On January 19, 2021 during the Trump administration’s twilight hours, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally accused the Chinese government of committing genocide against the Uyghur Muslims of the Xinjiang region of western China. The press statement alleged:...
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State Legislators Are Working To Reign in the Empire
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Fed up after years of relentless National Guard deployments in undeclared wars, state lawmakers across the country are pushing legislation that would prohibit the use of Guard units in combat zones without a formal declaration of war by Congress. The bills are being...
Are Vaccine Mandates Constitutional? ft. Blackbird w/ James Jenneman Ep. 161
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 4, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/0TRTwK7Top8 In February, I joined James Jenneman of Blackbird to discuss a ton of topics: the future impacts of covid, masks, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, conspiracies, crypto, the Gestapo, and my Grandpa, the John Bircher. In this episode...
Scott Horton Testifies Before Texas House Committee
by Iris Poole | Apr 2, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
Legislation that would require Congress to declare war before the Texas National Guard would be sent into active combat status is moving through the legislative process. House Bill 2701, by State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R–Royse City), was heard on Monday before the House...
‘Private Companies’ Will Do The States Bidding – ‘Vaccine Passports’ Edition
by Peter R. Quiñones | Mar 31, 2021 | Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
I’ve pretty much resigned myself to the fact that until the day I shuffle off this mortal coil I’m going to be subjected to the “it’s a private company” argument from “libertarians.” They’ve spread this asinine slogan so far and wide that they have progressives and...
Lew Rockwell’s The United Front Against Liberty Ep. 160
by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 29, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/bIQmAOWHeDQ Too often are liberty folks made to apologize for their beliefs or to default to the defensive. We should never be ashamed to advocate for the cause of liberty. Conversely, the burden of proof is not on us to justify a free society. Lew...
The Politics of Reaction: Civil Rights & Social Media Purges
by Derek Franklin | Mar 29, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
On January 11, 2021, Robert Wenzel authored a blog post entitled “Why I Would Like to See Twitter and Facebook Ban More Accounts.” In the post Wenzel makes the astute observation that social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter cannot kill off “deep thinkers from...
Biden Sees China As Primary Geopolitical Threat
by Dave DeCamp | Mar 26, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
President Biden vowed that he would not allow China to become the world’s “leading” country during his first press conference on Thursday. His comments come as U.S.-China tensions are soaring, and the two countries’ relationship is at its lowest point in decades. “I...