The great libertarian thinker and writer Butler Shaffer has died. He was a great contributor to our movement for freedom, and we are all far worse off without him.
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It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
This is all wrong. The entire war on terrorism, and every bit of the suffering, spending and lost liberty that has come with it, has been an unnecessary evil. At the time of the September 11, 2001 attack which got this new era of war started, the enemy in Afghanistan...
Is China a Better Trading Partner for Latin America Than the US?
Part of the economic debate in Latin America, particularly in Argentina after the elections, focuses on what type of financial and trade relationship is most convenient for the region, and several discussions consider the merit of strengthening relations with China...
Why It’s Time to Ditch New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions don’t work. According to US News, 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions don’t live to see the light of day by the second week of February. With just eight percent of resolution-makers actually following through, it’s clear that the odds are not...
The War Party Endangers All of Us
On FPF #436, I do the second half of my end of year wrap up. I continue to ask if American foreign policy has made Americans safer. I look at the wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. In all cases, the wars led by the war party are making us...
Cops Tase 70-Year-Old Grandmother On Her Birthday
They were trying to arrest someone who wasn't even there. He was wanted for possessing a gun while on probation for probably another victimless crime. Update: in other gun control news, heroic armed citizens prevent church massacre.
News Roundup 12/30/19
US News The FBI is investigating a Ghislaine Maxwell, a British woman who worked with Jeffery Epistine trafficking young women and children. [Link] Navy SEALs say they witnessed Eddie Gallagher murder a man and shoot at a child. Trump granted Gallagher clemency and...
Bags, Germs and Stealing
Denver is jumping on the plastic bag tax train, joining ranks with New York, California and several other Colorado jurisdictions, but will the bag tax be effective at changing habits or improving environmental conditions? Admittedly, there are far worse tyrannies to...
12/28/19 Tim Shorrock on the Low-Intensity War in Northeast Asia
Tim Shorrock discusses the negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea. Shorrock explains why the strategy pursued by American neocons—and therefore President Trump's cabinet—of crushing economic sanctions until North Korea agrees to complete denuclearization, and a...
Episode 357: Kerry Baldwin On Her Abortion Debate With Walter Block
50 Minutes PG-13 Kerry Baldwin returns to the show to discuss her recent Soho Forum debate with Dr Walter Block. The resolution was, "While a pregnant woman should be legally required to help the fetus survive outside of her body whenever that is possible, she should...
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