War Is the Greatest Enemy of Liberty
By Michael Maharrey James Madison warned of all the enemies of liberty, war was “the most to be dreaded.” Why? Because it “comprises and develops…
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Centralizing Power Is a Threat to Your Liberty
By Michael Maharrey This should be obvious by now. Centralizing power in Washington D.C. is dangerous to your liberty. The founding generation called it consolidation…
A Dirty Little Secret the Feds Don’t Want You to Know
By Michael Maharrey Partnerships don’t work when half the team quits. That’s a big problem for the feds. They depend on state and local “partners”…
Five Texas Cities Vote to Decriminalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition
By Michael Maharrey On Tuesday, voters in five Texas cities overwhelmingly approved local ballot measures decriminalizing marijuana despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition on the same….
Detroit OKs Expansion of ShotSpotter Surveillance Tech
By Mike Maharrey Last week, the Detroit City Council narrowly approved an expansion of the city’s controversial ShotSpotter gun control surveillance technology. But instead of…
Fear Not!
By Michael Maharrey Fear is the foundation of government power. That’s why governments are always coming up with new emergencies to save us from. The…
New Documents Reveal the Extent of Federal Location Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey The Department of Homeland Security has collected reams of location data from a private vendor in order to track people across the…
Feds Accessing Location Data from Millions of People Through Private Brokers
By Michael Maharrey Big Brother is tracking your location with the help of private data brokers. According to a recent report by the Electronic Frontier…
Supreme Court Effectively Grants Absolute Immunity to Federal Cops
By Michael Maharrey The Supreme Court let stand two appellate court opinions that in effect give federal agents and local police deputized as federal agents…
Supreme Court Refuses to Limit Warrantless Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey According to the Supreme Court, the legality of NSA mass surveillance can’t even be legally challenged. This was the message the Court…
Signed as Law: Arizona Prohibits Warrantless Access to Prescription Databases
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that will require state and federal law enforcement officers to get…
Supreme Court Makes It Even Harder to Sue Abusive Federal Agents
By Michael Maharrey In another fail for liberty, a recent Supreme Court decision effectively expanded qualified immunity and makes it virtually impossible for people to…
Signed as Law: Colorado Limits Government Use of Facial Recognition
By Mike Maharrey Last week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that places some limits on the use of facial recognition technology. The new…
Austin Texas Voters Decriminalize Marijuana and Ban No-Knock Warrants
By Michael Maharrey AUSTIN, Texas (May 16, 2022) – Austin voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure ending local enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and banning…