Earlier this month, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a large fire, releasing hazardous materials, and prompting emergency crews to conduct a controlled release and burn of toxic vinyl chloride. Fortunately, no lives were lost,...
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The Antiwar Movement is Reborn
by Ron Paul | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On February 19th, the National Mall in Washington, DC saw its largest antiwar rally in 20 years. The speakers list included four former U.S. presidential candidates and a broad and diverse collection of antiwar activists from beyond the left and right. The aptly-named...
Copyright Laws Are Enabling Woke ‘Re-Writes’ of Classics
by Ryan McMaken | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured Articles
The estate of Roald Dahl this month announced that it would be rewriting many of the long-dead author’s books to better suit a “modern” audience. Translation: The books will be rewritten so the text is more in line with the editors’ notions of politically correct...
This Was a Test of the Emergency Use Authorization System
by Laurie Calhoun | Feb 27, 2023 | Featured Articles
Data continues to emerge according to which not only were the mRNA shots ineffective at preventing infection and transmission of COVID-19, but they may have caused widespread harm to persons cajoled or coerced into undergoing vaccination, despite their own relative...
Discovering Cooperation Through the Blockchain
by Zack Sorenson | Feb 27, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles
In the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, political hurdles and economic roadblocks have prevented the rise of a properly free and healthy society. Competitive pressures have allowed new inventions to be created and competitive barriers have helped innovative...
WATCH: 14 Year Old Girl Held at Gunpoint Over Seatbelt Violation
by Matt Agorist | Feb 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
In the land of the free, if law enforcement witnesses you driving your personally owned vehicle with dark window tint or without your seatbelt on, they will pull you over and issue a citation, otherwise known as extortion. If you refuse to acknowledge this extortion...
TGIF: Immigration Foes, What’s the Beef?
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 24, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
If people are going to hate on immigrants, they should at least get their stories straight. Do immigrants take our jobs or do they sponge off us through welfare? Today, let's talk about jobs. Recently I was listening to Spiked's Brendan O'Neill interview Batya...
When Biden Says ‘As Long As It Takes,’ What Does Ukraine Hear?
by Ted Snider | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In his State of the Union Address on February 7, President Joe Biden once again told Ukraine that “America...will stand with you as long as it takes.” In case the world didn’t hear, Biden moved to a more dramatic stage and repeated the words. Speaking from Kiev, where...