Whatever Happened to Peace Officers?
Without market competition and discipline, government has no idea what people really want. Police services are no exception.
The Police State
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Government Policing Does Not Mix Well With Private Security
When government police fail to provide adequate protection, people turn to private security.
The NSA and Its “Compliance Problems”
The NSA admits it has “compliance problems” with the law, yet faces few sanctions.
Four Centuries of Surveillance: From Privy Councils to FISA Courts
The purpose of this postal monopoly was to enable officials to read the letters of private citizens.
Civilization Means Privacy
Ayn Rand put things best: "Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy."
Internet Fascism and the Surveillance State
The actions of US companies that have cooperated in the NSA’s mass surveillance operations calls into question the “private” status of these companies.
The Ethics of State Secrecy
The actual purpose of Congressional oversight committees is to create a channel to divert and trap would-be whistleblowers.
The Ethics of Whistleblowing
Edward Snowden infiltrated the NSA in much the same way that an undercover police officer infiltrates a private criminal syndicate.
The NSA’s Spying and Why It Matters
Interviewed by host Coy Barefoot, Mark Thornton talks about the NSA spying on Americans, and more.
Why This Gigantic “Intelligence” Apparatus?
Consider the sheer idiocy of paying legions of twenty-somethings who cannot speak Arabic, Farsi, or Pashtun, and who know practically nothing of the history, customs, folkways, and traditions of these places.
