Mises Institute Senior Fellow Robert Murphy and I had a rollicking time rehashing the crimes and outrages of Ruby Ridge on his podcast.
“As long as rulers are above the law,
citizens have the same type of freedom
that slaves had on days
when their masters chose not to beat them.”
Mises Institute Senior Fellow Robert Murphy and I had a rollicking time rehashing the crimes and outrages of Ruby Ridge on his podcast.
U.S. Marshals Service marked the 30th anniversary of Ruby Ridge by touting the marshal who was killed there (after he fired 7 shots). Here is my 1996 Wall Street Journal piece on the outrageous Valor Awards presented to the surviving marshals. The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, March 13, 1996 They Call This ‘Valor’ By James […]
My Hill oped, “Fed’s misconduct in Cliven Bundy case stems from Ruby Ridge,” has spurred more than 600 comments. Some commenters mistakenly asserted that the Bundys or their supporters had fired upon the feds. Didn’t happen – but that assumption sufficed to justify advocating preemptively killing many people. Some commenters believe the federal snipers should have slain any private citizen touting […]