So, Elon Musk sure shook things up the other day with his interview on CNBC where he dared to break the Fourth Wall of media when he took a shot at George Soros comparing him to Magneto from Marvel’s X-Men. It’s a brutally funny exchange as Musk carefully measures his...
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Government Controls You by Controlling Your Trading Partners
by Bryan Caplan | May 21, 2023 | Featured Articles
Here’s an odd thought for a libertarian: The government very rarely tells me to do anything. Once per year, the IRS orders me to pay federal income taxes. Once per year, the state of Virginia forces me to pay state income taxes and get my car inspected. Once per...
TGIF: No One Has a Right to Make Immigration Policy
by Sheldon Richman | May 19, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says "no one has a right to immigrate" to the United States. "We determine as Americans," he says, "what type of immigration system benefits our country. When you're doing immigration, it's not for their benefit as foreigners. It's for your...
End the FBI
by Ryan McMaken | May 18, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Special counsel John Durham on Monday released his report on the FBI's role in investigating the 2016 Donald Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russia. This investigation, codenamed "Crossfire Hurricane," had been—according to Durham's report—"swiftly" opened as...
The FBI Vetoed the 2016 Presidential Election
by Jim Bovard | May 17, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
On Monday, Special Counsel John Durham released his final report on the FBI and Justice Department's abuse of power during the 2016 presidential election. His 316-page report proves that federal law enforcement was weaponized to rig American politics by shielding...
Bernie Sanders Is Angry About Wealth
by Trenton Hale | May 17, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
Bernie is at it again folks. Recently, the Democratic senator proposed that the government confiscate all the money that a person makes above $999 million. This came about from an interview with Chris Wallace discussing his new book, It’s OK to Be Angry About...
Cop Arrested for Kidnapping and Handcuffing Innocent Man So His Brother Could Torture Him
by Matt Agorist | May 17, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Highlighting the pervasive issue of police abuse, a North County Police Cooperative (NCPC) officer in St. Louis County, recently found himself on the receiving end of criminal charges. The charges came after a shocking revelation—this officer allegedly allowed his own...
Taking Notes Out of Rothbard’s Taiwan Playbook
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | May 16, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Writing pseudonymously in a series of articles for Faith and Freedom in the 1950s, Murray Rothbard took on the question of whether or not the United States should defend Formosa (Taiwan) from attack by mainland China. While his conclusions will surprise no one...