By Matthew Hayward 10/25/2025 When the State Declares War on Behavior Earlier this month, President Trump ordered United States military strikes off the coast of Venezuela, killing alleged “narcoterrorists.” He later boasted, “ We’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country .” Those words should chill every American who believes in liberty. Fifty years after Nixon declared his war on drugs, it has evolved from domestic raids to international executions, all under the same failed philosophy that government violence can cure human vice. When the state declares war on human behavior, it always loses and takes the people down with it. Every prison cell, every overdose, every cartel bullet is a monument to the arrogance of government trying to legislate morality.           Back in 1988, Ron Paul said it best on The Morton Downey Jr. Show : “You can’t legislate morality. You can’t force people to be better by passing laws. If ...

 By Matthew Hayward  9/19/2025  The Supreme Court just paused a lower court order that had limited federal immigration stops in Los Angeles. That stay lets federal agents resume roving patrols and interior operations that critics say rely on appearance, language, job, or neighborhood to pick people for questioning.  This matters because it normalizes a posture of suspicion. Checkpoints miles inland and roving patrols turn movement inside the country into a condition to be earned rather than a freedom to be enjoyed. The government already claims expanded authority inside the 100-mile border zone. That claim, plus an open green light for stops based on appearance, is a recipe for arbitrary enforcement.  Philosophy of resistance John Locke told us that the consent of the governed is the foundation of legitimate power. When rulers invade life, liberty, or property, or when they become arbitrary disposers of people’s lives and fortunes, the social compact is dissolve...

In his final appearance on Fox News in 2012, Judge Napolitano, host of "Freedom Watch," delivered an impassioned monologue - a powerful critique of the state of our nation's freedoms and liberties. This potent discourse, rich with thought-provoking questions about the balance of power within our government, the sanctity of individual rights, and the authenticity of our Republican form of government, proved to be his swan song on the network before his abrupt dismissal. Since then, this speech has emerged as a guiding light for those seeking to unravel the intricacies of our constitutional rights and as a clarion call for those determined to safeguard these rights. Here lies that speech, in its unfiltered form, as resonant now as it ever was: Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano's "The Plain Truth" aired on FOX NEWS in 2012. "Dose the government works for us, or do we work for the government? Tonight, what if the Constitution no longer applied?  What if t...

....In the past few weeks, I have been gathering signatures for I-1068, an innovative to remove criminal penalties for marijuana. I have yet to hear one coherent and rational opposing argument for ending the war on drugs. The essence of virtually every argument supporting state-sponsored controls and regulations is based on unreasonable assumptions rather than being based on or supported by statistical data. I would challenge anyone to give me one reason that logically trumps individuals' rights and justifies social control over others. I would also like a source as to where this authority is derived, as it is clearly a Constitutional infringement to have the federal government encroaching on State's rights. I have patiently listened to emotional ploys and irrational and poorly thought-out arguments to oppose the ballot measure. Arguments range from people telling me about their child's abuse of the drug to empty allegations of its conflict with their faith. I have listen...