For the first time since 2008, a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter entered the Black Sea amid heightened tensions with Russia. The U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet said the USCGC Hamilton entered the waters on Tuesday. The Sixth Fleet said the Hamilton made the transit “in support of...
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The Reverse Side of Turkish ‘Aid’ to Syria
by Armen Tigranakert | Apr 27, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
From the beginning of its illegal invasion of Syria, Ankara has been trying to put right its crimes with international community by thinking up arguments and suitable excuses while at the same time veiling real motives for its presence and military actions on the...
When Did You Lose Faith in the War in Afghanistan? (If You Had Any)
by Peter Van Buren | Apr 27, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
President Biden announced he will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. That will end 20 years of a war that has killed some 2,300 Americans, an unknown number of Afghans, and cost trillions of dollars to accomplish nothing. Biden speaks more plainly...
In Defense of Libertarian Socialism
by Richard Douglas | Apr 26, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Socialism has become quite the boogyman for libertarians everywhere, especially since the majority of libertarians are more right-wing rather than left. To understand this on a very basic level, take a look at the political compass. It’s not perfect since it lacks...
For a New Recovery: A Synopsis on the Reality of Drug Legalization and Recovery Through the Eyes of a Libertarian
by Drew Cook | Apr 25, 2021 | Featured Articles
Introduction Marijuana. Xanax. LSD. 2CE/2CI. Methamphetamine. A literal galaxy of wines, liquors, and beers. MDMA. OxyContin. Cocaine. Psilocybin mushrooms. Adderall. Heroin. Crack. Klonopin. Trazodone. etc, etc, ad infinitum... To most everyone, that list represents...
TGIF: Does Nearly Everyone Favor Industrial Policy?
by Sheldon Richman | Apr 23, 2021 | Economics, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Over the years I've heard countless arguments about which word best describes the American economic system. Some insist it is essentially socialist, while others favor the word fascism. (Fascism is socialism with a private-property and market veneer.) Still others...
The Feds Are Coming for Libertarians
by Jim Bovard | Apr 23, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
On the day that Joe Biden was inaugurated as president, former CIA chief John Brennan announced on television that federal intelligence agencies “are moving in laser-like fashion to try to uncover as much as they can about” various suspect groups, specifically...
Montana Becomes First State to Pass Resolution Against Unconstitutional Wars
by Liam McCollum | Apr 22, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
The Montana state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan and unprecedented resolution Tuesday calling on the federal government to end endless wars. The resolution passed 95-3 in the House and 47-2 in the Senate. House Joint Resolution 9, sponsored by Rep. Ron...