British policing has reached new depths of absurdity and authoritarianism. Officers are inventing pre-crimes, harassing citizens for lawful filming or standing in public, and deploying to pubs to warn people off tweeting about councillors.
This week -- the week in which Americans celebrate the Declaration of Independence -- U.S. immigration police arrested a Catholic nun in McAllen, Texas, as she was walking to Mass. They handcuffed her, confiscated her rosary, and incarcerated her.
• John & Nisha Whitehead - The Rutherford Institute
America's founders rejected concentrated power. They denounced standing armies. They distrusted government secrecy. They risked their lives to escape a ruler who could tax without consent, wage war without accountability, and govern without meaning
Newly released bodycam video is bringing fresh attention to a Palm Beach County traffic stop that went viral after a woman without a right hand was cited for allegedly holding a phone while driving.
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.