Today in history, on August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon slammed shut the “gold window” and eliminated the last vestige of the gold standard. Nixon ordered Treasury Secretary John Connally to uncouple gold from its fixed $35 price and suspended the ability of...
Politics
Beyond One-Liners: A Guide to the Democratic Debate on Criminal Justice
by The Marshall Project | Aug 18, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Wednesday night’s debate saw the first extended discussion of criminal justice issues as the Democratic presidential candidates jockey in a crowded and competitive field. Several candidates teed off those issues to score political points and jab at opponents. While...
Were the Branch Davidians a ‘Suicide Cult?’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 16, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Even people who can’t tell you what agencies were involved in the Waco massacre will say, “They were a suicide cult and set themselves on fire!” We’ll look at the fire, and who started it, at a later date. For now, let’s see if there is any evidence that the Branch...
Left and Right: ‘No’ Prospects for Liberty
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 13, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Social Media is a sewer. Sure, it’s a medium that makes it easy to reach out to family, share photos and even documents; but places like Facebook, and especially Twitter, have become digital war zones in which the extremes on both sides of the political spectrum go to...
Capital Punishment’s Sockdolager
by John Dangelo III | Aug 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Asa’s story is the quintessential tale of rags to riches coupled with a class-defying love affair. A rural “savage” who’s left a wealthy estate by a distant family member, only to run up against envious schemers from polite society, Asa falls in love with a poor...
Federal Judges Are Waging War on the Fourth Amendment
by Chris Calton | Aug 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
In 1984, as part of Ronald Reagan’s renewed war on drugs, the Drug Enforcement Administration launched Operation Pipeline. This program was inspired by the strategies employed by state troopers in New Mexico who, after pulling somebody over, asked specific questions...
Dallas DA is Guilty Accessory to Murder
by Matt Agorist | Aug 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
As TFTP previously reported, on the night of Aug. 10, 2016, Tony Timpa called 911 asking police to help him because he had a history of mental illness and he was off his medication. When police arrived, Timpa was already handcuffed by a private security guard and was...
‘This is the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime!’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 9, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
The debates have started and we are well on our way into another election season. Veterans of this hell are preparing their tropes: “This is the most important election of our lifetime,” or, “You have to vote for my guy, the other one wants take your health care.”...