“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap,” Napoleon is reputed to have said more than two centuries ago. Boundless ignorance is also not a handicap, as Congress demonstrated last December by approving a 5593-page bill without reading it. Plenty of activists and...
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Conservatives Created the War on Terrorism, and Are Now Its Victims
by Tho Bishop | Apr 29, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
The security walls around the U.S. Capitol may be removed, but the federal response to the January 6 protests has only just begun. The Democrats in Washington are determined to treat the incident as on par with the events of September 11, which may explain a troubling...
Montana Becomes First State to Pass Resolution Against Unconstitutional Wars
by Liam McCollum | Apr 22, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
The Montana state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan and unprecedented resolution Tuesday calling on the federal government to end endless wars. The resolution passed 95-3 in the House and 47-2 in the Senate. House Joint Resolution 9, sponsored by Rep. Ron...
The US State Department & Independent Media ft. Joanne Leon Ep. 163
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 18, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/zvpOFgLcNto I joined forces with Joanne Leon of the "Around the Empire Podcast" to discuss the US State Department's influence on the independent media. We also discuss the West's narrative against China and Russia, nuance in foreign policy positions,...
For a New Libertarian Golden Age ft. What’s HAPAning Ep. 162
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 11, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
This last Friday, I joined Shaine Scalph of What's HAPAning for a marathon livestream. We discuss several topics, such as Biden's gun control measures, my recent feature article at the Libertarian Institute regarding the Chinese Uyghurs, the problem with civil...
Independent Media Parrots Questionable Uyghur Genocide Claims
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 9, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics, Vital Dissent
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:...
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...