"The Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing." —Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower “In 1945 Secretary of War Stimson, visiting my headquarters in Germany, informed me that our government was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on...
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How a Libertarian Would Solve Land Conflict in the Middle East
The recent spate of bombing violence in Israel's West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza demonstrates the enduring attachment both Israelis and Palestinians have to physical land in the country. Both sides make claims—legal, moral, and political—to land within Israel,...
Biden Proposes Globally-Imposed Corporate Tax Rates
In a move that would primarily benefit the world’s largest economies and most bloated governments, the Biden administration has proposed that all the world’s countries agree to impose corporate taxes at a rate no lower than 15%. Biden also proposes punishing countries...
News Roundup 6/2/21
Great Power Biden’s 2022 Pentagon budget calls for fewer bombs that are typically used in the Middle East and more munitions to target China. [Link] Russia says it is revoking the 1992 “open lands” accord with the US in response to the US expelling Russian diplomats....
The Regime vs. Joe Rogan
Recently, Joe Rogan, one of the largest podcast hosts in the United States (10.6 million YouTube subscribers), expressed the following opinion about the vaccination of young adults: If you are 21 and ask me if you should get the vaccine, I would say "no". If you are a...
Episode 585: Why The Culture Has An Appetite for Sacrificial Violence w/ David Gornoski
67 Minutes PG-13 David Gornoski is the host of the “A Neighbor’s Choice” radio program on 1040 WHBO in Tampa, FL, and of the Things Hidden podcast. David is a proponent of Rene Girard's Mimetic Theory, so Pete asked him to come on the show and relate it to how we've...
News Roundup 6/1/21
Foreign Policy The US failed to intercept a ballistic missile in a test of its Aegis system. [Link] The US flew nuclear-capable bombers over the 30 capitals of NATO member states. [Link] Germany’s Foreign Minister rejected the idea of giving weapons to Ukraine....
Memorial Day: Remember Political Lies that Caused Soldiers to Die
This article was originally published at the Institute last year on Memorial Day and is reprinted below. On Memorial Day, the media do their usual sacralizing of war. Instead, it should be a day for the ritualized scourging of politicians. During the last 70 years,...
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