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St. Louis Bans No-Knock Warrants

Under the new policy, "No police officer, or any public safety official acting under the authority of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, shall seek, execute, or participate in the execution of a no-knock search warrant at any location within the boundaries of the City of St. Louis, Missouri." The order also prohibits St. Louis police from asking law enforcement agents outside of the city to execute no-knock warrants on their behalf.

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Path to Liberty: From the Founders and Old Revolutionaries

Going from despotism - living under the largest government in history - to liberty - isn’t going to be a cake walk. But we’ve got some great teachers on how to get from here to there: the Founders and Old Revolutionaries. In their words - telling the story of our foundation, our path to liberty.

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Federal Reserve’s Rate Increases: Too Little Too Late?

The return of stagflation will increase the growing movement to replace the dollar as the world reserve currency. This will be the final nail in the welfare-warfare-fiat money regime’s coffin. History shows that such a crisis usually results in people embracing some form of authoritarianism. However, if those of us who know the truth are effective in spreading the ideas of liberty, this crisis can result in a turning to the principles of minimal government and maximum liberty.

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Arbitrary Government: How the Founders Defined Tyranny

One of the grievances in the Declaration of Independence, the founders and old revolutionaries not only rejected the notion of “arbitrary” government, they considered it the definition of a tyranny.

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Gun Confiscation Laws Put a Target on the Back of Every American

What we do not need is yet another pretext by which government officials can violate the Fourth Amendment at will under the guise of public health and safety. Indeed, at a time when red flag gun laws (which authorize government officials to seize guns from individuals viewed as a danger to themselves or others) are gaining traction as a […]

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The 2nd Amendment: 3 main reasons it exists

1. Individual, natural right of self defense. 2. In defense of liberty, the union, and the states. 3. To prevent the "greatest threat to liberty" - large standing armies.

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Today in History: First Declaration of War under the Constitution

On June 1, the president delivered a message to Congress outlining British transgressions against the U.S. The grievances primarily revolved around actions taken by the British navy off the U.S. coast.

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2nd Amendment: To Prevent “the Greatest Danger to Liberty”

The founding generation repeatedly warned us about the great dangers to liberty posed by large standing armies. The best way to guard against that danger? Prevent the need for them - one of the leading principles behind the 2nd Amendment.

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