The Police State

Recorded at the Mises Circle Southwest Regional in Houston, 18 January 2014. Featuring Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, Tom Woods, and Jeff Deist.

The fascist speaks of the Nation with a religious reverence. Just listen to Obama and Hillary.

In the modern United States, federal laws are now so numerous and written so broadly and vaguely, that it is nearly impossible to make it through the day without breaking at least one of them.

An enormous government apparatus of prisons, prosecutors, police, and bureaucrats remains well-funded, powerful, and nearly impossible to oppose in court.

Today the old moniker of peace officer has been almost eliminated in popular usage, replaced by “police officer” or the more in vogue “law enforcement officer.”

Without market competition and discipline, government has no idea what people really want. Police services are no exception.

When government police fail to provide adequate protection, people turn to private security.

The NSA admits it has “compliance problems” with the law, yet faces few sanctions.

The purpose of this postal monopoly was to enable officials to read the letters of private citizens.

Ayn Rand put things best: "Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy."