This is the story of Nicholas Jordan Wagter, a highly accomplished Canadian researcher. He holds a degree in medical biophysics, has developed advanced technologies for cancer surgeries, and has published complex papers in international neuroscience
Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dogs are being deployed at designated World Cup venues in the US to perform perimeter security inspections, prompting concerns over the advance of surveillance tech.
• John & Nisha Whitehead - The Rutherford Institute
One way or another, the American taxpayers always get screwed by politicians eager to spend our hard-earned dollars on programs and projects that do little to improve our lives, safeguard our freedoms, or secure our future.
As the state unleashes AI to police your bank account, starving the beast with decentralized privacy networks is the ultimate act of peaceful defiance.
A new counterterrorism strategy for 2026 released by the Trump administration on Wednesday continues to ramp up despotic rhetoric targeting political adversaries and any Americans opposed to authoritarianism.
A listener writes in to ask when, if and how voluntaryists and the liberty minded should engage with representatives of the state. James recruits the Independent Media Alliance panel (and some special guests) to respond.
• John & Nisha Whitehead - The Rutherford Institute
Almost two months into Donald Trump's disastrous, unauthorized war with Iran, the United States is in freefall.
The economy is struggling. Inflation and fuel prices are rising. America's standing in the world is eroding by the day.
At least two states – Virginia and Illinois – are or soon will be enforcing speed limits via speed limiters attached to the cars of people who "speed." The latter word is bracketed within air fingers quote marks to deride the arbitrary yet vi
• John & Nisha Whitehead - The Rutherford Institute
Every war waged in the name of "security" is paid for by Americans who go without - without affordable healthcare, without stable housing, without a government that prioritizes their well-being.
In practical terms, this TFR means that anyone flying their drone within a half mile of an ICE or CBP agent's car (a DHS "mobile asset") is liable to face criminal charges and have their drone shot down.
But if you think about it, it's not the cops - the enforcers of the law - who are the problem. The fundamental problem is the laws - plural - that have nothing to do with crime rather than those who enforce these laws.
A new AI tool called Gotham, created by the company Palantir, is now installed on police computers. After pulling you over in a traffic stop, they can simply type in some of your information and see all the info on your bank accounts/where you have b
• John & Nisha Whitehead - The Rutherford Institute
Trump's acts of aggression against other nations - Venezuela. Iran. Greenland. Canada. Now Cuba - are expansions of the same worldview, only this time backed by the full force of the U.S. military and funded by American taxpayers.
More than 80,000 AI-powered cameras made by Flock Safety are actively surveilling nearly every American as they commute to work, walk their dogs, and drive to church.
How do you stand your ground when you are confronted by would-be authorities. As too many around the world are finding out these days, not having an answer to this question could cost you your life.
How do you stand your ground when you are confronted by would-be authorities. As too many around the world are finding out these days, not having an answer to this question could cost you your life. Today, James talks to Jason Bassler and Séamus O
• https://libertarianinstitute.org, by Matt Wolfson
The militarization of American cities by ICE is being addressed, or not addressed, around constitutional, moral, and practical questions familiar to Americans from sixty years of debates over "law and order." Does ICE's deployment follow the la
From the beginning of Trump's current term in office, I repeatedly said that while I agree with the effort to remove illegal aliens from the U.S., I had deep concerns over the way Donald Trump would go about it. What Trump is doing justifies my con
This whole narrative seems an eerily familiar 21st century repeat ad nauseam with every administration, so I thought it'd be helpful for a little refresher on how this works in America.
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency's activities on the ground.