In the immediate aftermath of the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, many pundits and politicians were eager to describe the events of that day a s a coup d'etat in which the nation was "this close" to having some sort of junta void the 2020 election and take power...
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We Killed the Last Justification for the Global War on Terror
by Dan McKnight | Aug 9, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There was a satisfying victory—not just for our soldiers and veterans, but for all Americans. One week ago it was announced that the U.S. government had assassinated Ayman al-Zawahiri, who along with Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the key planner...
Cops Throw Man Suffering Diabetic Shock in Jail, Watch Him Die
by Matt Agorist | Aug 9, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
When he was arrested in February of this year, Gilbert Gil, 67, had committed no crime and had harmed no one. Sadly, however, his innocence offered no protection from the pernicious abuse of the California police state. The nightmare for the Gil family began when a...
We’re Governed by the Communist Manifesto
by Kym Robinson | Aug 8, 2022 | Featured Articles
Since its publication the Communist Manifesto has influenced most forms of government. The ideology has mutated from one of utopian ambition to providing a framework that uses the language of egalitarian justice. Marxist ideology no longer has a revolutionary spirit...
Why I Won’t Vote For Donald Trump in 2024
by Alan Mosley | Aug 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Politics
Will he or won't he? That was the question on people's minds as news broke last month of former president Donald Trump suggesting he has made up his mind on running for president again. Grover Cleveland first won the presidency in 1884, and won the popular vote in the...
TGIF: About Those January 6 Committee Extravaganzas
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 5, 2022 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
I admit it: I watched nearly every moment of the House committee extravaganzas on the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. I did more than that. I was transfixed. I couldn't even multitask. Were the mislabeled "hearings" beyond all criticism? Of course not. They were...
Biden and Allies Continue to Put Iran in the Crosshairs
by Connor Freeman | Aug 5, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In addition to escalating brinkmanship with Russia and China, President Joe Biden’s administration is flirting with war against Iran. The clearest evidence of this includes the ever expanding “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign, as well as the development of a...
After a National Divorce, Where Does the Debt Go?
by Ryan McMaken | Aug 4, 2022 | Economics, Featured Articles
The topic of secession has become increasing more common in recent years as various regions and minority populations (e.g., California and Texas) has openly suggested breaking away from the United States. The idea is forwarded with varying levels of seriousness, but...