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BOOKS BY JOHN W. WHITEHEAD


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SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Would Orwell Be Branded a Terrorist? The Government’s War on Thought Crimes 

Political Gaslighting: The Government’s Latest Playbook for Dismantling the Constitution 

How Tyranny Becomes Entrenched: 9/11 and the Police State’s Endless Power Grabs 

A Police State Presidency: When ‘Rule of Law’ Becomes ‘Rule by Gunpoint’

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Penalizing Dissent: Civil Rights Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech and Target Peaceful Protesters 

Civil Liberties Groups File First Amendment Challenge to Trump’s National Guard Deployment, Echoing Founders’ Warnings Against Standing Armies 

In a Decisive First Amendment Victory, Court Rules: Government Can’t Freeze Funding to Impose State-Sanctioned Ideology on Harvard 

LEGAL FEATURES

Executive Overreach and the Erosion of Constitutional Safeguards: When the Executive Branch Becomes Judge and Jury 
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IN THE COURTS

Florida Open-Carry Gun Ruling Leads to Chaos and Confusion 

Supreme Court Lets Trump Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Approved by Congress 

Federal Reserve Governor Urges Supreme Court to Prevent Trump From Removing Her

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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Apocalypse Now: The Government’s Use of Controlled Chaos to Maintain Power 

We’ve Already Got a Dictator-in-Chief: How Absolute Power Corrupted the President 

Watchlisted: You’re Probably Already on a Government Extremism List 

Podcast Archive

ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS

A Nation Imploding: Digital Tyranny, Insurrection and Martial Law

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Fired Feds, Trump Lovers and Veterans: Meet the People Applying for ICE Jobs 

Masked Agents Are the Unmistakable Sign of a Police State

AMERICA AT WAR

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” 

Hegseth Summons Generals and Admirals for Rare Meeting in Virginia

BEHIND BARS

Florida’s GEO Group Plays Central Role in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan
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SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Donald Trump and Peter Thiel Are Using AI To Supercharge the Surveillance State 

Virginia Police Used Flock Cameras to Track Driver 526 Times in 4 Months 

The Department of Homeland Security Is Unlawfully Collecting DNA 

DHS Collected DNA from 2,000 U.S. Citizens Without Due Process. It's Now in a Law Enforcement Database

FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP

FBI Fires Agents Seen Kneeling in Iconic Photo During George Floyd Protests Five Years Ago

ECONOMY

Trump Admin Bars Diplomats From Shopping at Costco 

Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Latest Blow for Indiana Soybean Farmers

POLITICS

Nearly 8 In 10 Voters Say The United States Is In A Political Crisis 

Trump Is Trying to Literally Erase the History of Slavery 

CULTURE

From Courtroom to Canvas: Civil Liberties Defender John W. Whitehead Explores Freedom and Technology Through Art in New Exhibit

FURTHER READING 

America Is Walking a Dangerous Road  

Forgiveness or Revenge?

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