The American people have created the myth that they are willing to stand up to the tyranny of the State at a moment’s notice. Whether it be the establishment of the Federal Reserve, taxation that can rob you of 50% of your labor or numerous federal gun laws that no...
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The 1619 Project’s Ignorance of Individual Rights, and Illogical Trust in the State
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 3, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
The New York Times has embarked on an endeavor that has people either shaking their heads in disbelief, or heralding it as “stunning, and brave.” What they’re calling the “1619 Project” (referring to the year the first African slave, possibly an indentured servant,...
Were the Branch Davidians ‘Cooking Meth?’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Peter Quinones, Politics
The subject of whether methamphetamine, or any other “drug,” was being manufactured or distributed at Mount Carmel under the direction of David Koresh will come up again as this series progresses. For now, let’s look at the claim made by the ATF. Where did they make...
The NYPD Throws a Tantrum… Again
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 26, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones
“Law enforcement are the standing army the Founders warned us of.” These are the words of attorney John Whitehead, founder of the Rutherford Institute. He spoke them on August 31, 2018, during his opening remarks on the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast. This host...
Know Your Ruby Ridge Apologists
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 22, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Books have been written about the ATF/Marshals Service and FBI actions at Ruby Ridge so great detail is not needed here. Randy Weaver’s 14-year-old son, Sammy, and his wife Vicki were killed by government bullets. One US Marshall was shot and killed. When Weaver and...
Why is America ‘Number One’ at Incarceration?
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 20, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
America’s “prison industrial complex” appears to be all about stats. Anyone who is a huge sports fan knows that stats are king when it comes to competition. In baseball, no one will ever beat Cy Young’s 511 career wins (or his 315 losses for that matter). It’s been a...
The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment: Understanding the Court’s Landmark Decisions
by Sam Jacobs | Aug 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice
The Second Amendment is one of most fundamental provisions of the Bill of Rights, and one of the most fiercely debated. Since it was first put to paper, legal scholars, gun owners and anti-gun activists have engaged in an endless discussion over the meaning and scope...
‘Paperz Pleaze!’ – How the Immigration Crackdown is Expanding the Police State
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 2, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones
A common trope in American-made, Nazi propaganda movies, was that in their police state, at any moment and for no reason, you could be stopped and forced to show your “papers.” Well, maybe not forced but if you didn’t the implications were obvious. You might be “black...