John Whitehead

Beyond the Law: What It Means to Weaponize the Government

“This is war.”—President Trump President Trump’s declaration of war as a justification for using wartime powers to sidestep constitutional protections is indeed a war, but it is a war waged by the president against dissent, against due process, and against…

Should Parents Have the Right to Opt Their Young Children Out of School Curriculum Promoting Alternative Ideas About Sexuality and Gender?

WASHINGTON, DC — Should parents have the right to opt their elementary-aged children out of mandatory public school curriculum that promotes alternative ideas about gender and sexuality? In a joint amicus brief in Mahmoud v. Taylor, The Rutherford Institute and…

SCOTUS Inaction on Botched SWAT Raid Coupled with Trump’s Push for Greater Police Immunity Could Usher In a New Era of Lawless Policing & Brutality

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hold a SWAT team leader accountable for raiding the wrong house, wrecking the wrong home, and terrorizing an innocent family. The Rutherford Institute is warning that the Court’s…

The Deep State’s War On Truth—Waged With Doublespeak, Delusion & Propaganda

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” — George Orwell The Deep State’s war on truth is being waged with doubletalk, delusion and…

The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for the Government to Violate Your Rights—Without Paying the Price

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has essentially handed the government a free pass to violate the Constitution—without paying the price. The 7-2 decision in Lackey v. Stinnie could gut civil rights enforcement and leave victims without access to justice. In…

Nullifying the Constitution Won’t Make America Great Again

“You want to defend the United States of America, then defend it with the tools it supplies you with—its Constitution.”— Seven Days in May (1964) Anyone who wants to put America first needs to start by putting the Constitution first.…

The Deep State Wins Again: All the Ways ‘We the People’ Keep Losing Our Freedoms

“We’re gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you’ll say, ‘Please, please. It’s too much winning. We can’t take it anymore. Mr. President, it’s too much.’”—Donald Trump Almost one month into the Trump presidency,…