The libertarian philosophy is embedded in Enlightenment liberalism. This is clearly seen in its commitment to free inquiry (reason) and free speech, the full realization of which, I argue, requires complete respect for individual rights, including property rights....
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Celebrating Independence Day with Illegal Fireworks
by Ryan McMaken | Jul 2, 2021 | Featured Articles
It’s almost Independence Day, and for many Coloradans, that means a trip to Wyoming to buy illegal fireworks. That is, it’s time to buy fireworks that are illegal in Colorado, but legal in Wyoming. In fact, this fact so well known to everyone that Wyoming officials...
The NSA Is Spying on Tucker Carlson (and Everyone Else)
by Jim Bovard | Jul 2, 2021 | Featured Articles
Fox News host Tucker Carlson was mocked on social media this week for stating that he had been told that the National Security Agency was reading his private emails and spying on him. The usual suspects called Carlson paranoid, because there are so many checks and...
How Shipping Interests Have Rigged the Economic Game for a Century
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Jul 1, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
There’s a 101-year-old law most Americans have never heard of, one that shaves tens of billions of dollars out of the U.S. economy every year for the narrow benefit of politically-influential shipbuilders, shipyard unions and shipping lines. The Jones Act does that by...
Recent Court Cases Uphold Arrests of People Filming Police
by Matt Agorist | Jun 30, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
George Floyd, Eric Garner, Alton Sterling, Alexander Gonzales, Walter Scott. and countless others all have one thing in common—their last moments alive were captured on cellphone videos as police killed them. These videos and others like them led to charges against...
Teenage Boy, Working on Truck With Oil Can, Shot by Police
by Matt Agorist | Jun 30, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Family and friends of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain have been protesting nearly a week and demanding answers from police after an officer shot and killed him as he worked on his truck. So far, the police have remained tight-lipped and have refused to release any...
Iraqi Militia Declares War on U.S. Soldiers In-Country
by Jason Ditz | Jun 29, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria overnight didn’t take long to provoke a reaction, despite claims that the strikes were a “deterrent.” US troops in Syria were under rocket attacks within a matter of hours. Details are still emerging, though the U.S. says that there are...
Stagflation is Coming, Prepare Accordingly
by Daniel Lacalle | Jun 29, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
The United States retail sales and jobless claims weakness, significantly below estimates, coincides with the largest fiscal and monetary stimulus in history. Something is not right when these figures come significantly below estimates in an environment of massive...