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John Whitehead

Constitutional lawyer, founder of The Rutherford Institute


Does Life Have Meaning or Are We Merely Bobbleheads in Bubbleland?

Is there a purpose to life? Is there a meaning to life? Are we all aimless beings, mere products of chance, here merely to consume, grind out a living and die? ...

A Little Rebellion Now and Then Is a Good Thing

"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical....It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government" --Thomas Jefferson to James Madison  ...

Charles Manson's Race War: The Beatles and Helter Skelter

Every generation has its maniacs--especially racist maniacs. Such was Charles Manson. Here's his story as it unfolded 40 years ago ...

Barack, What Happened to All the Change You Promised?

The unemployment rate in the U.S. now stands at 9.5% and soon will top 10%. And the number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15% in the first half of this year...

A Grief Observed: Remembering Carol

"I will turn to her as often as possible in gladness. I will even salute her with a laugh. The less I mourn her the nearer I seem to her. Admirable programme. Unfortunately it can't be carried out."--C.S. Lewis

Michael Jackson, Media Greed and the Demise of Democracy

The zombies may have stalked Michael Jackson on camera in his music video Thriller, but it was the media vampires who hounded him off camera and eventually sucked him dry.

Jefferson, the American Mind and the Birth of America

“America is a nation with the soul of a church…the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence.”

Obama and Transparency: Should He Release the Torture Photos?

"Now, let me be clear: I am concerned about how the release of these photos would be — would impact on the safety of our troops"...

Pete Seeger: A Legend in His Own Time

On Sunday, May 3, 2009, a contingent of some of pop music's best entertainers assembled in Madison Square Garden to perform a tribute concert in celebration of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday...

The Swine Flu or the FDA: Which Is More Dangerous to Your Health?

In a 2005 article in the Village Voice entitled "Capitalizing on the Flu," James Ridgeway predicted that a "flu pandemic would spark enough fear to make it a greed pandemic"...

Swine Flu Pandemic:
Silent Invasions and Deadly Consequences

It was an eerie scene at Aztec Stadium in Mexico City, as teams America and Tecos played in a nearly empty stadium...

Coalition of Human Rights, Faith-Based and Justice Organizations Urge President Obama to Establish Presidential Torture Commission

The Rutherford Institute has joined with a coalition of 18 other human rights, faith-based, and justice organizations to urge President Obama to appoint a commission to investigate torture sanctioned by the Bush administration...

What Is Wrong with the Federal Hate Crime Law?

After 12 years of protracted debate, it looks as if the nation will finally get a federal hate crimes law that applies to crimes motivated by a person's actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability...

Are We All Enemies of the State?

On Target with John Whitehead ® is a video blog that provides viewers with Whitehead’s insightful, relevant and provocative take on popular culture and constitutional issues...

Why Local Newspapers Are the Basis of Democracy

The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers...

The Legacy of the Christian Right & Its Impact on Politics Today

New to Oldspeak: Frank Schaeffer Talks Candidly with John W. Whitehead About the Legacy of the Christian Right & Its Impact on Politics Today...

Teaching School Children to Live in a Totalitarian Society

Under the guise of protecting and controlling young people, school officials have adopted draconian zero tolerance policies, which punish all offenses severely, no matter how minor. In fact...

The Schools Are Destroying Freedom of Speech

"The Constitution makes clear there can be no religious test for holding office, and it is just as clear there can be no religious test for individual expression of free speech--


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