In September 2017, U.S. official Brett McGurk expressed concern that Syria’s northwest Idlib province had become “the largest Al Qaeda safe haven since 9/11.” Idlib had fallen to al-Qaeda, in the form of a jihadist coalition led by the group’s Syrian affiliate, the...
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Whose Libertarian Party?
by Jeremy Kauffman | Jun 1, 2022 | Featured Articles, Op Eds, Politics
This last weekend, the Mises Caucus, a coalition within the Libertarian Party, was elected to all national positions within the party. For some, Mises control caused consternation: Aaron Ross Powell is a research fellow at the Cato Institute, a premier libertarian...
The Need to Act
by Kym Robinson | May 31, 2022 | Featured Articles
It’s hard not to fall into patterns. While some routines may be for the better, habits develop because they may be easier, comfortable. After weeks, months, or perhaps decades of neglect and self destructive behavior, a cycle can develop because of these bad...
Biden Announces U.S. Will Not Supply Ukraine with Longe-Range Rockets
by Dave DeCamp | May 31, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
President Biden on Monday told reporters that the U.S. will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can strike targets inside Russian territory. “We’re not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that strike into Russia,” Biden told reporters. Biden’s comments came after...
TGIF: Glenn Loury’s Collectivist Immigration Policy
by Sheldon Richman | May 27, 2022 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Glenn Loury, the economist at Brown University, often has interesting things to say. His YouTube Glenn Show episodes with linguist and social commentator John McWhorter feature valuable insights and eye-opening data about race, woke "anti-racism," and related matters....
Pot, Meet Kettle: America’s Use of Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons
by Patrick Macfarlane | May 26, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In a recent editorial, I discussed a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 1, 2022, by Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). The proposed AUMF, if passed, would allow President Biden to deploy American...
Despite Social Media Narratives, School Shootings Remain Incredibly Rare
by Ryan McMaken | May 26, 2022 | Featured Articles
In response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Texas this week, one now sees repeated claims that school shootings are somehow “normal” or common in the United States. For example, social media at this moment is teeming with users—assuming they’re not...
Truth, Lies and Sussmann
by Peter Van Buren | May 25, 2022 | Featured Articles, Politics
It can be a bittersweet moment when truth is all that's left. Suspicions of infidelity become credit card receipts from a no-tell motel. A Facebook post tells of a meal shared when a business trip was scheduled. It is ugly, especially the certainty you were lied to by...