In our previous article – the first of three parts on this subject – we discussed how the paramilitary approach to law enforcement began in earnest under Daryl Gates’ LAPD in 1967 and grew from there. SWAT teams – as they came to be called – were originally used for highly dangerous situations, but over [...] Continue reading → 
I pursued an education in social work because I really believed I had an ability to help people overcome their problems. I still believe this, even though the university I attended will not let me graduate because of my conservative views. It’s the only real explanation even though they have many other excuses documented. They [...] Continue reading → 
The UN Arms Treaty is again, rising to the surface. The latest version was finalized this past March 2013. It needs to be clearly understood that the United States does not need the UN. So one might reasonably ask, what is the purpose of America signing any of the UN-sponsored treaties? When any country signs [...] Continue reading → 
Good faith is the glue that holds human relationships together. Can you imagine having a friendship where you were not confident your friend would act to support you rather than harm you, treat you honestly rather than dishonestly? Human relationships also include the relationship between an individual and his government. If the individual does not [...] Continue reading → 
The Federal Reserve does not like to make public that the biggest beneficiaries of fiat currency are foreign banks, operating inside the United States. However, with the latest Quantitative Easing scheme, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has provided these foreign banks, not U.S. banks, with an all-time high amount of reserves, surpassing $1 trillion for the [...] Continue reading → 
For a second day in a row, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted the members of the United States Senate regarding the budget. On Tuesday the Texas senator spoke out against the Senate using procedural tricks in order to raise the debt ceiling. On Wednesday, Cruz was back with both guns blazing as he declared that [...] Continue reading → 
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted the Senate on Tuesday, saying that they were using procedural tricks in order to raise the debt ceiling. In a joint statement with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Cruz said that he would have no objection to sending the budget to conference if Democrats agreed to [...] Continue reading → 
In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue but have taken them at second-hand from other non-examiners, whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing.- Autobiography of Mark Twain I was [...] Continue reading → 
The epitome of liberal thinking is on display in Colorado and the number one example is Governor John Hickenlooper. After signing sweeping gun control legislation, Hickenlooper has now extended a stay of execution for a man that murdered four fellow employees in cold blood with a gun and then attempted to kill a fifth employee. [...] Continue reading → 
It is clear that things have changed in America and much of it is due to two wars: the War on Drugs and the War on Terror. These ongoing conflicts have brought about major changes in the way law enforcement does business with Americans every day. Because of the so-called war on drugs, SWAT teams [...] Continue reading →