So…You Have Nothing to Hide?
In this podcast, I challenge this ignorant mantra and explain exactly why we should care about surveillance.
A Rare Win at the Supreme Court (Podcast)
I don't normally get very excited about what the Supreme Court does. But when it's right, it's right!
Does the Federal Debt Really Matter? Yes It Does!
If you don’t understand what’s going on with the Federal Reserve, the national debt and rising interest rates, you don’t understand what going to happen to the economy. Hint – it isn’t good news. Another hint – Trump ain’t gonna fix it. Tom Woods and David Stockman break it down. Editors Note: This post was…
Podcast: The Power to Make War
Under the Constitution, the president does not have the authority to launch offensive military actions. Not for 90 days. Not for 60 days. Not for one minute. And the War Powers Resolution of 1973 does not change that. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about presidential war powers and explain why the…
What Lawyers & Judges Won’t Tell You About Juries
In 1670, the right of jurors to judge both the law and the facts became part of British constitutional law. It ultimately became part of American constitutional law as well, but you'd never know it listening to jury instructions today almost anywhere in the country. With only a few exceptions, juries are explicitly or implicitly told to worry only about the facts and let the judge decide the law. The right of jury nullification has become one of the legal system's best kept secrets.
Big Brother: Obama Demands Access to Internet Records, in Secret, and Without Court Review
In yet another instance where Americans are urged to trust their political minders, the Obama administration is seeking authority from Congress that would compel internet service providers (ISPs) to turn over records of an individual’s internet activity for use in secretive FBI probes.
Sugar Beets- Monsanto Wins Again
Last Friday a federal judge imposed a nationwide ban on GMO sugar beets and it was overturned the next business day.
Struggling Blumenauer Calls in Big Guns as Lopez Moves Within Striking Distance
Pelosi appeared at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser at the Portland home of Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who is struggling to maintain a Democratic majority in the face of continued high unemployment and negative ratings in polls.
Sub-prime Adjustable Rate Mortgages Near 50% Delinquency Rate
The Nightmare Charts The Fed Is Looking At Right Now.
Chuck Baldwin: States, not Supreme Court, must decide law and protect freedom
The only chance we have to maintain and defend liberty in these United States is for free and independent states to rise in righteous indignation against the onslaught of federal tyranny that is rapidly destroying our republic. America–as one nation–is beyond redemption. The federal government is too arrogant, too malevolent, and too drunk with power to ever allow itself to be returned to the principles of federalism and constitutionalism. And this is true no matter which of the two political parties is in charge.