“The biggest threat to our democracy is cynicism,” declared former president Barack Obama two years ago. But as we enter the final days of another demagoguery-drenched presidential campaign, it is time to give cynicism the credit it deserves. In an era of clueless...
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On Tuesday, Antiwar Voters Might Decide the Presidential Election
by Hunter DeRensis | Nov 1, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
On Monday [two weeks ago], on the 19th anniversary of U.S. soldiers hitting the ground in Afghanistan, dozens of people gathered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with the goal of ensuring that our men and women in uniform won’t be in Afghanistan for another anniversary....
The Myth of Nordic Socialism
by Eben Macdonald | Nov 1, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
Socialism has failed repeatedly. Wherever you look—Cuba, Venezuela, India, France—the system has caused economic turmoil, stagnation, and even violence and oppression. But fear not, we are told—that was socialism simply “not done properly.” True socialism, however,...
Will Elections in Palestine Provide a Path to Peace?
by Cameron Boyle | Oct 31, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The prospect of elections in Palestine has brought vital hope to a land synonymous with suffering. Despite enduring decades of conflict, loss, and tumult, a "tripartite assault" currently threatens to push the situation beyond repair. This takes the form of Israel’s...
How Trump’s China Trade War Failed
by Brad Polumbo | Oct 31, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
President Trump was elected on an anti-trade agenda in 2016, and promised that tariffs and protectionist measures could restore the US manufacturing sector. After winning the White House, the president imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of...
The ‘Private’ Dilemma
by Peter R. Quiñones | Oct 30, 2020 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Op Eds, Peter Quinones, Politics
There is an issue that “Libertarianism” refuses to take a nuanced approach to that will inevitably further marginalize it in the eyes of the general public. When it is brought up the “consistent” libertarian/anarchist retreats into the world of informal fallacies,...
NYPD Values Abusive Cop’s Pension Over Child He Starved and Froze to Death
by Matt Agorist | Oct 30, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
New York, NY — The death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva shocked the nation earlier this year when it was discovered his New York cop father was alleged to have beat him and starved him before throwing him into an unheated garage where he froze to death. As the...
Jim Bovard’s Guide to Surviving Election Day
by Jim Bovard | Oct 30, 2020 | Featured Articles
Election Day can be the longest day of the year. Especially if the presidential race remains undecided late into the evening, neither Xanax nor vodka may be enough to kill the pain. In lieu of other sedatives, following are some cheerful lines which might blunt the...