Civil Liberties - page 2
Liberty at the movies: Snowden
Snowden is Oliver Stone's "biopic" about the world's most famous whistle-blower. It is also one of the best films of the year and may be Stone's best movie ever. Snowden uses the story of it protagonist's journey from a true believer in [...]
A Tipping Point for Liberty: An Important and Timely Book
The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity has done a service to everyone looking for intellectual ammunition against statist lies and propaganda. They've published A Tipping Point for Liberty: Exposing and Defeating Leviathan [...]
"Ethics Reform" Scam in Oregon
Inside sources tell us that Oregon state legislators are under pressure to pass so-called “ethics reform” bills designed to crush the grassroots. These draconian laws would remove an individual’s right to speak anonymously [...]
Why Do We Allow Theft? You Could Be Next
By Danny Lewis There was a plaque on Ron Paul’s desk which said “Don’t steal, the Government hates competition”. The phrase might give you a chuckle, however it is a reality. Civil asset forfeiture is an issue we don’t hear much [...]
South Carolina Polices the Police
By Danny Lewis A hot button issue in the news the past year has been police brutality. We have seen countless citizen casualties take place while in the custody of law enforcement. There has been an uprising from citizens in places such as [...]
Is the Government About to Expand Data Collection?
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of groups across the ideological spectrum on a letter to National Intelligence Director James Clapper and National Security Agency Head Michael Rogers (cc every member of the House and Senate Judiciary [...]
Conventional Tyranny
The IRS isn't the only government agency that has a problem with the American tradition of anonymous political speech, prior to last week's RNC convention the Cleveland Police Chief issued a "warning" to protesters not to cover their [...]
The Federal Reserve & the War on Drugs
By Danny Lewis The Federal Reserve is now taking part in the drug war. The Kansas City Federal Reserve is bullying Colorado’s Fourth Corner Credit Union which serves the interests of legal marijuana and hemp industries in the state. An [...]
Veterans Being Denied 2nd Amendment
By Danny Lewis Recent reports indicate that the overwhelming majority of people being put on the mentally defective list restricting their ability to own a gun are United States combat Veterans. According to an article by Town [...]
Reason Video: What's the Biggest Threat to Free Speech?
Reason TV asked politicians and journalists what the biggest threat to free speech is. Here are their responses. While the video was shot in 2010, it is even more relevant today.