On May 30th, President Donald Trump signed the federal Right to Try Act into law. The new law will allow terminally ill patients to access investigational treatments that have not received final FDA approval. During the signing ceremony, Trump said, "With the 'Right...
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SCOTUS Whiffs on Masterpiece Cake Ruling Ep. 80
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQZtX-9qyzE Click Here for Audio Only The Supreme Court handed down a very dissatisfying ruling in the Masterpiece case on Monday, holding in a 7-2 opinion that: "[t]he Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s actions in assessing a cakeshop...
Heralded by Palestinians as ‘angel’ and ‘merciful martyr,’ Razan Al-Najjar is an afterthought in western press
by A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner | Jun 4, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice
Let’s say Hamas fired a rocket that killed a young Israeli nurse while she was tending to the wounded from earlier rockets. Is there any doubt that the mainstream media would cover her death extensively, with photos, and interviews with friends and family? But when...
Liberty Weekly Joins the Libertarian Institute Ep. 79
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 2, 2018 | Justice, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzvlkVu0oy0&feature=youtu.be I am thrilled and honored to announce that the Liberty Weekly Podcast will now be featured on the Libertarian Institute in the Podcast's section. In this episode I introduce myself and my work to the...
The Decent Must Weep
by Sheldon Richman | Jun 2, 2018 | Blog, Foreign Policy, Justice
Razan al-Najjar, 21 Razan al-Najjar, 21, a paramedic helping injured protesters in the Gaza Strip, was murdered by what Benjamin Netanyahu insists the Palestinians recognize as the State of the Jewish People. How, in these conditions, can individuals who are...
London's Bicyclists Have a Diversity Problem, City Officials Say
by Christian Britschgi | Jun 1, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice, Politics
London's cycling commissioner, Will Norman, is dismayed at the demographic makeup of the city's bikers, finding them to be too white, too male, and too middle class. "It touches on something which is a real challenge for London cycling, which is diversity," Norman...
The 1,500 ‘Missing’ Kids Are the Lucky Ones
by A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner | Jun 1, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Politics
If you’ve been on the internet in the past few days, it was impossible to avoid the articles and social media posts assailing the Trump administration for failing to keep track of 1,500 immigrant children who arrived at the United States border alone. Many...
TSA and Border Patrol stole his life savings but never charged him with a crime
by A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner | Jun 1, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
His American dream was helping his family in Albania. It ended when he walked through security at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. A U.S. citizen for more than a decade, Rustem Kazazi was flying back to Europe to help his Albanian family repair their home and...
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