“Being a law enforcement officer doesn’t exempt you from wrongdoing.” Last month, The Libertarian Republic reported on the case of Cole Middleton, an East Texas dairy farmer whose dog was shot by the deputy he called for help. “She’s barking when he pulls into the driveway… He gets out of his car and shoots…
WASHINGTON, D.C–Say what you will about Sen. Ted Cruz, he’s decidedly principled. His fidelity to the Constitution spurred him to release a list last Wednesday of Obama’s greatest hits. His top 76 “lawless” actions involving executive overreach and abuses of power have been neatly compiled in a tidy report knows as “The Legal Limit Report…
Putin’s rule has been characterized by his abysmal treatment of free speech. Whether it’s Pussy Riot being beaten and arrested or hundreds of anti-Putin protestors being detained, Putin’s detractors have a difficult time making their voices heard. Now Putin seeks to encroach on the final frontier of dissident thought by placing new restrictions on the…
By Sarah Hurtubise The Massachusetts Obamacare exchange board has approved a plan to scrap the formerly operable Romneycare exchange entirely and ask the federal government for another $121 million to pay for a brand new software system. Exchange officials still aren’t sure whether the new system will be up and running by the fall —…
By Greg Campbell Workers at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Fort Collins, Colo., regularly falsified documents to show that patients were seen by doctors within 14 days of requesting an appointment. In fact many had waited months for medical care. The findings were part of a report by the VA’s Office of Medical Inspector, which…
“I’m trying to help you.” The family of slain Texas man Michael Blair has released a graphic video of his shooting death at the hands of a Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputy. Blair’s family called the police after the 26-year-old paranoid schizophrenic locked himself in a bathroom with a knife, threatening to kill himself….
CHICAGO, IL – As more of our privacy is stripped away by government surveillance, more options to protect ourselves are becoming available on the market. This product from artist Leo Selvaggio takes protection out of the tech realm and into the streets. Selvaggio started URME surveillance while living in Chicago, the most surveilled city in…
SPRINGFIELD, MO – You can’t stop this train! A marijuana reform alliance won a huge victory against the City of Springfield in Missouri last week. The conflict began back in 2012, when two marijuana reform groups started a petition to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Show-Me Cannabis and the American Victory Coalition introduced the ballot…
“She’s convinced that law-abiding citizens need to be ready to protect themselves.” [contextly_auto_sidebar id=”aRuKMF0r1kXZwQyhDaYVFLb66HXVZtQf”] Two Detroit thugs had no idea what they were in for when they approached Paris Ainsworth, a 51-year-0ld grandma arriving home from a double shift at work. Seeing the suspicious men coming towards her car, she slipped her .45 handgun into…
The state is just another form of slavery, according to Michelle Alexander. In 2012, the Ohio State University law professor and civil rights activist wrote a book entitled, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”. The book deals primarily with the racist practices of the criminal justice system by their indiscriminate…