John Whitehead

Rule By Thieves: The Police State Becomes a Pay-to-Play Shadow Government

“Kleptocracy: a society whose leaders make themselves rich and powerful by stealing from the rest of the people.”—Cambridge Dictionary America has been backsliding into kleptocratic territory for years now, but this may finally be it. A kleptocracy is…

Truth Matters: Court to Rehear Challenge to President’s Use of National Guard Against Protesters After ‘Factual Discrepancy’ Emerges

PORTLAND, Ore. — Following reports that “a factual discrepancy” existed in court filings used to justify President Trump’s use of military troops against civilian protesters, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a ruling granting the president…

The Vampire State: Feeding on Our Fear, Freedom and Finances

“But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around—they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal…

Extreme, Unprecedented, and Unconstitutional: Legal Coalition Warns Against President’s Unchecked Power to Deploy Troops Against Citizenry

PORTLAND, Ore. — Calling President Trump’s actions extreme, unprecedented and unconstitutional, a coalition of civil liberties organizations is urging the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rein in the president’s use of the military against the American…

Who Would Jesus Bomb? The Gospel According to the Military-Industrial Complex

“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.”—Thomas Jefferson For a man supposedly intent on winning a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump spends an extraordinary amount of time waging war, threatening to wage war, and fantasizing about waging war. Notwithstanding…

Police State Bounty Hunters: The Rise of ICE’s Unconstitutional War On America

“Brother, I am American. You are twisting my arm.”— Man shouts “I am American” while ICE agents detain him Masked gunmen. Tasers. Tear gas. Pepper spray. Unmarked vehicles. Intimidation tactics. Brutality. Racial profiling. Children traumatized. Families terrorized. Journalists…

Ideological Extortion: Civil Liberties Groups Challenge the Government’s Political War on ’Thought Crimes’ at Private Universities

NEW YORK, NY — In an unprecedented move that strikes at the heart of academic freedom, the federal government is attempting to turn private universities into mouthpieces for state-approved ideology—using research dollars as a cudgel. The Rutherford Institute…