What is treason? The U.S. Constitution defines “Treason against the United States” as “only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” “Enemies” is a high bar, and ought to be—the penalty for treason is death, after...
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US Labels Niger Uprising a ‘Coup,’ As French Military Forces Begin a Withdrawal
by Connor Freeman | Oct 11, 2023 | News
Washington formally declared the July 26 ouster of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum - and the subsequent establishment of a miliary junta in Niamey - a coup d’etat on Tuesday. The junta, called the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), is led by...
Nairobi’s High Court Puts Hold on US-Backed Kenyan Troop Deployment to Haiti
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 9, 2023 | News
Kenya’s High Court put a temporary suspension on a planned troop deployment to Haiti. The Joe Biden administration made a deal with Nairobi to deploy its soldiers to Haiti on a mission approved by the UN Security Council. The US agreed to finance the mission and train...
TGIF: A Market for Law?
by Sheldon Richman | Oct 6, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Great part of that order which reigns among mankind is not the effect of government. It has its origin in the principles of society and the natural constitution of man. It existed prior to government, and would exist if the formality of government was abolished....
Showdown in the U.S. House: What Really Happened?
by Connor O'Keeffe | Oct 5, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
On Tuesday, Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as Speaker of the House. This came days after the former Speaker struck a forty-five-day spending deal with House Democrats to keep the government funded. The last-minute deal and successful motion to vacate...
A Short ‘Continuing Resolution’ Will Not Fix Big Problems
by Ron Paul | Oct 4, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
Federal spending is so out of control that it only took three months for the federal debt to increase by one trillion dollars to over 33 trillion dollars. In contrast, it took almost 200 years for the federal debt to reach one trillion dollars. So the federal...
Former Venezuelan Coup Plotter Hired By Florida College to Speak on ‘Defending Democracy’
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 2, 2023 | News
Juan Guaido was hired by Florida International University (FIU) to give a series of talks and mentor students. Guaido launched a coup attempt in Venezuela in 2019 but failed to gain any significant support within the country. The former self-proclaimed president...
Stone Cold Dead Republic: When Everything is Cast as a War
by Laurie Calhoun | Sep 26, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Several politicians have vaunted a muscular but myopic plan for dealing with the fentanyl crisis: to eliminate sources of the drug near the U.S.-Mexico border through the use of military force. The fentanyl crisis is being portrayed as an international conflict, not a...
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Royal Navy Carrier Deployment: Failure is in the Cards
HMS Prince of Wales will lead Carrier Strike Group 25 on a deployment to the Pacific. The Prince of Wales has suffered many propulsion issues (it’s a non-nuclear carrier) and engineering casualties. Non-nuclear carrier operations in war in the 21st century rely on...
“The Bisexuals of Politics”
In a recent debate on the Joe Rogan Experience, between Douglas Murray and Dave Smith, Murray accused libertarians as being the “bisexuals of politics.” An interesting claim, one that assumes politics is in itself is a binary. Or that those in the ‘liberty’ spectrum,...
Trump’s Tariffs w/Thomas Eddelem
Thomas Eddelem joined me to break down Trump’s tariff plan, and how it may affect you. Alp
Dave Smith Debates Douglas Murray on Joe Rogan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah6kirkSwTg
Katie Halper on Anti-Semitic Israel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwsKBBFG728
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