Gareth the Great in the American Conservative: The fingerprints of Pompeo are all over this provocation to war. In a striking parallel to the deception that accompanied the Gulf of Tonkin crisis in 1964—in which the American public was told about an attack on a U.S....
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Sen. Mike Lee Will Support War Powers Resolution Regarding Iran
by Scott Horton | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog
Because of the insane briefing that Pompeo and them gave to the Senate. .@SenMikeLee : "It is not acceptable for officials within the executive branch of government…to come in and tell us that we can't debate and discuss the appropriateness of military intervention...
‘Jesus, Do We Have To Explain Why We Do These Things?’
by Kelley Vlahos | Jan 8, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
"They are working for us, no?" If anyone out there has any doubt of Washington’s arrogance—and the particular mendacity of the Trump administration in the wake of the drone attacks in Iraq that killed Iranian Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani— take a minute...
Iranian Plane Crash
by Scott Horton | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog
As Tom Woods pointed out in this great speech 10 years ago, when there’s an earthquake, hurricane, plane crash or other major disaster in Iran, we all feel terrible and grieve for the loss of life and donate to charity over it and the rest. But then we’re supposed to...
bitcoin is Dead: Part 4
by Phil Gibson | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog, Economics, Libertarianism
Click here for Part 3 For the audio version, check out my podcast A Boy Named Pseu where you can download it on all podcast platforms. (read starts at 8:54) Read full piece here. If bitcoin is dead, then Nigerians aren’t living off it Bitcoin is empowering the...
Was Kataib Hezbollah Even Responsible For That Rocket Attack?
by Scott Horton | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog
They denied it. Scott Ritter wonders whether what's-left-of-ISIS is jerking our chain: The U.S. blamed Iranian-backed Khaitab Hezbollah (no relation to the Lebanese Hezbollah group), for the attacks. There are several problems with this narrative, first and foremost...
Ron Paul asks: Why Was Soleimani Assassinated?
by Ron Paul | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog
President Trump and Mike Pompeo told us that Iranian Gen. Soleimani had to be assassinated when he was in Baghdad at the end of last week because he was on a mission to plan and implement attacks on US military and diplomatic personnel in the region. But their story...
Did Iran Kill 600 Americans in Iraq War II? No.
by Scott Horton | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog
Due to the current ubiquity of claims that Iran killed 600 Americans in Iraq War II, I figured it might be worth bringing up the fact that that is a complete and damnable lie. In the case of Petraeus’s surge against Sadrist forces in Sadr City and Najaf in 2007 and...
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Announcing the Institute’s New Managing Editor: Keith Knight
As we kick off our Spring funddrive, I figure now is a good time to announce the promotion of our great colleague Keith Knight to managing editor of the Libertarian Institute. Keith is a hardcore libertarian and is as devoted to spreading the message of freedom as any...
Disparity
From Mondoweiss:
Law of the Jungle vs. Law of the Market
In the jungle, consumers compete, tooth and claw, with each other for scarce food. In the market, producers compete, peacefully, with each other, producing abundance for consumers. In the jungle, the rule is: eat or be eaten. In the market, it is: serve so that you...
Virtues Are Not Vices
In some quarters nuance is a vice, in others a crime.
The Antiwar Comic: The New Narrative
You can't escape the Narrative, no matter what it is. More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
It is Not Enough Just to Be Correct…One Must Be Correct in the Critical Moment
I do not recall being afraid in March 2020. Truth be told, I do remember being excited to stay home from work with my wife and our baby. (You see, as an attorney, remote work was a luxury afforded to me (but not others)). Sure, on some level I knew something was off...
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