Thousands of angry protesters stormed the US Embassy in Iraq this week after US airstrikes killed dozens of Iraqi militia men who were actually fighting terrorists. As they shouted “Down USA!” many of the protesters broke through the gate after hurling water bottles,...
When Austrian economist Friedrich A. Hayek (1899–1992) wrote his famous book The Road to Serfdom (1944) in the midst of the Second World War, he mentioned in the preface that he had often been told by his socialist colleagues that he would, no doubt, hold an important...
On FPF #437, I discuss Iraqi protesters breaking into the US Embassy in Baghdad. The protesters took to the street outside of the embassy in response to US airstrikes on an Iraqi militia. The US claims the strikes targeted an Iranian backed militia that had attacked...
The government is corrupt and evil and that's why all good and decent people hate it.
61 Minutes Some Strong Language 60 Minutes In a throwback episode, Pete welcomed Dave Smith to the show. Dave is a successful standup comedian and host of the most popular libertarian podcast in the world, Part of the Problem. Pete and Dave talk about some of the most...
Ludwig von Mises famously argued that people must choose between outright socialism and unfettered capitalism, because there is no coherent “middle ground” between the two. The allegedly reasonable compromise of a highly interventionist state — where the authorities...
Americans: I think I found a flaw in your counterinsurgency doctrine. When you murder people, their survivors tend to disapprove. Can you relate to that at all? Say for example if some mean old Pashtun terrorists, while trying to murder their own mercenaries,...
Is your state destroying your money? Most states are, but several have taken action in the last few years to support sound money. You can find out how your state ranks in the 2019 Sound Money Index compiled and published by the Sound Money Defense League and Money...
US News A family will get $12 million from the city of Detroit after a police officer killed their son. The office tased the kid while he was riding an ATV. [Link] The CIA designed technology that would allow for the US to limit shoulder-fired missiles use to a...
I'll never understand why you people love government so much.
