Did you buy extra ammunition after Barack Obama was elected President, and are you still concerned that he might ban your guns? Are you concerned that the economic crisis could devolve into a depression, or worse? Do you think the federal government has overstepped its authority under the Constitution? If so, the government thinks you’re a right-wing extremist and a potential terrorist threat.
Archives: April 2009
Homeland Security profiles conservatives, libertarians as “right-wing extremists”
Posted: April 14, 2009 7:20 pm
TSA compromised covert airport security testing
Posted: April 13, 2009 10:10 pm
The Transportation Security Administration compromised security testing of airport security screeners at as many as 11 airports by sending out an e-mail about the tests and failing to report the compromise, according to a report released Friday by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general.
Dick Heller and Dane von Breichenruchardt: How to Regain a Freedom
Posted: April 8, 2009 8:13 pm
Dick Heller, who thinks of himself as “just a regular guy,” became part of history June 26, 2008, when the Supreme Court ruled in his favor in the landmark Second Amendment case which bears his name. Heller and the lead attorney on his legal team, Dane von Breichenruchardt, tell the story of how they won and what legal challenges they will bring next.
CBP officer sues DHS over immigration raid
Posted: April 8, 2009 1:07 pm
Last July, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted a raid of a home allegedly looking for a fugitive alien. Instead, they found a Customs and Border Protection officer.
What do you need from Homeland Stupidity?
Posted: April 6, 2009 3:48 pm
Those of us who criticize the government have no end of material to work with. There’s far more stupidity in government than I’ll ever have time to publish, let alone write about myself. Yet I believe that we who criticize should also offer solutions to the problems we point out, and moreover, that when those solutions improve the state of things, that we should act to implement them. As part of this, I want to hear from you about what you want to see Homeland Stupidity do.
Angela Keaton: Libertarian Single Issue Organizing and Coalition Building
Posted: April 6, 2009 12:42 pm
Updated: April 6, 2009 2:08 pm
“When my goal is to get something on the table, to have my issue actually be resolved,” says Angela Keaton, “all they really need to know is: war bad, peace good.”
Great Depression II
Posted: April 3, 2009 9:46 pm
Updated: April 3, 2009 11:02 pm
To those of you who are facing layoffs, foreclosure, or worse, help can’t come fast enough. But so far all you’ve been offered is a measly $400 tax rebate and vague promises about how the bailouts and the stimulus package will create more jobs and get the economy moving again. And of course, you’re doubtful. You’re right to be.
Dick Heller: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Supreme Court
Posted: April 2, 2009 3:27 pm
Updated: April 5, 2009 2:38 pm
For Dick Heller, the battle to reclaim Second Amendment rights from the District of Columbia was over 30 years in the making, and it isn’t over yet.
John Taylor Gatto: Walkabout London: An Unscientific Look at Open-Source Education
Posted: April 1, 2009 1:50 pm
Updated: April 5, 2009 2:37 pm
So many of the world’s billionaires and other great achievers, past and present, never graduated from high school, or never even went to school at all, that one begins to wonder if there’s a pattern here. Could removing your children from public school entirely be a key to their future success?
