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Prepare for Negative Interest Rates
by Daniel Lacalle | Feb 19, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
Negative rates are the destruction of money, an economic aberration based on the mistakes of many central banks and some of their economists, who all start from a wrong diagnosis: the idea that economic agents do not take more credit or invest more because they choose...

Nancy Pelosi’s Disastrous Idea To Have a ‘9/11 Commission’ About the Capitol Attack
by Jim Bovard | Feb 18, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
Many members of Congress remain outraged at the Trump protestors who charged into the Capitol on January 6. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently declared, “We must get to the truth of how this happened…Our next step will be to establish an outside, independent...

Ron Paul Calls Out Joe Biden’s Threat to Restrict Interstate Travel
by Ron Paul | Feb 18, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
Candidate Joe Biden promised not to abuse his executive authority or shut down the economy in order to fight the coronavirus. Instead, he said he would "listen to the science." An order limiting the ability of Americans to travel across state lines would violate all...

The Banned Books of the Cold War-Era Soviet Union
by Kym Robinson | Feb 17, 2021 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles
“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”- George R. R. Martin The authoritarian nature of the Soviet Union has been buried by apologist revisionism and has been romanced in the...

Help Support the Libertarian Institute!
by Scott Horton | Feb 16, 2021 | Featured Articles, Scott Horton
This fund drive for the Institute is long overdue. You-all were so generous in the big book fund drive of Summer, 2019, that I couldn't bear to come back to you until the thing was finally done. And there was a severe delay caused by my over-doing it and having to...

Bitcoin is King
by Tom Luongo | Feb 16, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
Bitcoin is winning. Period. In fact, it may have already won and the people arrayed against it, no matter how powerful, are finally beginning to realize this. This week saw a slew of major announcements which all point in this direction. Of course the big news...

How To Make Housing Less Affordable
by Bradley Thomas | Feb 15, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
Few things in life are more certain than the costs of something exploding whenever government embarks on programs to make them “affordable.” It took just five years after the passage of the “Affordable Care Act” for insurance premiums on the private market to more...
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Idaho Cop Arrested For Repeatedly Raping Immobile Cancer Patient
by Matt Agorist | Feb 15, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
In one of the most disturbing instances of police sexual misconduct we’ve reported here at the Free Thought Project a retired police corporal was arrested this week for repeatedly raping a woman so sick with cancer that she couldn’t fight back. Scott Wayne McMikle,...

The Military Occupation of Washington DC is a Ticking Time Bomb
by Jim Bovard | Feb 13, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
“Tyranny in form is the first step towards tyranny in substance,” warned Senator John Taylor two hundred years ago in his forgotten classic, Tyranny Unmasked. As the massive National Guard troop deployment in Washington enters its second month, much of the media and...

TGIF: What Now, Libertarians?
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 12, 2021 | Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
The prospects for individual liberty and the required rollback of the government seem as bleak as ever, but we can't let appearances, no matter how pervasive, be decisive. The spark within most people--the longing to chart one's course in life--never really dies....

Joe Biden Will Embroil America In ‘Great Power’ Politics
by Connor Freeman | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the George W. Bush era, when it comes to presidential elections, the American people have come to expect that the final contestants will be jingoes. After the primaries have finished and the nominees have been named, it can be presumed that both candidates will...

The Establishment Will Never Let Us Leave Afghanistan
by Andrew Bacevich | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
With the 20th anniversary of the Afghanistan war now just around the corner, Americans might reasonably wonder whether the nation’s longest war is ever going to end. After carefully considering the question, two retired four-star generals, two former U.S. senators,...

America’s Most Decorated Living Soldier Says Bring Our Troops Home
by Hunter DeRensis | Feb 11, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The day begins early in Chester, West Virginia, a town of a few thousand that hugs the southern bank of the Ohio River. It’s only 8:30am but John and Peggy are already bundled up in their coats, hats, and gloves as they take their three bird dogs outside for some...

