Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay By: Gary D. Barnett “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high… Continue Reading…
Blast From the Past • Privacy • Surveillance
May 3, 2019
By: Gary D. Barnett I published this article on September 5th, 2008, and am reposting for this month’s “Blast From the Past.” As a provider of financial services, once again I am required to attest (i.e., declare to be correct… Continue Reading…
Blast From the Past • Fascism • Surveillance
April 1, 2019
By: Gary D. Barnett February 23, 2008 I published this article 11 years ago, and am posting it for my monthly “Blast From the Past.” It is a subject that needs revisited, and I plan to write an update article… Continue Reading…
Martial Law • Police State • Politics • Surveillance
February 7, 2019
The world has become insane. This is not a rant from some unstable source, but reality. Freedom has been brutalized throughout history, but now is on the verge of disappearing. And the worst example of this phenomenon is the United… Continue Reading…
Drug War • Fascism • Martial Law • Military • Police Brutality • Police State • Politics • Privacy • Surveillance • Tyranny
March 19, 2014
In the distant past, SWAT raids were few and far between and were used for isolated events, mainly for what were considered dangerous situations. Even then these were often unnecessary and certainly threatening to liberty, but that was just the… Continue Reading…