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The Constitution Can’t Protect You If You Don’t Protect It

This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead at The Rutherford Institution It has been republished with permission from the author. Please contact the author directly for republishing information. “What if the rights and principles guaranteed in the Constitution have been so distorted in the past 200 years as to be unrecognizable by the

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America After 9/11: 25 Years of Fear, War, Surveillance and Permanent Emergency

This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead at The Rutherford Institution It has been republished with permission from the author. Please contact the author directly for republishing information. “I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general

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Welcome To Black Mirror: Pre-Crime AI, Shock Gloves, and Robot Dogs

From “The Free Thought Project” The kind of repressive technology being employed by masked agents of the state threatens to create a real life sci-fi dystopia. We live in a world where much of our popular media is, to some extent, an extension of a pervasive propaganda apparatus rife with subliminal messages and predictive programming,

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This U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him 3 Times. His Lawsuit Is Moving Forward.

From “reason.com” Despite carrying a REAL ID, Leo Garcia Venegas has been repeatedly detained by immigration agents. Now he’s suing to block immigration raids targeting Latinos on private construction sites.Leo Garcia Venegas, an American citizen and construction worker, has been arrested and detained by federal immigration officers, not once, not twice, but three times since the spring

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Tyranny by Technicality: The Supreme Court Will Not Save Our Republic

This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead at The Rutherford Institution It has been republished with permission from the author. Please contact the author directly for republishing information. “The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of the people.”—Justice William O. Douglas For years, we have

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Same Cage, New Landlord: How Axon is Replacing Flock Without You Noticing

From “The Free Thought Project” Dozens of cities that ripped out Flock’s license plate readers have a new surveillance network watching them anyway — this one hidden inside the streetlight over their driveway. Communities across the country spent the better part of two years fighting to tear down Flock Safety’s license plate readers, and in

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Something Strange Is Going On With Flock Safety Cameras

From “Really Graceful” Something strange is going on with Flock Safety cameras. Flock’s automated license-plate readers have rapidly popped up across American roads, neighborhoods and parking lots…even playgrounds…creating a searchable database of where vehicles have been. As reports emerge of warrantless searches, police misuse and data sharing among thousands of organizations, public outrage has made

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