Florida Governor’s Attack on ‘Big Tech’ Violates U.S. Constitution
by John Baeza | Feb 11, 2021 | Featured Articles
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis intends to violate both U.S. and Florida Constitutions with his regulation of Facebook, Google and Twitter. If Governor Ron DeSantis signs this legislation into law he will be violating the U.S. Constitution’s Contract Clause as written...
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News Roundup 2/23/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 23, 2021
US News Texas police arrested a man for walking in the street during the Texas freeze. [Link] The Los Angeles school district will cut the number of police officers in schools by a third. The cuts will allow $25 million to be redirected towards support services....
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Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism Video Adaptation Chapter Eleven – Syria
by Scott Horton | Feb 20, 2021
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism by Scott Horton, A Video Adaptation Commentary by the author. Directed by Gus Cantavero. Access the full video playlist here....
Tom Woods’ Show
by Scott Horton | Feb 20, 2021
The great Tom Woods had me on for another Scott Horton Week on his show to talk about the new book. War's Roots Iraq War II Syria War All the Time Iran's nuclear program
Cop Kills Man
by Scott Horton | Feb 20, 2021
Father of tiny helpless children gets in a car wreck, calls 911, cop murders him to death so now he can never be there to protect his family. Cop wins "Officer of the Year" award.
Cops Kill Woman
by Scott Horton | Feb 19, 2021
Heartbreaking Video Shows Cops Kill Mentally Ill Mom as Her Two Toddlers Scream in Horror Yeah this is your security force. No one can do anything about it. https://youtu.be/RsWnkGEV3DU
The New Normal: War On Domestic Terror
by Steven Woskow | Feb 19, 2021
C.J. Hopkins at Consent Factory. C.J. forgot to include libertarians in his list.
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2/18/21 Nathan J. Robinson on the Crackdown on Critics of Israel
by Scott Horton | Feb 21, 2021
Nathan Robinson shares his story of being fired from the Guardian after posting a sarcastic tweet about Israel. After joking about the amount of military aid the U.S. government sends to Israel, Robinson was immediately labeled an anti-semite and swiftly fired from...
2/18/21 Phil Weiss on BDS, Biden and Israel’s Apartheid State
by Scott Horton | Feb 18, 2021
Phil Weiss is back to discuss Israel, beginning with the observation us that now that the two-state solution is essentially off the table for good, it's impossible to ignore the fact that Israel is an apartheid state that has enshrined in law its subjugation of the...
2/17/21 Mike Swanson on the Fragile and Distorted American Economy
by Scott Horton | Feb 18, 2021
Scott talks to Mike Swanson about some of the problems in the U.S. economy and what we can expect in the near future. Scott points out the emerging real estate booms in places like Austin, Texas, as wealthy residents of states with severe lockdowns seek relief in...
2/16/21 Nasser Arrabyee on the Continued Suffering and Devastation in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Feb 18, 2021
Nasser Arrabyee discusses the heavy fighting going on outside of Ma'rib, the last stronghold of the Saudi-backed government in Yemen. The Houthi "rebels" are closing in on the city, says Arrabyee, and may capture it within a few days—doing so could give them the...
Free Man Beyond the Wall
Episode 538: Further Thoughts on the Culture and Social Media Wars w/ Scott Horton
by Peter R. Quinones | Feb 14, 2021
71 Minutes Some Strong Language Scott Horton is Managing Director of The Libertarian Institute, host of Antiwar Radio for Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles and KUCR 88.3 in Riverside, podcasts the Scott Horton Show from scotthorton.org, and is the Editorial...
Episode 537: Winning the Social Media and Culture War w/ Ryan Dawson
by Peter R. Quinones | Feb 12, 2021
82 Minutes PG-13 Ryan Dawson is the host of the Anti-Neocon Report and a documentary filmmaker. Ryan joins Pete to talk about YouTube deleting his account, the answer that he has created, and to give his take on current events. ANCReport.com vid.ancreport.com Get...
Episode 536: The Left Doesn’t Want The Enemy They’re Creating w/ Army Vet Lee Enfield
by Peter R. Quinones | Feb 10, 2021
60 Minutes PG-13 Lee Enfield is the proprietor of EnBlocPress.com and an Army Infantry veteran. Pete asked Lee to come on to answer questions that reference his experience of being in the military. Especially what a soldier would think if a country they just entered...
Episode 535: The ‘Cathedral’ Says The Quiet Parts Out Loud w/ Vin Armani
by Peter R. Quinones | Feb 7, 2021
75 Minutes PG-13 Vin Armani is back to talk about the recent Time Magazine article, "The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election," in which the powers that be admit a secret cabal conspired to "fend off voter-suppression lawsuits, recruited...
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COI #71 – Biden to Take Up Trump’s Wars on Journalism and China
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 15, 2021
On COI #71, Kyle and Will discuss the Biden administration's continued push to extradite Julian Assange. Picking up where Trump left off, Biden's DOJ has submitted an appeal to UK judge Vanessa Baraitser to challenge her January ruling against extradition on grounds...
