Government Tyranny

Abuse Industry Paves the Royal Road to the Welfare State

In a little-publicized move, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently approved a bill that creates a new multi-million dollar entitlement. Signed into law during the waning months of his second term, Senate Bill 782 bans landlords from kicking out scofflaw tenants who are victims of domestic violence. The law defines a domestic violence victim as any …

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It is Not a Light Matter, to Set Yourself Alight!

To the right is a photograph of Vasilica Iulian Grosu, a Romanian father who has chosen self-immolation as a way of protesting the custody arrangements involving his son. This picture was taken at Victoria Square in Bucharest on 12 July, 2005, in front of the Romanian government building. Mr. Grosu is protesting the fact that …

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Canada’s New Travel Attraction for Women: Murder Tourism

The arrests in Indonesia of 28 male prostitutes – accused by the authorities of selling sex to female tourists illustrates a surging global phenomenon – that of sex tourism catering to western women. This brand of sex tourism has been observed in many countries including Jamaica, Jordan, Senegal, Ukraine and elsewhere. Canada however may be …

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Breaking Bad: The Male as Designated Criminal

While presumptive guilt in accusations of male-on-female rape is wrestled over by activists and lawmakers, another point is missed, and that’s the point that the construct within western society of the rule of law based in the principle of justice is no longer operative in reality. The rule of law still operates of course, but it has become the rule of private law, where criminal and civil laws are applied differentially depending on social class.