Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. --H. L. Mencken This column was prompted by a conversation I had with a few neighbors, whom I do not know, over the Nextdoor.com platform. I thank them for being...
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Selecting Syrsky: The Untold Half of the Zaluzhny Story
by Ted Snider | Feb 23, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There were probably many reasons why Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Ukraine’s popular commander in chief of the armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhny, on February 8, but one of the biggest seems to have been a disagreement over how to go forward in a war that...
And the Winner Is…Not You
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Feb 22, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles
Of all the government or quasi-government institutions, there is perhaps none as openly opaque in its operations and unaccountable for its failures as the Federal Reserve. For, unlike its top rivals for this most dubious of distinctions, like the CIA, NSA, or DOD,...
The Israeli State’s Assault on Gaza Must Stop
by Scott Horton and Jeremy R. Hammond | Feb 22, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the horrific atrocities perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, Israel has been engaged in a devastating military operation in the Gaza Strip. Over 25,000 Palestinians have been killed, 70% of whom have been women and children, and...
Ukraine’s Corruption has Poisoned America
by Brad Pearce | Feb 21, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
The U.S. Congress is working towards a bill which would fund Ukraine into 2025. This, of course, is into the next presidential term. As Senator JD Vance recently explained to Tucker Carlson, the idea behind this is that if Donald Trump is again elected it will...
Trump Railroaded: Will Investors Flee?
by Tom Woods | Feb 21, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
You've surely heard about Justice Arthur Engoron in New York imposing a ludicrous $455 million in fines and interest on Donald Trump and his corporation. Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, obviously approves of the decision, but somehow wants to punish Trump in this...
CPI Numbers Aren’t Just Bogus, They’re Oppressive to Individualism
by Owen Ashworth | Feb 20, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles
The British government and the BBC are celebrating that there has been “the first monthly fall in food prices since 2021” due to inflation remaining flat. It's being welcomed as a huge win in the government’s battle against inflation; they had set a target to halve...
Protect the First Amendment: Impeach Joe Biden!
by Ron Paul | Feb 20, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
Protecting democracy and the Constitution from Donald Trump and the “MAGA extremists” is a major theme of President [Joe] Biden’s reelection campaign. As is often the case in American politics, President Biden is just as, if not more, guilty of posing an “existential...
What Really Happened on October 7?
by William Van Wagenen | Feb 19, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On 7 October, Hamas carried out an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel. Under the cover of a barrage of rockets, fighters from the Hamas military wing, the Qassam Brigades, broke through the Gaza border fence to attack nearby military bases and settlements...
Washington, Pro-Democracy? Depends on the Country
by Ted Snider | Feb 19, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Pakistan just held an election; Venezuela is about to. Both incumbent governments have banned the leading opposition figure from competing. The United States sanctioned one and was silent on the other. What was the difference? Not international law or responsible...
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Washington’s Renewed Urgency for TikTok Ban Is Due to War on Gaza – WSJ
The renewed urgency to pass a bill to ban TikTok emerged due to Washington’s concerns about how its users were interacting with content regarding the Israeli war in Gaza.
Israel Provided EU No Evidence for Claims UNRWA Tied to Hamas
A top European Union official said the body has not received any evidence from Israel to back its claims that the UN’s Palestinian aid agency is linked to Hamas. Several EU members cut funding to the organization after Tel Aviv alleged that a dozen UNRWA staffers...
US Rejects Russian Ceasefire Proposal for Ukraine
Russia’s attempt to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine, along the current lines of control, was met with a firm rejection in Washington.
Israel Bombs Food Distribution Center in Gaza, Killing Five
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) food distribution center in Gaza was hit by an Israeli airstrike, killing five.
Putin To Move Troops to NATO Border in Response to War Games
As the North Atlantic Alliance wraps up its massive Nordic Response 24 war drills, Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to deploy troops and weapons systems alongside his country’s shared 800-mile border with Finland.
Israel’s Security Chief Cheers Killing of Palestinian Child
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has commended a border guard who killed a young Palestinian boy playing in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Watch Murray N. Rothbard Celebrate the Fall of Communism
It's great. The Future of Austrian Economics | Murray N. Rothbard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWdUIuID8ag
The Real Enemy: The Bin Ladenites
Probably-ISIS just attacked civilians at a theater in Moscow. I have no reason to believe the U.S. is currently backing these terrorists like back in the Clinton and Bush years, other, perhaps than that they did then, but regardless, this terrorism should be a...
On Oct 7, the IDF Abandoned Their Female Soldiers to Be Slaughtered and Kidnapped
After ignoring all their warnings about the impending, and later even the beginning of the attack, the most moral and brave army in the world climbed out the window and left them behind: the female spotters were abandoned by soldiers and officers stationed at the same...
Who’s the Real Foreign-Policy Realist?
The establishment debate over foreign policy isn't between realists and whatever their opponents call themselves. It's a debate over who's more realistic. It reminds me of the debate between the Federalists and Antifederalists. No one wanted to be considered against...
Washington, We Have a Problem
Centralized power has a problem: the individual. Every person is a potential disrupter of The Plan, and disruption must be forbidden. Otherwise, why have a central plan? This applies regardless of whether the planning is economy-wide or for particular sectors, such as...