On June 26, 2025, during an event commemorating fifty years since the imposition of Emergency, RSS National General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale questioned the inclusion of the words “Secular” and “Socialist” in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. These were...
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The Constitution, Foreign Wars, and the Tenth Amendment
by Alan Mosley | Aug 4, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
When a sitting U.S. president decides to commit tens of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons to foreign conflicts, ordinary citizens seldom ask whether such largesse has a constitutional basis. Yet America was founded on the principle that the federal government is...
Think America Owes $37 Trillion? It’s Far Worse Than That
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Aug 4, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles
When asked how far the U.S. government has plunged into the red, many fiscally-conscious Americans will tell you the national debt has reached $37 trillion. As distressing as that official number is, America’s true fiscal situation is even worse—far worse. According...
TGIF: By Right or Permission?
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 1, 2025 | Economics, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
"Trump administration approves sale of CBS parent company Paramount after concessions" —NPR If the deal struck by Paramount and President Donald Trump sickens you, your intuitions and perhaps your principles are in good working order. Make no mistake about what's at...
Conflicts, Deals, and Humanitarian Crises Across the Board
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Aug 1, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Across multiple conflict zones—from the mineral-rich hills of eastern Congo to the contested temple sites on the Thailand-Cambodia border—a familiar pattern emerges: foreign intervention complicates and often worsens already volatile situations. In recent years,...
MAHA and the Myth of Dietary Liberation
by R. T. Hadley | Jul 31, 2025 | Featured Articles
Can a government ever dictate health without distorting it? The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, spearheaded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his role as Secretary of Health and Human Services, positions itself as a sweeping response to America’s chronic...
The Spray Paint to Terrorism Pipeline
by Owen Ashworth | Jul 31, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
No other conflict in recent years has captured the emotions of so many people as Israel's war on Gaza, with the former's reputation taking blow after blow due to its own blows on thousands of Palestinian civilians’ lives. It is extremely revealing how small, recent...
400 Ph.D. Economists vs. One Shiny Rock
by Jp Cortez | Jul 30, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles
On July 21, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a full review of the Federal Reserve system. He said on CNBC’s Squawk Box, “I think what we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful.” It’s a completely...