https://youtu.be/8jK-rT-0SCk Defenders of free enterprise do not believe in a perfect administration under a market economy. Rather, we do not believe in the possibility of such. To the extent imperfect decision-making is accepted, we then seek to solve for who has...
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Vaccines, Autonomy, and Mandates: A Libertarian Analysis
by David D'Amato | Dec 30, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Prefatory Note Given the subject matter discussed below, I believe it prudent to state at the outset that I am not at all opposed to vaccinations themselves: indeed, I have received a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as all other normal-course vaccinations recommended for...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
For One Day, Protestors Stopped the War Machine
by Jim Bovard | Dec 27, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
I’ve attended most of the major antiwar protests in Washington since 9/11. At a 2005 protest, a cop tried to whack me on the head with a wooden pole. At a 2007 protest, I snapped a picture showing George W. Bush hanging next to the U.S. Capitol. But my favorite...
Hearing the Other Side: Progressivism & Voluntaryism. Steven D. Grumbine & Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Dec 23, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/MHnw5F1RmLE The Jimmy Dore type of leftist (the ones who are anti-state but also support social safety nets) could have most to everything they want in an anarchist society in the form of mutual aid societies. Those are the types of leftists that are...
Episode 653: Why ‘The Free State Project’ Will Succeed w/ Jeremy Kauffman
by Peter R. Quiñones | Nov 6, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
48 Minutes Some Strong Language Jeremy Kauffman is the founder of LBRY and sits on the board of New Hampshire's Free State Project Jeremy came on the show to answer some objections Pete had made about the likelihood of the Free State Project succeeding in the long...
Cops Kill Man
by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog
This is the one the FTP covered last week where the cops knew they were going to a bogus noise complaint, they hid out of the way of the peephole after banging on the door in the middle of the night, then when the guy answered the door with a gun in his hand, they...
For Families of Those Murdered by Deputies, a Long Wait For Answers
by Scott Horton | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog
We already know the answer: "Waistband!"
Misinformed Voters
by Matt Knight | Sep 21, 2019 | Blog
This will probably come as no surprise to regular readers of LI, but a 2018 survey on basic political knowledge revealed that the average American voter is not simply uninformed, but is systematically misinformed. The survey asked 24 questions to a sample of 1,000...
The Good The Bad And The Ugly – Democrat Candidates Answer Foreign Policy Questions
by Steven Woskow | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog
The Council On Foreign Relations has asked each Democratic candidate for President 12 questions on foreign policy. Not all of the candidates have responded yet, but since it is CFR, I am confident they will. A mixed bag of answers. The one question they are all...
DNC Debate Breakdown guest Joanne Leon
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 1, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
Joanne Leon returns to the show to breakdown the first Democratic debate. Joanne and Kyle cover Tulsi's highlights from the debate. Tulsi seems to have the strongest ani-intervention policy. They discuss the candidates with the worst answers to questions about war....
Episode 226: An Informal, Patreon Only, ‘Ask Me Anything’ w/ Pete
by Peter R. Quiñones | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Free Man Beyond the Wall
77 Minutes Not Safe for Work Pete did an Ask Me Anything for his Patreon supporters where he did his best to answer every question thrown at him. Enjoy!! Pete's Patreon Pete's Bitbacker Pete's Books on Amazon Pete's Books Available for Crypto Pete on Facebook Pete on...
NY Times: What Heroin Addiction is Like
by Scott Horton | Dec 23, 2018 | Blog
What kind of kook could read this and think the answer is the penitentiary?
FPF #247 – More Talks with Kim & Taliban
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 17, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #247, I discuss the possibility of another round of talks with Kim Jong Un and the Taliban. Trump and Kim have said they would like to meet again. The Taliban said they want a second round of talks with the US. I break down demands of the US and the Taliban. I...
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Military Conscription is Slavery: Woodrow Wilson Edition
By the guidelines set down by the Selective Service Act, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register to potentially be selected for military service. At the request of the War Department, Congress amended the law in August 1918 to expand the age range to include...
The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
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