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News Roundup 3/4/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 4, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Chris Matthews will retire from his show because he made inappropriate comments to a woman. [Link]Senator Bernie Sanders refused to attend the AIPAC conference this year. Michael Bloomberg was the only Democratic presidential candidate to attend the...

Turkey Looks to Draw NATO Allies into Its Fight in Syria

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 4, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #460, I discuss the chaotic and dangerous situation unfolding in Idlib, Syria. Turkey is backing the al-Qaeda linked rebels who remain in opposition to the Syrian government. The Syrian Army - along with its Russian ally - are attempting to retake the Idlib...

‘Distrust in Lebanese banks spurs bitcoin boom’

by Phil Gibson | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog

"If you're fighting for a world where bitcoin is a main currency, you're fighting for the end of all governments...We had the separation of church and state - today, bitcoin is working towards the separation of money and state.""Bitcoin is protected by mathematics,...

An Unspoken Fear of the Coronavirus

by Peter R. Quiñones | Mar 3, 2020 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics

You’d think people would be used to it by now. Every couple of years the world is thrust into hysteria by the latest virus that is threatening to wipe out a significant portion of the population. Whether it’s SARS, Dengue, Ebola, Swine Flu or the Coronavirus, fear...

News Roundup 3/3/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 3, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Senator Klobuchar ends her campaign. Klobuchar and Mayor Pete endorsed Biden. [Link] North Korea North Korea tested two short-range missiles. [Link] Afghanistan The Taliban rule out talks with the Afghan government until they agree to complete a prisoner swap...

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Price-Gouging Laws Violate the First Amendment

Laws against so-called price gouging -- that is, price spikes during emergencies -- violate our natural right to engage in voluntary exchange at mutually acceptable terms. As economics has long taught, price ceilings that defy market forces make the affected goods...

Somali MP: US Airstrike Killed Six Somali Civilians on a Minibus

US claimed everyone killed was a 'terrorist' US African Command (AFRICOM) is promising an investigation after an airstrike against a minibus full of people was reported by locals, including a Somali MP, of having killed six civilians. The US had reported on the strike...

As Coronavirus Explodes in Italy, Doctors Are Forced to Choose Who Gets Care

From The Atlantic via Defense One: Two weeks ago, Italy had 322 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could lavish significant attention on each stricken patient. One week ago, Italy had 2,502 cases of the virus, which...

The Heroic Chelsea Manning Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt

Politico: The activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted suicide on Wednesday, her legal team said in a news release. The statement came only a few days before Manning was scheduled to appear at a court hearing on whether to continue sanctions imposed on her...

How Dare You Put Your Kids In Government School?

Don't you know that government employees are monsters? It's because they face no accountability for their actions whatsoever, so they do things like assault and kidnap and traumatize helpless 7-year-old children because they like to. Also from the Free Thought Project...