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As Much As They Might Want To, They Just Can’t Steal Their Way To Paradise
Jeff Snider at Real Clear Markets makes the case for capitalism Capitalism sure is messy, unpredictable, and, most of all, lumpy. It doesn’t go in a straight line, can cause tremendous stress and pain, and there are times when it gets caught up, for prolonged periods,...
Hitman Kills Son of Judge Overseeing Deutsche Bank-Epstein Trial
Now that is some 100-level gangster sh*t right there. You might have thought a federal judge overseeing a case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice was untouchable. But you would be wrong. So did the bank have her son killed? Did Benjamin Netanyahu do it? Or was...
Colin Powell 17 Years After Lying Us Into War: ‘Boo Hoo. It’s Someone Else’s Fault’
Will this most political general's self-promotional PR tour ever end? You are a guilty war criminal, Colin. It's not just your obituary. Your gravestone will say so too. And for all of the rest of human history you will be known as the useful tool who knew he was...
News Roundup 7/20/20
US News Libertarian Congressman Justin Amash says he will not seek reelection. [Link] A disabled vet was sentenced to 60 months in prison for having his medical marijuana in Alabama. [Link] In Portland, federal agents are arresting people and placing them in unmarked...
Federal Agents Occupy Portland guest Will Porter
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss Trump's deployment of well-armed federal agents to Portland. The feds are carrying out mass abuses of protesters, including arresting people for an unnamed reason and throwing the detainees into unmarked minivans. Several...
Episode 446: Former CBP Agent Josh Childress On BORTAC’s Incursion In Portland
35 Minutes PG-13 Joshua Childress is a former Customs and Border Protection agent who left the job after becoming a Voluntaryist. Pete asked Josh to come on to talk about the revelation that CBP's tactical unit, BORTEC, was used to round people up off the streets of...
Re: What Happened After Breonna Taylor Was Shot
Well Steve, Taylor might have made a compelling witness if she'd lived (or That's Why They Call It "Murder").
CATO 2020 National Survey Results: 63% Of Americans In Favor Of Ending Qualified Immunity For Police
From Emily Ekins at CATO Survey results show good news for police reform. 63% of Americans support ending qualified immunity for police. The problem is those in power don't - a majority of Republicans, police (as represented by the unions) and the judicial system....
This morning on Antiwar Radio: Gareth Porter on Israel bombing Iran
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