Humans are speakers. When we go to work, buy paintings, send birthday presents to friends, vote, and choose TV shows to watch at night, we don’t merely “do”—we say. We say what our preferences, ideals, and distastes are in the realms of commerce, art, love, and...
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The ‘Black Bloc’ Anarchists Who Might As Well Be Working For the Republicans
by Scott Horton | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog
I feel sorry for the black people from the neighborhood who just want the cops to stop murdering them but who -- at least in many major cities -- cannot have a peaceful protest without white anarcho-communists coming and turning the place into a live-action Trump...
Afghan Talks Off to a Rocky Start as Violence Spikes
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 23, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On Conflicts of Interest #11, Kyle and Will update ongoing peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, which continue despite a sharp spike in violence in the country. Trump's Department of Justice has designated Seattle, Portland and New York City as...
Donald Trump, Anarchism Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
by A.G. House | Sep 23, 2020 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Donald Trump seems to think we're all stupid, or he really is stupid. Then again, maybe we can just chalk this all up to neo-McCarthysim. What, you may ask, am I talking about? The 'Dear Fuhrer' keeps using a word as a fear-inducing pejorative, and I don't think that...
News Roundup 8/3/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 3, 2020 | News Roundup
US News On Friday, the Trump administration signaled TikTok would be banned. However, Microsoft is in plans to buy the US version of TikTok. Facebook is set to launch its own version of TikTok. [Link] Trump tweets Homeland Security will not leave Portland until local...
News Roundup 6/24/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2020 | News Roundup
US news Seattle authorities say they will dismantle the CHAZ after two shootings. [Link] Trump says he will sign an executive order protecting statues from hoodlums and anarchists. [Link] The government will release the first person held under the indefinite detention...
Democide: Understanding the State’s Monopoly on Violence and the Second Amendment
by Sam Jacobs | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Gun control is predicated on the belief that private citizens cannot be trusted with firearms. That the state should have a “monopoly on violence” because it is less violent than individuals. And that firearms should be taken away from private citizens because only the state is responsible enough to handle them.
Police Provoke Riot in Pittsburgh
by Lysander Yinzer | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
I wanted to write down and submit to the Libertarian Institute what I saw today at the protest in downtown Pittsburgh over the George Floyd killing. Some background on me: I am a Libertarian—a minarchist, not an anarchist. I was brought into the movement by the Ron...
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Tom Woods on the Social Justice Warrior Narrative
[I]f this were truly a “white supremacist” society, being called a white supremacist would be a badge of honor, not a professional death sentence. – Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Military Aviation Joins the Emerging Competency Crisis in the West
Trend-lines on military aviation accidents are edging upwards to rival in the commercial aviation industry in mishaps. Not only is this a barometer for readiness and training but an indicator for the emerging competency crisis plaguing the West. Peacetime military...
Horror Show: More Proof Troops Massacred Afghans After ISIS Attack at Kabul Airport
As we reported at the time, marines slaughtered innocent people after the bombing. The perfect clusterfu*k of an ending to a perfect clusterfu*k of a war. Watch US Marine’s GoPro footage that challenges Pentagon’s account of attack at Kabul airport...
My Latest Interviews
Michael Liebowitz, the host of The Rational Egoist, interviewed me about my life in the libertarian movement. Enjoy! Also have a look at my interview covering my libertarian experience and the Israel-Palestine conflict on the Bob Murphy Show.
Professors, W. Post Call Out NYT for Oct 7 Mass-Rape Hoax
Another disgrace for the Charlie Savage Times.
Israel’s Amazing Feat
Israel has accomplished quite a feat: its crimes against the people of Gaza are of such a large scale that they make Hamas's Oct. 7 crimes look small.