The New York Times and CNN led media coverage last month of discussions among senior FBI officials in May 2017 of a possible national security investigation of President Donald Trump himself, on the premise that he may have acted as an agent of Russia. The episode has...
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Who Dares Criticize Israel?
by Warren Beale | Feb 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Over the last few weeks, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) found herself in a whirlwind of accusations of anti-Semitism. But none more than this week when she dared to say what many have been afraid to mention for decades. The fact that Israel holds tremendous influence...
A Libertarian Solution for Israel-Palestine?
by Kalmen Barkin | Feb 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Along the road to liberty I passed many stations of tyranny. Like almost everyone else, I wasn’t born a libertarian but shopped around many ideologies until I stumbled across the beautiful universal and simple ideas of voluntary interaction. The worst of those...
Green New Deals Radically Lower Living Standards
by Martin Brock | Feb 12, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
"Green New Deal" is now more a slogan galvanizing support for a myriad of state spending programs than a concrete proposal, but two proposals warrant a thorough analysis, House Resolution 109 introduced last week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (hereinafter the GND)...
The TSA’s Secret Watchlist for Travelers Who Don’t Kowtow
by Jim Bovard | Feb 12, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
“I need a witness!” exclaimed the worried Transportation Security Administration screener at Reagan Washington National Airport a few months ago. Because I had forgotten to remove my belt before going through a TSA scanner, he explained that I must undergo an...
Walter Jones Cried While the Rest of Them Lied
by Kelley Vlahos | Feb 11, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Elected officials have always had their reasons for wanting to end America’s recent unpopular wars, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. Some cite broad concerns over blood and treasure, others focus on the geo-political and domestic consequences of prolonging...
The Childcare Shortage Is Not a Mystery
by Jeffrey A. Tucker | Feb 11, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Prepare yourself for the push of another national crisis that can only be solved by a gigantic new government program. What is it this time? According to Katha Pollitt, it is the desperate need for Day Care for All. Her piece contains vast amounts of compelling...
The Spy Who Wasn’t
by James Bamford | Feb 11, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
On a steamy Sunday last July, at about half-past noon, a caravan of unmarked SUVs exited the FBI’s Washington, D.C., field office, an eight-story concrete building that exudes all the charm of a supermax prison. The cars moved swiftly across the city; speed was...









