Introduction When aiming to answer the question of “what is going on with America?” one must look first at what the underlying feelings currently held by Americans, by asking the first question: “what do Americans agree on?” The contemporary feeling is overwhelmingly...
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‘They’ll Never be Communism in Murica’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 24, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Yeah, about that. The average “social media patriot” is enamored with pointing their finger at the stage full of democratic presidential candidates and hurling accusations of them desiring socialism and communism in their “Free Murica.” There’s a huge problem with...
Pressure-Release Valves in Participatory Fascism
by Robert Higgs | Sep 21, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Almost every nation in the world has adopted a system of participatory fascism, whereby nominally representative governments can abridge and restrict someone’s nominally recognized private-property rights. Participatory fascism may enjoy the appearance of popular...
Will Trump Take Neocon Bait and Attack Iran Over Saudi Strike?
by Ron Paul | Sep 18, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Politics
The recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Yemeni Houthi forces demonstrate once again that an aggressive foreign policy often brings unintended consequences and can result in blowback. In 2015 Saudi Arabia attacked its neighbor, Yemen, because a coup in that...
An Amiable Contrarian – The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004-2019
by Aaron Keith Harris | Sep 17, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics
The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004-2019 When Ron Paul left Congress after failing to win the GOP nomination in 2012, it seemed as though the movement that formed around his two historic presidential campaigns would continue to thrive. After all,...

‘I Don’t Need Proof, Just Tell Me What to Believe!’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 17, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Whether it be Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy, from a young age people are taught to believe in things that are fantasy. And those are the “positive” things. Through time, children have been told stories of “the monster under their bed” that will “get...

‘Red Flag’ Laws and ‘Bootlickers’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
The American people have created the myth that they are willing to stand up to the tyranny of the State at a moment’s notice. Whether it be the establishment of the Federal Reserve, taxation that can rob you of 50% of your labor or numerous federal gun laws that no...

Is Netanyahu Going to Finally Lose Power? Does it even Matter?
by Kalmen Barkin | Sep 6, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Elections are only weeks away in the US’s “51st state,” Israel. This comes as a result of Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest “serving” prime minister in Israel’s history, being unable to form a coalition after the last election despite the right-wing getting a clear...