Recent research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques is allowing us to peer into the connections, yet shrouded in mystery, between local brain activity, cognitive processes, and partisan attachment. This developing body of knowledge has...
Politics
Congress Seeks to Block American Re-Entry to the Iran Deal
by Dave DeCamp | Mar 10, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
A group of 140 bipartisan members of the House is urging President Biden to seek a more “comprehensive” agreement with Iran, which means the group of lawmakers opposes a revival of the original 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. In a letter sent to Secretary of...
Butchering Compassion in COVID-1984 Ep. 157 ft. Nick Ashley
by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 9, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/P-RZK0AMX7c I invited Nick Ashley on the show to discuss how the COVID19 dystopia has affected the human condition. We also discuss Nick's his journey from neoconservative to libertarian anarchist. In doing so, we touch on several libertarian topics...
So Much For A ‘National Healing’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Mar 4, 2021 | Events, Op Eds, Peter Quinones, Politics
We were told the nation was in desperate need of “healing” because a large portion of the population wanted Donald Trump to “lead” the country. And if you believe that the “national healing would begin” because the “adults” are in the White House…well, you're a dupe....
A Perfect Totalitarian Storm
by Laurie Calhoun | Mar 4, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
People often express consternation over how something as awful as the Holocaust could ever have transpired. It seems utterly incomprehensible, until one reflects upon the acquiescence to government authorities of individuals, most of whom served as unwitting cogs in a...
How State Legislators Can Bring Our Troops Home
by Dan McKnight | Mar 3, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
In summer blockbusters and other entertainment, the United States Armed Forces are almost always portrayed through the lens of their most elite units, such as the Navy SEALS or the Army Rangers. But while the special forces are heroes in their own right, they’re not...
Why We Must Impeach Joe Biden
by Ron Paul | Mar 3, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Last Thursday President Biden continued what has sadly become a Washington tradition: bombing Syria. The President ordered a military strike near the Iraqi-Syrian border that killed at least 22 people. The Administration claims it struck an “Iranian-backed” militia in...
John Odermatt: Freedom Your Way Ep. 156
by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 2, 2021 | Politics, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYK-2A5Wo14 I had a great chat with John Odermatt about his work in criminal justice reform. We discuss, for the first time on air, how John became interested in criminal justice reform. We also discuss how we balance liberty activism...