Skip to main content

More Related Articles

Filter by Year:

  
January 13, 2026

Tyranny doesn’t look the way it used to. There are no crowns. No coups. No tanks in the streets. Instead, there is power without restraint—and a president who claims that only his own “morality” stands between the American people and unchecked authority.

January 06, 2026

“Stop the Steal” was never about protecting democracy. From election manipulation to retaliation against dissent, from court-stacking to pay-to-play politics, the real theft was not ballots—but the Constitution itself.

December 30, 2025

Some years chip away at freedom. Others tear the mask off. Here’s what 2025 revealed about the American Police State's unchecked power.

January 13, 2026

Tyranny doesn’t look the way it used to. There are no crowns. No coups. No tanks in the streets. Instead, there is power without restraint—and a president who claims that only his own “morality” stands between the American people and unchecked authority.

January 06, 2026

“Stop the Steal” was never about protecting democracy. From election manipulation to retaliation against dissent, from court-stacking to pay-to-play politics, the real theft was not ballots—but the Constitution itself.

December 30, 2025

Some years chip away at freedom. Others tear the mask off. Here’s what 2025 revealed about the American Police State's unchecked power.

December 22, 2025

If Jesus were born in modern America, under a government obsessed with surveillance, crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, religious nationalism, and absolute obedience to a head-of-state rather than the rule of law, would he survive long enough to preach about love, forgiveness and salvation? 

December 22, 2025

If Jesus were born in modern America, under a government obsessed with surveillance, crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, religious nationalism, and absolute obedience to a head-of-state rather than the rule of law, would he survive long enough to preach about love, forgiveness and salvation?

December 16, 2025

Santa’s naughty list was a joke. The government’s isn’t. Powered by AI, corporate data brokers, and immigration enforcement, the surveillance state is watching, scoring, and sorting Americans year-round. Once you’re on the list, there may be no way off.

December 16, 2025

Santa’s naughty list was a joke. The government’s isn’t. Powered by AI, corporate data brokers, and immigration enforcement, the surveillance state is watching, scoring, and sorting Americans year-round. Once you’re on the list, there may be no way off.

December 08, 2025

Two hundred and thirty-four years after the ratification of the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791, the safeguards meant to shield “We the people” from government abuse are barely recognizable. 

December 08, 2025

Two hundred and thirty-four years after the ratification of the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791, the safeguards meant to shield “We the people” from government abuse are barely recognizable. 

December 03, 2025

What happens when the government demands loyalty to a leader instead of loyalty to the Constitution? When undeclared wars, extrajudicial strikes, and “kill everybody” orders are justified as ‘self-defense,’ the real casualty is the rule of law.

December 03, 2025

What happens when the government demands loyalty to a leader instead of loyalty to the Constitution? When undeclared wars, extrajudicial strikes, and “kill everybody” orders are justified as ‘self-defense,’ the real casualty is the rule of law.

November 25, 2025

From an imperial presidency and militarized policing to ICE raids, endless wars, predictive enforcement, and a surveillance state that watches everything we do, the American government has strayed far from George Washington’s vision of a nation protected by wise, just, constitutional laws.

November 25, 2025

From an imperial presidency and militarized policing to ICE raids, endless wars, predictive enforcement, and a surveillance state that watches everything we do, the American government has strayed far from George Washington’s vision of a nation protected by wise, just, constitutional laws.

November 18, 2025

What we are witnessing today is the steady transformation of the federal government—especially the executive branch—into a criminalized system of power in which justice is weaponized, law is selectively enforced, and crime becomes a form of political currency.

November 18, 2025

What we are witnessing today is the steady transformation of the federal government—especially the executive branch—into a criminalized system of power in which justice is weaponized, law is selectively enforced, and crime becomes a form of political currency.

November 12, 2025

While the Deep State keeps the nation divided and distracted by circus politics, America is literally being bought and sold right out from under us. 

November 12, 2025

While the Deep State keeps the nation divided and distracted by circus politics, America is literally being bought and sold right out from under us. 

Copyright 2026 © The Rutherford Institute • Post Office Box 7482 • Charlottesville, VA 22906-7482 (434) 978-3888
The Rutherford Institute is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are fully deductible as a charitable contribution.