Podcast: Freedom of Speech and the First Amendment

In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head I talk about the First Amendment, its relation to freedom of speech, and more generally the importance of free expression in a free society. The shutdown of a Donald Trump rally in Chicago generated a lot of discussion about freedom of speech. I keep hearing people say,…

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Special Report: 3 States Advance Privacy Bills

While most privacy activists have their attention on the FBI-Apple standoff, a number of states are considering important bills to help stop mass surveillance – no matter what the outcome. In Oklahoma last week, the Senate passed a bill that would strictly limit the use of Automated license plate readers and help block a nationwide…

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Rewriting Nullification History, With the Truth

In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about a recently published academic paper that obliterates conventional thinking about nullification and interposition. In 1798, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison penned the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. These documents, approved by the Kentucky and Virginia state legislatures,…

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Badge of Honor: Southern Poverty Law Center lists TAC as “Extremist” Organization

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Tenth Amendment Center is an “extremist” organization. Of course, judging by what the mainstream has gotten us, that’s probably not such a bad thing.

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