The Continuing Forfeiture Scourge

By on May 23, 2013 in elective dictatorship, Fraud, Freedom, Rule of Law, Sovereign immunity

From the Future of Freedom Foundation‘s Future of Freedom magazine – THE CONTINUING FORFEITURE SCOURGE by James Bovard A federal crime wave is sweeping the nation, and prosecutors and G-men could not be happier about it. The Wall Street Journal reported that government “forfeiture programs confiscated homes, cars, boats, and cash in more than 15,000 cases [in 2010]. [...]

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MP3 Podcast of Today’s IRS Interview with WWL’s Garland Robinette

By on May 22, 2013 in IRS, radio, Taxes

New Orleans’ radio host Garland Robinette and I  had a jolly time kicking around IRS history today on WWL radio. Listening to the traffic report before the show began, I was amused to hear a reference to the “Huey Long Bridge.” Since my Wall Street Journal piece talked about FDR’s targeting of Huey Long, it was [...]

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On WWL Radio at 12:35 P.M. Paying Homage to IRS

By on May 22, 2013 in IRS, radio

I’ll be paying homage to the IRS on Garland Robinette’s Think Tank talk show on on WWL radio in New Orleans at 12:35 Eastern time today. WWL is at 870 AM and 105.3 FM and you can listen live by clicking here. I’m not expecting the IRS’s Lois Lerner to call in during the show [...]

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ACLU & Antiwar.com Sue FBI for Confidential Records

By on May 21, 2013 in Uncategorized

The ACLU & Antiwar.com are suing the FBI in court to get the FBI’s confidential records on Antiwar.com’s Justin Raimondo & Eric Garris. One FBI agent wrote in a 2004 memo that the Bureau should do further monitoring of Antiwar.com “in the form of opening a ‘preliminary investigation …to determine if [redaction] are engaging in, [...]

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Before I Went to the Dark Side

By on May 21, 2013 in photography

Looking at this early 1960s photo, I am surprised how sweet & innocent I looked before I discovered how much I enjoyed giving hell to government agencies. photo from Public Policy Hooligan

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