Hazards for Habeas Corpus
Justice demands that an accused criminal be given the right of "habeas corpus," the ability to challenge the legality of his detention, but this right is being steadily eroded. ...
About: Steven J. DuBord
Posts by Steven J. DuBord
Media Darlings
Positive or negative media coverage can make or break a political campaign, especially in a presidential race. Both McCain and Obama have received favorable coverage, but will it continue? ...
Obama: Messiah?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sells himself as being the one who will "change" the country's direction and improve our lives. But does reality match rhetoric? ...
Politics and Personality
In The Obama Nation, author Jerome Corsi offers some devastating critiques of Barack Obama, including his ties to radical leftists and his "cult of personality." ...
Bailing Out Scam Artists (aka Fannie and Freddie)
ITEM: The New York Times for September 9 editorialized: "As an act of crisis management, the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage-finance giants, was a reasonable and...
Doting Over America’s Decline
Respected newsman and consummate insider, Fareed Zakaria paints a rosy picture of unabated globalism and global governance and tells why America's crises are overblown. ...
Pavlov’s Dogs and American Education
For the past century, behavioral psychology and revolutionary socialism have combined to wreak educational and social havoc. ...
Georgia Crisis Prompts U.S. to Cancel Russian Deal
In the remote Caucasus, the Georgian crisis drags on, with Georgia's President Saakashvili, emboldened by Western support, continuing to goad the Russian bear. ...
Reviving the Constitution
Thomas E. Woods and Kevin R.C. Gutzman's important book Who Killed the Constitution? chronicles the Supreme Court's attacks on the Constitution. ...
Statist Solutions
The August 21 premiere of I.O.U.S.A. in select theaters across the country included not only the film itself but a live broadcast of a panel discussion arranged by the I.O.U.S.A. sponsors....
I.O.U.S.A. How Much?!
The new documentary film I.O.U.S.A. sounds the alarm about our worsening debt crisis but is short on solutions. ...
Son of Liberty
Nathan Hale was full of fun and life, but he is remembered for his death. He was a man of honor who died in rank dishonor. His last words, which should...
The Libertarian Alternative
An interview of Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party's standard-bearer, about his quest for the presidency. ...