The life of a state-intellectual is charmed. They get a cushy job at a think tank funded by weapons manufacturers, the Pentagon, USAID, and foreign governments. They get invited on power faction media and platformed as essential thinkers. They get professorships at state-privileged universities.

And all they have to do is lie, lie, lie to us all day long. America isn’t an evil empire, it’s a benevolent hegemon. Israel isn’t a genocidal monster, it’s our noble ally. China isn’t a civilization we can peacefully trade with, it’s a demonic threat to humanity. The war will happen over there. The war will be easy. We are only fighting so that others can be free, after all.

At the Libertarian Institute, we feature independent intellectuals who strive to understand our world and communicate that understanding to you. We don’t work for Lockheed or K Street or Qatar. We work for you.

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Best,
Scott Horton
Director, The Libertarian Institute