In The Dictator's Handbook, Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics, Professors Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith look at historical examples as well as modern ones and conclude successful politicians do not gain power by helping "we the people," but...
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Are Democrats More Neocon Than Republicans Now?
by Jack Hunter | Aug 25, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Last week as Donald Trump met separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine head Volodymyr Zelensky to potentially seek an end to the years long war between their countries, Democrats have been very upset. That peace might happen. They are worried...

Ron Paul: Defender of the Powerless, Critic of the Powerful
by Alan Mosley | Aug 20, 2025 | Featured Articles, Politics
In a political age that prizes charisma over conviction, Ron Paul's career stands out as a long series of principled noes. The Texas physician–turned–congressman won his first seat in 1976, lost it a few months later, then returned repeatedly to the House, always as...

The Dangers of ‘Trump Devotion Syndrome’
by James Rushmore | Aug 18, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
During a debate with political commentator Ryan Girdusky back in May, journalist Michael Tracey described a phenomenon he calls “Trump devotion syndrome.” (As far as I can tell, that term was originally coined by the Christian ethicist Andrew T. Walker, who referenced...

TGIF: Immigration Control Threatens the Rule of Law
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 15, 2025 | Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Immigration control strikes at the heart of the rule of law. That fact is badly unappreciated, even by some libertarians. If for no other reason, people who cherish individual liberty ought to be appalled by what the Trump administration is up to. Trump did not invent...
Politician or Party?
by Jeb Smith | Aug 12, 2025 | Featured Articles, Politics
Political news hosts will rail against an opposing party member, declaring they must be replaced for passing legislation the pundit disagrees with. To which I always wonder: who will replace them? And who will replace the people who elected them and their financial...
Who’s Funding the Attacks on Thomas Massie—and What Networks are Backing Them?
by Matt Wolfson | Aug 11, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
In the past decade of political upheaval, less than a handful of successful candidates have laid down direct challenges to America’s military-industrial complex. Thomas Massie, the U.S. Congressman from Kentucky’s 4th District, is first and foremost among them. In...
How the Economy is Rigged Against You
by Thomas Eddlem | Aug 5, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
Young middle class workers are struggling financially, while everyone knows the billionaire class is doing quite well. The reason is because Washington has insidiously and thoroughly rigged the tax and regulatory system against the working poor and middle class,...