I. Introduction In contrast to older historians who regarded World War I as the destruction of progressive reform, I am convinced that the war came to the United States as the "fulfillment," the culmination, the veritable apotheosis of progressivism in American...
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A Veteran’s Memorial Day Message
by Dan McKnight | May 31, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Happy Memorial Day. This weekend towns will throw parades, friends and family will visit cemeteries, and communities will reconnect at barbecues, swimming pools, and football games to inaugurate the summer. During these festivities I ask that you take a moment to...
TGIF: About that “Real Estate Dispute” in Sheikh Jarrah
by Sheldon Richman | May 28, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
When the Israeli government describes the conflict over the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem as just a "real-estate dispute," it has a point. Palestinian families are at risk of eviction (and some have already been evicted) from homes they've lived in for...
Joe Biden’s Fake Economic Recovery
by Daniel Lacalle | May 28, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
The University of Michigan consumer confidence index fell to 82.8 in May, from 88.3 in April. More importantly, the current conditions index slumped to 90.8, from 97.2 and the expectations index declined to 77.6, from 82.7. Hard data also questions the strength of the...
No Arrest Made for Off-Duty Cop Who Shot Woman Driving Herself to Hospital
by Matt Agorist | May 27, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Over the weekend, Lecresha Murray says she began feeling sick so she decided to drive herself to the hospital. Her trip would be dangerously interrupted, however, when a seemingly trigger happy cop decided to dump multiple rounds into her body for no reason. Despite...
Former ‘Officer of the Year’ Commits Suicide as He Admits to Participating inChild Rape Ring
by Matt Agorist | May 27, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Last week, a standoff took place between Liberty County law enforcement and a fellow cop from one county over. Harris County Precinct 1 deputy Robert Johnson engaged in a standoff with multiple SWAT officers for several hours before taking his own life. After his...
NYT: U.S. Could Be Out of Afghanistan by July
by Dave DeCamp | May 26, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
According to a report from The New York Times, U.S. troops are expected to be out of Afghanistan by early to mid-July, well before the September 11th deadline set by President Biden. Unnamed U.S. officials told the Times that Washington’s allies are also expected to...
George Bush’s Damnable Afghan War Lies
by Jim Bovard | May 25, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Former President George W. Bush is bewailing President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Bush told Fox News last week, “I’m also deeply concerned about the sacrifices of our soldiers, and our intelligence community, will be forgotten,”...