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Bread and Circuses of a Dying Empire Ep. 126
by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 28, 2019 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
With a nod to Mike Maharrey and Alan Mosely of the SportsBall Podcast (it's OKAY to like sports), I talk about how my recent return to watching the Green Bay Packers disgusted me. I also talk about how the corruption and commercialization of sports is akin to the...
Coming to Palestine by Sheldon Richman
by Scott Horton | Sep 28, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Scott Horton
The Libertarian Institute is proud to announce the publication of our latest book, Coming to Palestine, by our heroic executive editor, Sheldon Richman. In this incredible volume of essays, collected over 30 years, Sheldon Richman exposes the true history of Israeli...
When the Government Comes for Your Guns – Branch Davidian Edition
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 27, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
“We determined, that at the compound, machine guns were being manufactured and explosive devices. Our goal through this investigation, was to execute a search warrant on that house to obtain those illegal weapons.” (Waco, ROE, 32:07) “In addition, it (ATF) had reason...

Americans’ Estrangement Threatens the Empire
by Austen Proctor | Sep 25, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics
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...

‘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...