U.S. arms transfers have become a salient issue during the Biden administration given the Saudi‐led war in Yemen, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and continued sales to risky neighbors. Over the past few weeks, the Biden administration has had to balance supporting...
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All-Black Militia Leader Speaks Ahead of Sentencing
by Ken Silva | Nov 8, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
It was an incident in Louisville one night in September 2020 that lasted scarcely eight seconds: all-black militia leader John Johnson exited his vehicle, turned on a flashlight attached to his AR-15 rifle, and scanned a downtown rooftop before walking to a nearby...
Liberty, Freedom, and Sovereignty Aren’t On Today’s Ballot
by Jeffrey Wernick | Nov 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
Today, once again, we have the most important, crucial election in the history of mankind. The fate of the planet, solar system, galaxy, and universe depends upon it. Even God is worried, praying. Maybe it will provoke an extinction level event. I, personally, will...
My Advice for the Next Congress
by Ron Paul | Nov 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Politics
Tomorrow [Today, November 8] is election day and polls suggest that Americans are going to overturn Democratic Party control of the House and Senate. Politicians and the media always say that this is the most important election ever, but all too often once the voting...
Races to Watch: Your 2022 Election Primer
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Nov 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Politics
When voters who haven’t already voted go to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots it will be with the Senate very much in play and Democrats needing a miracle to prevent a Republican takeover of the House. Midterms having historically provided rebukes to even...
The Murder of Mahsa Amini, Iranians’ Quest for a Democratic State, and the Role of Outside Forces
by Muhammad Sahimi | Nov 7, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On September 13 Mahsa Amini (called Zhina by her own family), a 22-year-old woman from the Kurdistan province in western Iran, was in Tehran to visit her family and friends. She was detained by Iran’s “guidance patrol” (referred to as “morality police” in the Western...
Remembering Daniel Webster This Election Day
by Dan McKnight | Nov 7, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Tomorrow is Election Day. There’s going to be a lot of candidates and a lot parties on the ballot—Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, etc. Someday, when I enter the booth in my local polling station to pull that lever of democracy, I hope to see the words...
Taxpayers Liable After Cops Taze, Beat Elderly Man in His Home
by Matt Agorist | Nov 7, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
On Friday, TFTP reported the story of Ruby Johnson—an elderly woman accosted in her home—by SWAT officers acting on bad information. She was innocent and police had no reason to be there. Highlighting the problem with police attacking the elderly, is that Johnson's...