The South Australian police on the fourth of July arrested a thirteen-year old youth for possession of “extremist material." The content and nature of the material is unknown. The "autistic" boy was held in police custody; bail was set and his mother collected him,...
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TGIF: The Populist Trap
by Sheldon Richman | Jul 19, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
If you care about individual freedom and general prosperity, you'll want to avoid all shades of populism like the plague. It is economic illiteracy proudly proclaimed and writ large. As an alternative to libertarianism, it is bad in its own right—freedom is not on its...
Tariffs Are Bipartisan Enemies of Freedom
by Jim Bovard | Jul 17, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both portray tariffs as magic wands to create national prosperity. Trump is calling for a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, while Biden is imposing selective tariffs that he portrays as miracle cures for any...
The U.S. Continues to Undermine Its Own Interests in Iran
by Ted Snider | Jul 17, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The American-led isolation of Iran is springing leaks all over. It seems that wherever Iran knocks, everyone answers. Except the United States. Instead, the U.S. continues to close the door, following a long pattern with Iran of undermining its own interests. In 2016,...
European Elites Commit to Their Self-Destruction
by Owen Ashworth | Jul 16, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
Much to the dismay of the European elites, the people of Europe appear to be resolutely rejecting the status quo. Right-wing parties are gaining ground in almost every European state as a reaction to the consistent failures of the establishment statists. Economic...
The News From Across the Pond
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jul 16, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
The recent elections in the United Kingdom and France underscore a broader trend of political stagnation and directionless muddling within Europe. Despite clear signals from voters rejecting the status quo, the established elites are resisting substantive changes,...
Trump’s Attempted Assassination and the Betrayal of the Heroic Ethos
by John Weeks | Jul 15, 2024 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
On Saturday, former president Donald Trump came within less of an inch of being assassinated by a rooftop sniper during an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A Secret Service counter sniper “neutralized the shooter,” but not before Trump and at least two rally...
School Choice: The Death of the Homeschool Revolution
by Elijah Stanfield | Jul 15, 2024 | Featured Articles
The homeschool movement has been growing rapidly over the last few years. But, especially in recent months, I've seen an encouraging new flood of parents making the courageous decision to bring their kids home from public school. A true revolution is upon us, and I...