They’re usually very similar. There may be hills in one place, or flat terrain in others. It could be seventy-degrees in January, or minus-twenty. With all of their aesthetic differences, these locales usually have one thing in common: the spirit of libertarianism...
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Mom Sues Cop Who Shot Her Daughter in the Head During a School Fight
by Matt Agorist | Dec 13, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
The family of Mona Rodriguez was shocked and heartbroken in September after learning their 18-year-old daughter was shot in the head by a Long Beach Unified School District police officer. Rodriguez, who was unarmed and presenting no threat to the cop who shot her,...
TGIF: Joe Biden, Let’s Not Go to War
by Sheldon Richman | Dec 10, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Here's a good idea: let's not go to war against Russia. Let's not even rattle a saber at Russia (or China, for that matter) because even wars that no one really wants can be blundered into. Many losers would be left in the aftermath, even if nuclear weapons were kept...
We Ended the War in Iraq (Yes Again, But Also Not Really)
by Dave DeCamp | Dec 10, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On Thursday, the Pentagon announced the formal end to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, but all 2,500 troops that are currently in the country will stay in an advisory role. The Biden administration agreed with Iraq back in July to end the U.S. combat mission by the...
Biden’s Keynesian Course: Riding the ‘Multiplier’
by Jim Bovard | Dec 9, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain tweeted on Wednesday: “Stronger COVID measures produce STRONGER ECONOMIC outcomes. That’s why jobs, growth, and economic activity are UP this year, significantly over last year.” Actually, jobs and economic activity have...
An Oppressive Cycle: How Police Militarization and Police Violence Reinforce Each Other
by Michael Maharrey | Dec 8, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
The militarization of state and local police through federal government programs changed the character of policing in the United States. It has turned “protect and serve” into “command and control.” Instead of serving the community as “peace officers,” many state and...
Shoving Match: Biden Pushes Around China and Russia
by Connor Freeman | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
After killing and displacing millions of people—and wasting trillions of dollars—in the Middle East our imperial apparatchiks picked concurrent fights with Russia and China. Joe Biden’s military budget is the highest Americans have ever seen and yet it is never enough...
Poland vs. European Union: A Battle of Political Sovereignty
by José Niño | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured Articles
Across the pond, Poland and the European Union find themselves deadlocked over a question about judicial primacy. In early October, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal sparked controversy when it ruled that EU law does not supersede national legislation. At stake in the...