Author Archives: John W. Whitehead

My friends, we’re being played for fools. Continue reading →

You can’t have it both ways. Continue reading →

Brace yourself. Continue reading →

The U.S. military plans to take over America by 2030. Continue reading →

Lately, there’s been a lot of rhetoric comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. The concern is that a Nazi-type regime may be rising in America. Continue reading →

The torch has been passed to a new president. Continue reading →

For too long now, the American people have allowed themselves to be persuaded that the government’s job is to take care of us: to feed us, clothe us, house us, educate us, raise our children, heal our infirmities, manage our finances, protect us from our enemies, guard us against all dangers (real and imaginary), and provide for our every need. Continue reading →

Let’s talk about President Obama’s legacy, shall we? Continue reading →

Despite our best efforts, we in the American police state seem to be stuck on repeat, reliving the same set of circumstances over and over and over again: egregious surveillance, strip searches, police shootings of unarmed citizens, government spying, censorship, retaliatory arrests, the criminalization of lawful activities, warmongering, indefinite detentions, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture, etc. Continue reading →

Jesus was good. He was caring. He had powerful, profound things to say—things that would change how we view people, alter government policies and change the world. He went around helping the poor. And when confronted by those in authority, he did not shy away from speaking truth to power. Continue reading →

I keep waiting to encounter the “kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant” Christmastime environment that Charles Dickens describes in A Christmas Carol: “when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.” Continue reading →

Militant nonviolent resistance works. Continue reading →

Divide and conquer. Continue reading →

Stay alert, America. Continue reading →

As history teaches us, if the people have little or no knowledge of the basics of government and their rights, those who wield governmental power inevitably wield it excessively. After all, a citizenry can only hold its government accountable if it knows when the government oversteps its bounds. Continue reading →

How do you balance the scales of justice at a time when Americans are being Tasered, tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, hit with batons, shot with rubber bullets and real bullets, blasted with sound cannons, detained in cages and kennels, sicced by police dogs, arrested and jailed for challenging the government’s excesses, abuses and power-grabs? Continue reading →

Unaffected by elections. Unaltered by populist movements. Beyond the reach of the law. Continue reading →

How do you protect yourself from flying fists, choking hands, disabling electrified darts and killing bullets? Continue reading →

It’s not easy being a parent in the American police state. Continue reading →

If a cop wrongfully attacks you, you cannot fight back. Continue reading →

We’ve walked a strange and harrowing road since September 11, 2001, littered with the debris of our once-vaunted liberties. Continue reading →

The nation’s young people have been given front-row seats for an unfolding police drama that is rated R for profanity, violence and adult content. Continue reading →

The U.S. government remains the greatest threat to our freedoms. Continue reading →

Any police officer who shoots to kill is playing with fire. Continue reading →