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Year Zero: Mr Jack
by Tommy Salmons | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog, Year Zero
In Episode 52 Tommy discusses his thoughts about reparations. Growing up in an impoverished household Tommy never saw the racism that people claim exist. One of the biggest influences in his life was a man he calls Mr Jack, an African American that worked for "Granny"...
Usually I’m Against the Death Penalty
by Scott Horton | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog
But somebody had to put this dog down. Oh and look at him cry poverty and persecution. Poor little guy. Now he doesn't exist.
Mean Old Racist Cindy McCain
by Scott Horton | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog
This never would have happened if Mrs. McCain been prosecuted for stealing pills like a poor person would have been and locked in a cage like an animal where she belongs. Now look at her, all up in other people's business trying to cause some trouble and get some...
California Sues EPA to Maintain Automobile CAFE Standards That Hurt the Poor
by Ronald Bailey | May 2, 2018 | Featured Articles, Politics
The Environmental Protection Agency last month launched a new rule-making process that aims at rolling back Obama-Era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. In addition, the EPA is looking to revoke the long-standing regulatory waiver that allows California...
How the State Condemned Michael Whitely to Death
by Will Grigg | Dec 17, 2016 | Will Grigg's Freedom Zealot Radio
Michael Whitely didn't kidnap or rape Sylvia Canido. According to her, he was framed for that crime after she was raped -- and impregnated -- by an Idaho Falls Police officer. Now in his late sixties and in very poor health, Whitely will die in prison, barring...
Denver Police Caught On Video Stealing Blankets From Homeless People
by John Vibes | Dec 12, 2016 | Featured Articles, Justice
The homeless population of the United States is constantly under attack by law enforcement, for the crime of being poor and living on the streets. For people who are down on their luck and out in the cold, the police are sadly more of a concern than the elements or...
12/6/16 Mark Perry on Donald Trump’s selection of Gen. James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis for Secretary of Defense
by Scott Horton | Dec 6, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show
Mark Perry, author of Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage with its Enemies, discusses why incoming Secretary of Defense James Mattis harbors a grudge against Iran; why military officers are a poor fit for civilian oversight positions in government; and...
Zombie Regulations Emerge at Midnight
by Sherzod Abdukadirov and Jerry Ellig | Nov 16, 2016 | Economics, Featured Articles
With the hotly contested election behind us, it’s now officially midnight in Washington. The “midnight period”is the time between Election Day and Inauguration Day, which has historically seen a surge in last-minute regulation by the outgoing administration. The surge...
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Crime and Poverty
“The theory that crime is caused by poverty is not supported by the known facts. The very poor, in fact, tend to be just as law-abiding as the rich, and perhaps more so. To argue otherwise is to libel multitudes of people who keep to decency under severe difficulties,...
Don’t Be Silent
We should reject the fashionable idea that one should never write or post anything that possibly could be used by bad people for bad purposes. That admonition brings two things to mind. First, it fails its own test. If good people avoid a topic because even...
Can There Be Only One Race?
I'm old enough to remember this 1960s Lay's Potato Chips commercial. (Hell, I'm almost old enough to remember when plays were in black and white!) In the commercial a man (Bert Lahr, the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz) faces a challenge from the devil, who has a...
How Not to Defend “Capitalism” Against” Socialism”
I challenge you to show me a lamer "debate" over "capitalism" and "socialism." (Don't worry; it's not about Bill Maher.)
Yes, Andrew Sullivan Demanded W. Bush Nuke Iraq
He wrote on October 17, 2001: THE COMING CONFLICT: The sophisticated form of anthrax delivered to Tom Daschle's office forces us to ask a simple question. What are these people trying to do? I think they're testing the waters. They want to know how we will respond to...
War is a Euphemism for Theft Funded Mass Murder
The libertarian’s basic attitude toward war must then be: it is legitimate to use violence against criminals in defense of one’s rights of person and property; it is completely impermissible to violate the rights of other innocent people. War, then, is only proper...