COI #70 – Biden Keeps Several Key Trump Policies and Tech Censorship
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 12, 2021
On COI #70, Kyle discusses several key Biden policies he will keep from Trump. Biden's Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said the US will continue to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The announcement signals the US will maintain many of the increasingly...
COI #69 – How an ‘Elite-Cabal’ ‘Fortified’ the 2020 Election Narrative
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 10, 2021
On COI #69, Joanne Leon, host of Around the Empire, returns to the show to discuss the 2020 election. A new Time magazine article - The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election - explains how an 'elite-cabal' 'saved democracy' by 'influencing...
COI#68 – “America Is Back”
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 8, 2021
On COI #68, cohosts Will Porter and Kyle Anazlone break down Biden's first foreign policy speech as president. Biden's speech had little policy and most focused on slogans like "America is back" and "America is a country that does big things." On Russia, Biden...
Don't Tread on Anyone
Deception in War, Arming ISIS, & the Military Industrial Complex. Scott Horton & Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Feb 20, 2021
https://youtu.be/S2c8lqfL6CU A final word about conscription: of all the ways in which war aggrandizes the State, this is perhaps the most flagrant and most despotic. But the most striking fact about conscription is the absurdity of the arguments put forward on its...
Benghazi: The Truth at Last. Rand Paul, Joe Biden, and Scott Horton
by Keith Knight | Feb 19, 2021
https://youtu.be/s63mgqnkqLI If all States are evil, some are more evil than others, some particular States have engaged in enormously more aggression, both internally against their subjects, and externally against the citizens of other States. ... If we libertarians...
The Truth About U.S. Foreign Policy. Scott Horton and Keith Knight.
by Keith Knight | Feb 18, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAs8tIkKso BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/fsuFv4muLBqT/ LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b/The-Truth-About-U.S.-Foreign-Policy.-Scott-Horton---Keith-Knight.:2 Archive:...
A History of American Imperialism. Scott Horton and Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Feb 17, 2021
https://youtu.be/Si9ttWNmd4I BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/CtZ94PLcCIbX/ LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b/American-Imperialism.-Scott-Horton-and-Keith-Knight:c Archive:...
Liberty Weekly Podcast
David Friedman: What Anarchists Can Learn From Other Legal Systems Ep. 151
by Patrick Macfarlane | Feb 3, 2021
https://youtu.be/Ut4X7B1sHII Keith Knight and I tag teamed an interview with David D. Friedman about his newest book, "Legal Systems Very Different From Ours." I asked him some burning questions I had from what I consider to be a Liberty Weekly Classic--"Non-State...
Recovering Addict Explains How Gov’t Spurs Addiction Ep. 150 ft. the Clean Libertarian
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jan 29, 2021
https://youtu.be/kyuxnMc-NSc In this episode of the podcast, Drew Cook joins me to share his story of recovery and to explain his first hand account of how the state creates addicts. Drew is the host of The Clean Libertarian and has been a long time listener of the...
How 2021 Could Be Better Ep. 149 ft. Jose Galison
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jan 23, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2oCgFf2cLs&feature=youtu.be I joined Jose Galison on "No Way Jose" to finish up a belated recap of 2020. We discuss the 2020 campaign trail, allegations of election fraud, Hunter Biden, internet censorship, "trusting the experts,"...
Bastard Jurisprudence: The English Common Law Perverted
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jan 16, 2021
There are a few rights of passage in law school. Many of them occur in constitutional law. For instance, constitutional law is where most students will learn for the first time that judicial review, the power to declare laws unconstitutional, was not a power granted...
Year Zero
Techno-tyranny And Subversive Technologies w/Ryan Bunting
by Tommy Salmons | Jan 28, 2021
I asked Ryan to join me on the show once again. We wanted to chat about the tech tyranny and subversive technology that helps to keep your information safe, secure, and uncensored. ryanbunting.com for any of your graphic design needs Paypal.me/tommysalmons...
Ideology And The Death Of Nations w/Coop
by Tommy Salmons | Jan 22, 2021
Tommy invited Coop onto the show to discuss the parallels between modern culture, relativity, objectivism, and how nations enter the period of their ultimate demise. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerencounterspodcast/coopfinal.mp3
Red, White, and Clear; An Interview With Me
by Tommy Salmons | Jan 18, 2021
Last Friday Mike Korbel asked me to be a guest on his podcast, The Invictus Mind. I’ve known Mike a few years and happily agreed to appear. We have a laid back informal chat about the growing technocratic state and how people may find avenues to free themselves from...
Insurrection And The Constitution w/Michael Harris
by Tommy Salmons | Jan 13, 2021
Michael Harris joins Tommy to discuss the raid on the Capitol, what lead to the tensions that exploded that day, and what are the constitutional repercussions that we may see come down the pike....