamental finding is that Americans who know the most about how Congress operates are not only the most negative about Congress in general, but …
Oct 15
What do Americans Fear Above all other Things? Government Corruption
Our masters in government routinely propagandize us to surrender ever-more freedom and deliver ever-more power to government officials. But a new Chapman University poll shows Americans list “government corruption” as THEIR GREATEST FEAR. Fear of government corruption is ranked above “terrorism,” crime, financial insecurity, climate disaster and every other potential threat. See TIME Magazine story …
Oct 15
Government’s “War on Terror” Now Focusing on Americans as Targets
Every government ultimately comes for all property, all money, all freedom, and to kill all who resist. Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department announced a major new program and office dedicated to surveilling Americans and targeting so-called “home-grown” terror threats. See here. As many observers predicted, the vast “War on Terror” has come home. Those who …