Diminished Liberty and Government Intrusion

Seeking security above freedom

The growing tentacles of government
[Links to Biweekly Commentaries]

The Overcriminalized Society, by Paul Craig Roberts
[As entrapment becomes normal in the legal system, might we all some day become criminals?]

Drugs Don't Cause Crime, Prohibition Does, by Charley Reese
[Using the drug war to whittle away rights and liberties.]

Mandatory Minimum Sentences
[Unnecessary personal tragedy is spawned by the "War on Drugs."]

Blackmailing Parents To Keep Kids On Drugs, by Vin Suprynowicz
[Government schools as a drug dealing monopoly.]

A Nation of Cowards, by Jeffrey R. Snyder
[Crime is encouraged when cowardly citizens refuse to arm themselves to fight back.]

Protecting Us Out of Our Rights, by Walter Williams
[Just when will Americans get fed up with the bullying intrusion of government?]

Guns Save Lives, by Thomas Sowell
[Why does the media downplay the many cases of good citizens who have saved lives because they were armed with guns?]

Government Abuse and the Rise of Militias, by Walter Williams
[Autocratic policies have brought about fear and hatred of government.]

Let's Teach the Safe, Responsible Use of Firearms, by Kenneth V.F. Blanchard
[As a former police lieutenant and founder of a gun club, Blanchard offers his insights on the need for gun ownership.]

How Government Creates Economic Outlaws, by Laura Schoellkopf
[Davis-Bacon laws, which were originally conceived in the 1930s to deter black workers, are the dirty little secret of an alliance of labor unions, black and white politicians, and civil rights leaders. All work to keep these discriminatory laws in place.]

Making the Underclass Permanent, by Walter Williams
[How the minimum wage law destroys the potential employment of teenagers.]

Prosperity's Critical Ingredients, by Walter Williams
[The right to own property and the rule of law are among the ingredients needed for a nation to prosper.]

Environmental wardens
[An economically depressed region loses a much-needed industry.]

Fur Tyrants, by Walter Williams
[Tyrants never reveal their true agenda upfront.]

A Robber Baron Saved the Whales, by Walter Williams
[Whaling ceased only because of innovations by wealthy entrepreneurs.]

Tyranny and the war on drugs
[Raiding the wrong homes and seizing citizens' assets.]

Warrior Cops, by Diane Cecilia Weber
[Civilian agencies acting as warriors.]