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UN Has Plan to Curb World Hunger, But EU Won’t Lift Sanctions
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Mar 23, 2023 | News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is attempting to persuade the European Union to lift sanctions on the Belarusian fertilizer industry but is making little progress, according to Politico. The UN believes removing the export restrictions will help get more agricultural products to Africa. However, the EU claims the sanctions are key to applying pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
News Roundup 11/1/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 1, 2022 | News Roundup
Americas The White House is considering holding Haitian migrants at the US in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Hill Lula wins Brazil’s presidential election. The Hill Russia The Kremlin said Saturday that talks over the war in Ukraine must first be held with the US as...
Reverse Immigration: Should Wealthy People Move to Poorer Countries?
by Lipton Matthews | Sep 26, 2022 | Featured Articles
The immigration debate has polarized societies across the Western world. Objectors assert that the influx of migrants has corroded social relations, and defenders argue that immigrants release a dose of entrepreneurial dynamism. Debates will persist because it’s...
Either You Support Secession or Colonialism
by David Gordon | Sep 10, 2022 | Featured Articles
Grant defeated Lee, the Confederacy crumbled, and the idea of secession disappeared forever, or at least that's what the conventional wisdom says. Secession is no historical irrelevance. Quite the contrary, the topic is integral to classical liberalism. Indeed, the...
White House Considering Banning Nicaraguan Imports
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Aug 30, 2022 | News
Washington is undergoing discussions about cutting imports from Nicaragua, according to two unnamed sources that spoke with Voice of America, a US-government outlet. Analysts believe barring Nicaraguan imports will do serious damage to the Central American country’s...
News Roundup 5/6/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | May 6, 2022 | News Roundup
Brazil CIA Director William Burns told the Brazilian president not to cast doubts over the integrity of Brazil’s election. [Link] Russia Adam Kinzinger is struggling to enlist co-sponsors for his Russia war bill. [Link] Zelensky invites German leaders to Kiev in an...
Another Failed Prediction From the Global Warming Alarmists
by Joakim Book | Apr 18, 2022 | Featured Articles
In 2009, the BBC ran a reporting piece on the Arctic featuring the esteemed polar scientist Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University. The Catlin Arctic Survey, a project set out to answer vital scientific questions about sea ice in the Arctic, had just returned with its...
Ukraine, a New Safe Haven for Mercenaries
by Ahmad Salah | Mar 22, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Onrush of the Russian military operation in Ukraine has placed President Volodymyr Zelensky into a troublesome situation. Due to the lack of weaponry and ammunition, copious human losses, and destruction of vital military infrastructure the Ukrainian leader started...
News Roundup 12/23/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 23, 2021 | News Roundup
US News US airstrikes have dropped about 54% since Biden took office. [Link] Military families in Hawaii believe they have been exposed to contaminated water for months longer than the Navy currently admits. [Link] The US sanctions three people in Brazil for...
The Ron Paul Revolution: A Ten Year Retrospective
by Steven Woskow | Dec 5, 2021 | Blog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvMoJE7pxh4 Join Dr. Ron Paul and Tom Woods, plus very special guest Glenn Greenwald in Texas for an event you won't want to miss! Ron Paul's two campaigns for president (2008 and 2012) were watershed moments for liberty-minded people...
The Antiwar Comic: The War Against Protest
by Tony DiGerolamo | Sep 19, 2021 | Blog
Shh. Don't tell Facebook, YouTube or Twitter about this comic. Be a shame to retweet. More comics at the Webomic Factory.
News Roundup 9/9/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 9, 2021 | News Roundup
Assange Siggi Thordarson explains why he lied about Julian Assange. The US government attempts to use Siggi’s statements to get Assange extradited from the UK. [Link] Brazil Glenn Greenwald covers the protest in Brazil. [Link] China The US carried out warship...
News Roundup 8/27/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 27, 2021 | News Roundup
Brazil YouTube suspended payments to 14 Brazilian accounts it says pushed ‘election misinformation.’ [Link] Afghanistan The Afghan Health Ministry reports 113 people were killed in the suicide bombing by ISIS-K at Kabul airport. Thirteen American soldiers are among...
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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...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
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