John W. Whitehead

Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. His new book The Freedom Wars (TRI Press) is available online at amazon.com. The Rutherford Institute is available at rutherford.org

Most Recent Articles by John W. Whitehead:

The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Naked Truth About the American Police State July 8, 2014
Facts rather than fiction, so naked that a child could call it for what it is, and yet so politically inconvenient, incorrect and uncomfortable that few dare to speak of them
238 Years Later, Would Americans Still Choose Freedom Over Slavery? July 1, 2014
In the words of Patrick Henry, will we choose dangerous freedom or peaceful slavery?
The U.S. Supreme Court Is Marching in Lockstep with the Police State June 23, 2014
The complicity of the courts was the final piece to fall into place before the totalitarian beast stepped out of the shadows and into the light.
Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America’s Standing Army? June 16, 2014
The calling cards of these national police agencies remain the same: brutality, inhumanity, corruption, intolerance, rigidity, and bureaucracy—in other words, evil.
Why Should Anyone Trust a Government That Kills, Maims, Tortures, Lies, Spies, Cheats June 9, 2014
Treats Its Citizens Like Criminals
Mindset Responsible for Turning Search Warrants into Death Warrants, SWAT Teams into Death Squads June 2, 2014
Just Shoot:
The War on America’s Military Veterans May 23, 2014
Waged with SWAT Teams, Surveillance and Neglect
Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Have the Police Become a Law Unto Themselves? May 19, 2014
Police brutality, carried out by individuals who may not themselves be evil but are merely following orders, marching in lockstep with a government machine that views us as less than human
Martial Law, Detention Camps and Kangaroo Courts: Are We Recreating the Third Reich? May 5, 2014
Run-away government hyped up on its own power
Raising Up Compliant Children in the American Police State April 28, 2014
If there is one glimmer of hope for this younger generation, it may be found in the unlikeliest of places: young adult literature
The Bundy Paradigm: Will You Be a Rebel, Revolutionary or a Slave? April 22, 2014
A war against the American citizenry; America is a pressure cooker with no steam valve, and things are about to blow
Vigilantes with a Badge: The War Against the American People February 25, 2014
We the citizenry have become the nails to be hammered by the government’s henchmen, a.k.a. its guns for hire, a.k.a. its standing army, a.k.a. the nation’s law enforcement agencies.
Paranoia, Surveillance and Military Tactics: Have We Become Enemies of the Government? February 17, 2014
Have too many of us become so indoctrinated that we have become like Winston Smith in Orwell’s 1984, insisting that 2 plus 2 equals 5?
Putting Big Brother in the Driver’s Seat: V2V Transmitters, Black Boxes & Drones February 11, 2014
Once drones take to the skies en masse in 2015, there will literally be no place where government agencies and private companies cannot track your movements
The State of Our Nation: The Greatest Threat to Our Freedoms Is the Government January 29, 2014
Americans no longer have a representative government. We have moved beyond the era of representative government and entered a new age
Government of the Rich, by the Rich and for the Rich January 13, 2014
It’s Time for ‘Militant Nonviolent Resistance’
Life in the Electronic Concentration Camp January 6, 2014
The Many Ways That You’re Being Tracked, Catalogued and Controlled
Life in the Emerging American Police State: What’s in Store for Our Freedoms in 2014? December 31, 2013
Government Spying, Militerized Police, Erosion of Property Rights, Common Core, Drones, Criminalizing childish behavior
The End of Childhood in the Era of the Emerging American Police State December 17, 2013
The regime of zero tolerance
The End of Private Property in the Era of the American Police State December 10, 2013
Private property is reduced to little more than something the government can use to control, manipulate and harass you to suit its own purposes
Amazon, Domino’s and Big Brother: Drones Flying the Not-So-Friendly Surveillance Skies December 2, 2013
Drones will give rise to a whole new dialogue in the courts about where to draw the line when it comes to the government’s ability to monitor one’s public versus private lives.
Kennedy Was Right: We Are the Heirs of the First Revolution November 21, 2013
If we are to survive as a nation, we must regain the spirit of the American revolutionaries
Drones, Tanks, and Grenade Launchers: Coming Soon to a Police Department Near You November 18, 2013
It doesn’t look like this trend towards the militarization of domestic police forces will be slowing down anytime soon
Who’s to Blame for Battlefield America? Is It Militarized Police or the Militarized Culture? November 11, 2013
The American homeland is now ruled by a military empire
Welcome to the United Police States of America, Where Police Shoot First & Ask Questions Later November 4, 2013
If ever there were a time to de-militarize and de-weaponize local police forces, it’s now
Obama, NSA Spying and the Dangers of Secretive, Authoritarian Government October 31, 2013
Remember, a true patriot is one who upholds the principles upon which his country was founded, not the power of those who have hijacked the nation.
Who Will Protect You from the Police? The Rise of Government-Sanctioned Home Invasions October 21, 2013
The Fourth Amendment has been reduced to little more than words on paper.
Red Light Cameras, Drones and Surveillance: Fleecing the Taxpayer in the Age of Petty Tyrannies October 14, 2013
If we are to have any hope of reclaiming our run-away government and restoring our freedoms, change will have to start at the local level and trickle upwards
Transforming America’s Schools into Authoritarian Instruments of Compliance October 7, 2013
We are living in an era where every personal decision is open to scrutiny by government officials and corporate managers.
Common Core: A Lesson Plan for Raising Up Compliant, Non-Thinking Citizens September 23, 2013
No, Mr. Small, this is no longer America. This is, instead, fascism with a smile