Category Archives: Police State

Obama’s Dumbest Critics

Posted on Wed, 18 Jan, 2012 by pmjones

How would you have reacted in 2008 if any Republican ran promising to do the following? (1) Codify indefinite detention into law; (2) draw up a secret kill list of people, including American citizens, to assassinate without due process; (3) … Continue reading →

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Statism Incomparably Worse Than Free Markets

Posted on Fri, 23 Dec, 2011 by pmjones

… [C]apitalism vigorously pursued has never produced the atrocities – starvation, tyranny, and genocide – that are produced by statism vigorously pursued.  Nothing remotely close. Capitalism vigorously pursued might produce trade cycles and long periods of high unemployment; it might … Continue reading →

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Argentina Gov’t To Control Newsprint

Posted on Thu, 22 Dec, 2011 by pmjones

That’s right, the government now controls the supply of the very paper on which the news is to be printed. Tyranny on the march. The paper used to produce newspapers came under government control in Argentina on Thursday, in a … Continue reading →

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Kim Jong Il, Murderous Communist Tyrant, Is Dead At Last

Posted on Mon, 19 Dec, 2011 by pmjones

Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69. via News from The Associated Press.

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You Can’t Read This Opinion

Posted on Sat, 15 Oct, 2011 by pmjones

This morning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in Abdual Latif v. Obama. I can’t tell you what the court decided, or why, because the opinion is classified. Secret law. Police state. Via The … Continue reading →

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The Men Kicking In Your Door Shouting “Police” Might Not Be Police

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug, 2011 by pmjones

The homeowners told police that while they were sleeping, three men who were dressed in police-like garb entered their bedroom and put flex-cuffs on their hands. Investigators said the assailants came in through the home’s front door and took money … Continue reading →

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The Drug War Ruins Antoher Family

Posted on Wed, 06 Jul, 2011 by pmjones

The only thing about an ounce of pot that puts your kids in danger is what the government will do to you if it finds out you have it. via Drugs The Drug War Ruins Antoher Family | The Agitator.

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Granny’s no terror threat

Posted on Tue, 28 Jun, 2011 by pmjones

For people serious about security, the entire TSA is a joke. “The whole system is designed to catch stupid terrorists,” says security expert Bruce Schneier. Trying to keep weapons or explosives off planes by embarrassing grannies or terrorizing toddlers is … Continue reading →

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Militarized Education

Posted on Sun, 12 Jun, 2011 by pmjones

The federal Department of Education doesn’t employ a single teacher but it does have a SWAT team: They kicked down a front door in Stockton, Calif. last week and handcuffed Kenneth Wright (erroneously) in connection with a student-loan “investigation.” “We … Continue reading →

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Arming the Small Business Administration and Railroad Retirement Board

Posted on Fri, 10 Jun, 2011 by pmjones

Most people expect agencies like the FBI to be well armed for law enforcement purposes.  But the Railroad Retirement Board?  He reports that federal agencies far and wide now have armed agents, including the Small Business Administration.  For what?  To … Continue reading →

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