http://mises.org/daily/5317/The-Police-State-Is-Personal
http://mises.org/daily/5376/How-I-Learned-the-Truth-about-the-State
Wow, I actually got kinda steamed while reading those.
(Don't worry, they're both very short for Mises Institute Articles.)
I would provide samples but because they are so interconnected--the first one is a set of questions showing how the USA is a police state, along with some psychological prep questions showing when you will cross the line when it becomes too much. The next one is a story that I don't want to give anything away to.