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Charlotte Twight, R.I.P.

Economics professor Charlotte Twight passed away this past week.  She was a courageous and principled opponent of the federal abuse of power across the board.  Her training as a lawyer was a huge asset in her analyses of the rascalities of federal agencies. I exchanged some emails with her over the decades but didn’t have […]

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Terrorism & Tyranny: 2003 C-SPAN Booknotes Interview (complete)

My 2003 C-SPAN Booknotes interview on my book, Terrorism & Tyranny” Trampling Freedom, Justice, and Peace to Rid the World of Evil (St. Martin’s Press). Host Brian Lamb asked great questions and we managed to have a few laughs on the grim topic. Some excerpts: “Flattery ruins more politicians than sex.” “It is an old […]

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My 1996 Speech at Stanford Univ. on Lost Rights and Government Tyranny

My 1996 speech on Lost Rights & Government Tyranny at the Stanford University Hoover Institute. I discussed asset forfeiture outrages, zoning tyranny, affirmative action absurdities, Ruby Ridge and Waco, and all-round federal oppression.  Here’s a link to my 1994 book, Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty, discussed in this speech.

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