WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES Aaron Swartz -- an internet wunderkind and "open access" advocate -- is threatened with 35 years in federal prison for the crime of downloading a large number of copyrighted documents, and commits suicide. [ The Internet's Own Boy credits: Dir: Brian Knappenberger/ 105 min/ Documentary, Biography/ Law & the individual] "The … [Read more...]
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words | Film Review
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas tells his life story, from poverty to the pinnacle of judicial power. [ Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words credits: Dir: Michael Pack/ 116 min/ Documentary/ Law & Liberty, Libertarian Heroes/ USA/ 2020] Did you know Clarence Thomas is a fan of Ayn Rand, with decided libertarian leanings? I didn't, before watching … [Read more...]
Richard Jewell | Film Review
Security guard Richard Jewell saves hundreds of lives from an exploding pipe bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, only to be railroaded as the prime suspect by an incompetent FBI and cynical press. Based on a true story. [ Richard Jewell credits: Dir: Clint Eastwood/ Paul Walter Hauser, Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell/ 131 min/ Drama/ Incompetent government, Government as bigot, Law … [Read more...]
Government Explained | Short Film
An ordinary person tries to explain the concept of government to a freshly-arrived alien visitor from another planet, in this humorous animated short. [9 min/ Law & the individual] … [Read more...]
Do Not Resist (2016)
An examination of the increasingly casual and routine use by ordinary police of military tactics and high-powered weaponry, and how such militarization is changing the citizen-state relationship. [ Do Not Resist credits: Dir: Craig Atkinson/ 72 min/ Documentary/ Law & Liberty, Search & Seizure, Legalize Drugs] In Do Not Resist the viewer gets an extended … [Read more...]
Incarcerating US (2016)
Overincarceration of US citizens, and the flawed policies underlying this appalling human tragedy, are examined in Incarcerating US. [Dir: Regan Hines/ 84 min/ Documentary/ Law & Liberty, Legalize Drugs] External Reviews "Certainly, there is a need to separate criminals from the general population, but the wholesale use of jail time as a long-term solution for … [Read more...]
Killing Them Safely (2015)
The use of tasers in law enforcement is critically examined. [ Killing Them Safely credits: Dir: Nick Berardini/ 100 min/ Documentary/ Law & Liberty] External Reviews "Berardini’s doc vigorously proves that despite their marketing, Tasers are not the answer. They are only means to a bigger, deadlier problem." --RogerEbert.com "There's a mighty convincing case to … [Read more...]
Hacking Democracy (2006)
An examination of the integrity of voting machines used in US elections finds glaring vulnerabilities and evidence that elections are already being hacked. [ Hacking Democracy credits: Dir: Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels/ 82 min/ Documentary/ Law & Liberty] External Reviews "It is hard to imagine a documentary that is more important to the civic life of the … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace (2006)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS Inspired by Christian teachings against slavery, William Wilberforce leads an arduous but ultimately victorious life-long battle to abolish the slave trade. [ Amazing Grace credits: Dir: Michael Apted/ Ioan Gruffudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Albert Finney/ 111 min/ Drama, Biography/ Anti-slavery, Law & the Individual] Slavery is as old … [Read more...]
Jury Nullification: Libertarian Video Shorts
Reason interviews marijuana activist NJ Weedman, who explains how he used jury nullification to defend himself in a medical marijuana trial. [9 min/ Legalize Drugs, Law & the Individual] Comedian Doug Stanhope appeals to his audience, in his humorous way, to take jury duty seriously and nullify victimless crimes. [2 min] Judge Andrew Napolitano tells … [Read more...]