American imperialism

“Losing Sway!” An American goes to Iran.

by Laurie Calhoun | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog

Well, not exactly, but... Laurie Calhoun was interviewed by Amir Jafari on Press TV's We The People program, "Losing Sway" (on Iranian television). Topics: effects of and connections between U.S. foreign and domestic policy; changes in the global image and influence...

Decency is dead. John McCain killed it.

by Pablo Blart | Aug 30, 2018 | Featured Articles, Politics

John McCain is dead, and the usual suspects of the centrist establishment have emerged to scold those who question why the standard-bearer for American imperialism has become an irreproachable hero overnight. They say that to speak ill of McCain now is to play...

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War is a Euphemism for Mass Murder

To kill one man is to be guilty of a capital crime, to kill ten men is to increase the guilt tenfold, to kill a hundred men is to increase it a hundredfold. This the rulers of the earth all recognize, and yet when it comes to the greatest crime — waging war on another...

Empower the Working Class: Abolish Occupational Licensing

It's time to consistently apply the "my body my choice" principle. If consenting adults want to engage in economic activity, no third party should forcibly stop them. Democrats always say "voting once every two years between two politicians is how you express...

Death By Climate: Down 97% in Last 100 Years

Our schools provide many hours of lessons on climate change, but I wonder how many teachers, let alone pupils, are aware that climate-related deaths have decreased by as much as 97 per cent over the past 100 years, as the OFDA / CRED data show. - Why don’t we ever...

Black Youth Unemployment: Before and After Progressives Started “Helping”

A constant trend is progressivism is to use the state to coercively control others under the guise of "helping" them, make things worse, then ignore the problems you caused and never apologize. Sallie Mae loans didn't make college affordable. The Federal Reserve...

What Kind of Liberal?

Not to put too fine a point on it, but I am a Locke-Smith liberal.

The Tale of the Steak – A Lesson in Economics by Walter E. Williams

Consider filet mignon and chuck steak. Assume-realistically-that consumers prefer the former. Then the question becomes: why is it, despite consumer preferences, that chuck steak sells at all? The fact is that chuck steak outsells filet mignon. How does something less...

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