Marbury v. Madison took the written U.S. Constitution and superseded it with a British style system of an unwritten constitutionality. This was judicial review and it lasted until the New Deal when the jurisprudence of limited government figured out that the...
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Tales from the Monetary Empire
After hearing January 3rd’s episode of Tales From the Crypt, it’s an understatement to say I’m inspired by Alex Leishman and his mission to bring free banking to those who need and deserve it most. Responsible banking is long a thing of the past. No proof of reserves?...
News Roundup 1/6/20
US News Mayor Pete is pushing for the US to take action in Syria. Daniel Larison explains why Mayor Pete’s ‘do-somethingism’ is a foolish policy. [Link] The Department of Homeland Security says there are no credible threats to the US homeland. [Link] Soleimani...
Did Iran Kill 600 Americans in Iraq War II? No.
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...
1/3/20 Patrick Cockburn on Qassem Soleimani and America’s Proxy War With Iran in Iraq
Patrick Cockburn discusses the recent killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani at an airport in Baghdad. Cockburn is surprised by the boldness of the move, and thinks Iran will respond, though not necessarily in a dramatic or immediate way. More likely, he says,...
1/3/20 Brett Murphy on the US Military Raid That Left 60 Children Dead
Scott talks with Brett Murphy about his recent USA Today article exposing a disastrous U.S. military raid in 2008 that killed 60 Afghan children. The U.S. government tried to cover up the incident and paint it as a perfect success, so it was not until now that Murphy...
George P. Bush: Get a Real Job
Why oh why do Americans keep electing Prescott's corrupt and incompetent spawn? What right does the Bush family have to rule over the rest of us? How can their insistence on taking positions of power do anything but push people away?
Why is Housing So Expensive?
Something that VIA frequently gets requests for is help with rent payments. Why is it difficult for so many people to afford housing? The standard answer is that it’s those lazy landlords, sitting on piles of money and smoking cigars, who are to blame. This seems to...
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