The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University released a report on the cost of the war on terror over 20 years since 2001: United States Budgetary Costs and Obligations of Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2020: $6.4 Trillion by Neta Crawford....
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A Coup in Bolivia
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #418, I discuss the events in Bolivia that led to Morales' resignation. Mainstream sources and groups claim Morales deserved to be removed from power after violating term limits and rigging a recent election. I explain the alternative narrative that Morales was...
Veterans Day: The Forgotten History of America’s Veterans Day and What It Commemorates
by Sam Jacobs | Nov 11, 2019 | Featured Articles
Veterans Day, celebrated each year on November 11th, was first celebrated on this same date in 1919, under the name of Armistice Day. The holiday was named in remembrance of the temporary ceasefire that brought about the unofficial end to World War I when, the year...
General: US to Stay in Afghanistan for Several More Years
by Jason Ditz | Nov 11, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Milley: 'That mission is not yet complete' In an interview Sunday on ABC, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley predicted that US troops would stay in Afghanistan “for several more years,” the first such estimate offered since President Trump scrapped a...
11/7/19 Tara Copp on the Rising Cancer Rates Among Veterans
by Scott Horton | Nov 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Tara Copp about her research on cancer rates among military veterans, particularly air force pilots, whose powerful radar systems may be a contributing factor to multiple types of cancers. Copp reminds us that causality is very difficult to establish in...
My Speech at the Mises Event
by Scott Horton | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog
On November 9, I participated in a Mises Institute event in Lake Jackson, Texas with Jeff Deist, Dan McAdams, Tom Woods, Lew Rockwell and Ron Paul. (Ain't that something?) Jeff asked me to speak on "Propaganda and the 2020 Foreign Policy Debate." I was first:...
The Hidden Costs of Health Care “Coverage”
by M. Todd Rice, MD | Nov 6, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
I'm a healthy 48-year old anesthesiologist. At least I was healthy until an unintentional 20 pound weight loss over the summer, accompanied by unquenchable thirst, insatiable appetite, blurry vision, and the bathroom frequency of an elderly prostatic. My lab workup...
Lyft’s Job Access Program Shows How the Market Provides Help Government Can’t
by Chloe Anagnos | Nov 5, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
A new initiative launched by Lyft is helping people in low-income communities find jobs, highlighting the main difference between private and government-backed charity. The Jobs Access Program, a partnership between the ride-share company and other organizations such...
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Marco Rubio is Dumber Than I Thought
After spending six years complaining about "BigTech Monopolies" Marco Rubio now want's to ban BigTech competitors. It doesn't matter that tens of millions of Americans voluntarily choose to use TikTok, or that thousands make a living using this product. Marco Rubio...
The Antiwar Comic: The Social Media War
Twitter is suddenly cool again. For more comics visit The Webcomic Factory.
The Secret to Seeing Through “News” Propaganda!
https://youtu.be/dfw0wVP1m_E Excerpt from Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy by Michael Huemer, Ph.D. Credulity Humans are born credulous – we instinctively believe what people tell us, even with no corroboration. We are...
Putting Massive Unnecessary Obligations on Strangers Does Not Make You a Good Person
The true humanitarian rejoices when the people he helps feel ready to assert their independence and to strike out on their own; for isn’t this independence essential to being truly human? - Dr. Murray N. Rothbard, Left and Right, pp. 307–08 Government is the...
Walter Grinder, 1938-2022
I note with great sadness the passing of my friend and former colleague Walter Grinder on Dec. 4. He was 84. Walter may be the most important libertarian that most libertarians have never heard of. Although he made important contributions to the literature of liberty...
Kyle Kulinski Doesn’t Understand Slavery
UBI = Slavery. Social Security = Slavery. Universal Healthcare = Slavery. Wage Slavery = FREEDOM. - Kyle Kulinski (@seculartalk) If "wage slavery" is in fact slavery, Kulinski and the like must advocate abolishing College since it requires thousands of hours of work...
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