As a teenager I lived on the streets for as short a period as I could manage. This one experience brought more violence into my life than I care to remember, let alone describe, but it did not define me. I mention the experience for one reason; it is not ignorance or...
The War on Drugs is the immediate cause of, and pretext for, the system of oppression, and police violence and militarization. Ending the War on Drugs is also a project that can unite rather than divide, something that people from different races and different...
What a tool. Admiral McRaven's NY Times oped - in which we hear that an anonymous Army general has said: " 'I don’t like the Democrats, but Trump is destroying the Republic!' " McRaven explains which "republic" Trump is destroying: "Those words echoed with me...
Even if you aren’t prepared to engage in radical counter-economics, there are small steps everyone can take to either participate in, or at a minimum, support the counter-economy. I’ve assembled a list of 5 simple ways everyday people can participate in the agorist...
Austin, TX — In case after infuriating case, the Free Thought Project has reported on instances of horrifying rights violations all stemming from a police officer claiming to smell a plant. We have seen both women and men sodomized and raped — often times in public —...
On Thad Russell's podcast, he featured a discussion between himself and Dave Smith and Nick Gillespie. Admittedly, this was a major pull, and a fantastic piece of media. Among the many great things said, Nick Gillespie commented on the libertarian commitment to end...
Joanne Leon returns to the show to talk about the race for the Democratic Party nomination. Joanne breaks down the horrific plan offered by Mayor Pete in response to mass shootings. She explains his plan is likely to lead to the oppression of more Americans. Kyle and...
In March, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the “first tranche” in a number of moves to restrict the rights of New Zealand citizens to protect themselves with firearms. This move was in direct response to the horrific murders that unfolded on March...
I can’t help but wonder if what has happened to Theresa Todd will cause conservative-leaning libertarians to abandon their support of immigration controls, the system of immigration central planning, cruelty, and tyranny that both conservatives and progressives have...
Journalist Alice Speri explains what the Israeli justice system is like for Palestinians who resist Israel's soldiers and protest its illegal settlements. Instead of the usual court system, Palestinians are tried in what amount to military courts, often after grueling...
This morning on Antiwar Radio: Alice Speri on Israel's merciless oppression of the Palestinians 8:30 Pacific, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles; kpfk.org
Trump will nominate Robert Wilkie to head the VA. [Link] Dan Wright and Joanne Leon update the insanity of Russiagate. [Link] Jeremy Scahill hosts Ron Wyden and Norman Finkelstein on the Intercepted podcast. Wyden discusses the torturer Gina Haspel, and Finkelstein...
Many people in Catalonia wish to secede from Spain and form their own country, but the Spanish government has used force to block them from doing so. What should libertarians think of this conflict? In trying to answer this question, it is useful to seek guidance from...
I like this comic a lot because it encompasses so much of what war is really about. The impact of war decades and decades later, while simultaneously planting the seeds of another. Why can't we just all get along? For more comics, visit the Webcomic Factory. Also,...
