https://youtu.be/ee4NHbDnd2U I refer to the myth of the rule of law because, to the extent that this phrase suggests a society in which all are governed by neutral rules that are objectively applied by judges, there is no such thing. As a myth, however, the concept of...
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Power ‘From’ the People!
by Michael Boldin | Jan 3, 2023 | Featured Articles
We’ve all heard or seen the slogan, “Power to the People,” but it gets things almost completely backwards. The word “to" is the wrong word, by far. Under the system and principles of the founders and old revolutionaries, all power comes from the people. They don’t...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
COI#68 – “America Is Back”
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 8, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #68, cohosts Will Porter and Kyle Anazlone break down Biden's first foreign policy speech as president. Biden's speech had little policy and most focused on slogans like "America is back" and "America is a country that does big things." On Russia, Biden...
Lara Logan is a Disgusting Liar
by Scott Horton | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog
She's on Fox News now pretending Iran was in on the September 11th attack and backed the Islamic State. What a horrible, terrible, dishonest person.
‘Our Focusgroup Has Determined ‘Truth’ is a Great Gimmick This Year’
by Scott Horton | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog
Not actual truth. Just the word, "truth." And then, oh, it turns out, not so much. From the NYT pre-mortem on Kamala "is a cop" Harris's failed campaign for president: "Then there was Ms. Harris’s campaign message. Extensive polling led her to believe that there was...
How Socialized Medicine Kills The Patient & Robs The Taxpayer
by Thomas DiLorenzo | Oct 22, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
[Editor's Note: The following is excerpted from Thomas DiLorenzo's book The Problem with Socialism] When it comes to something as important as healthcare, the last thing anyone should want is for the entire system to become a government-run monopoly. [...] In fact,...
Israeli Bizarro World
by Scott Horton | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog
This is all perfectly normal and fine, you see: The Israeli Blue-White opposition co-chair Yair Lapid ventured into dangerous territory on Twitter last week, where he argued for “equality” and a “state of all its citizens”. This brought backlash not least from the...
Roving Bandit, Stationary Bandit, and Income Tax
by Robert Higgs | Feb 18, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles
Many libertarians have embraced the slogan “taxation is theft.” I myself think it is more precise to say that taxation is extortion. But even saying that fails to capture how egregious taxation really is, especially income taxation. When a mugger or a home invader...
Republican, Democrat, Gun-Nut, Muslim? Whodunit Matters, Even Though It Shouldn’t
by Bryan Caplan | Dec 10, 2017 | Featured Articles
In modern America, every mass murder has two essential characteristics. First, the number murdered. Second, the group identity of the murderer. And not necessarily in that order. Whenever a mass murder pops up in the news, many viewers hasten to find out whodunit -...
Republican, Democrat, Gun-Nut, Muslim? Whodunit Matters, Even Though It Shouldn't
by Bryan Caplan | Dec 10, 2017 | Featured Articles
In modern America, every mass murder has two essential characteristics. First, the number murdered. Second, the group identity of the murderer. And not necessarily in that order. Whenever a mass murder pops up in the news, many viewers hasten to find out whodunit -...
But Without Taxation…
by Kristopher | Nov 14, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
The inescapable conclusion that taxation is theft has led to countless people asking for alternative forms of funding. Meeting this challenge is essential for libertarians, since our message requires a radical shift in thinking for many people. In this article, we...
Burn Pits’ Legacy: ‘Delay, Deny, Hope They Die’
by Kelley Vlahos | Oct 10, 2017 | Featured Articles
One look at Brian Alvarado and you wonder how he can still be alive. Especially when you get a glimpse at his pre-deployment photograph—a soldier in Marine service uniform, full-faced and ready for whatever war would dish out—and think, “is this really the same...
Woodrow Wilson Made Democracy Unsafe for the World
by Jim Bovard | Apr 6, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
This week is the 100th anniversary of President Woodrow Wilson’s speech to Congress seeking a declaration of war against Germany. Many people celebrate this centenary of America’s emergence as a world power. But, when the Trump administration is bombing or rattling...
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Military Conscription is Slavery: Woodrow Wilson Edition
By the guidelines set down by the Selective Service Act, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register to potentially be selected for military service. At the request of the War Department, Congress amended the law in August 1918 to expand the age range to include...
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...
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