Tucked into the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a provision that could mark another major federal government intrusion into state sovereignty. The provision, using vague language, says that states cannot leverage the federal funds to “offset” tax cuts...
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Yes, Republicans Are the Party of Drug Warriors
by Laurence Vance | Mar 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Politics
The federal government considers growing, distributing, buying, selling, possessing, or using marijuana to be a criminal offense, punishable by fines and imprisonment. Possession of marijuana will get you a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a minimum fine of...
Smothering the State w/ Agorist Action ft. Jose Galison Ep. 158
by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 15, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/8bnxh5Oe0Qs Jose Galison returns to the show to discuss Agorism in action. We also discuss the Neocon Twitter wars, Tower Gang!, the culture war, and what it means to be a man in today's society. Follow Jose Galison: No Way, Jose! YouTube Channel No...
How Partisan Politics Rots Your Brain
by David D'Amato | Mar 12, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
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...
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...