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Ron Paul Explains Why Progressives Are Wrong About Government

by Keith Knight | Apr 14, 2022 | Blog

https://youtu.be/a2c1NcYQRSw I'm convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're less safe when you give up your liberties. - Dr. Ron Paul Odysee

Vaccines, Autonomy, and Mandates: A Libertarian Analysis

by David D'Amato | Dec 30, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism

Prefatory Note Given the subject matter discussed below, I believe it prudent to state at the outset that I am not at all opposed to vaccinations themselves: indeed, I have received a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as all other normal-course vaccinations recommended for...

Eugenics in Wisconsin Ep. 197

by Patrick Macfarlane | Dec 28, 2021 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/p9ycCASQohU In this episode, I uncover Wisconsin's leading role in the eugenics movement by exploring the "Wisconsin Home for the Feebleminded," a correctional institution that I rode by on the school bus every day growing up. Episode 197 of the...

News Roundup 12/27/21

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 27, 2021 | News Roundup

Covid Massachusetts halts all elective procedures. [Link] The USS Milwaukee will remain in Cuba after several sailors tested positive for Covid. [Link] USAID is running out of money to distribute covid vaccinations. [Link] The US donates 1.5 million vaccine doses to...

For One Day, Protestors Stopped the War Machine

by Jim Bovard | Dec 27, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

I’ve attended most of the major antiwar protests in Washington since 9/11. At a 2005 protest, a cop tried to whack me on the head with a wooden pole. At a 2007 protest, I snapped a picture showing George W. Bush hanging next to the U.S. Capitol. But my favorite...

Hearing the Other Side: Progressivism & Voluntaryism. Steven D. Grumbine & Keith Knight

by Keith Knight | Dec 23, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone

https://youtu.be/MHnw5F1RmLE The Jimmy Dore type of leftist (the ones who are anti-state but also support social safety nets) could have most to everything they want in an anarchist society in the form of mutual aid societies. Those are the types of leftists that are...

TGIF: Get Rich Quicker!

by Sheldon Richman | Sep 17, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF

"I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage.” --John Stuart Mill, 1828 We mustn't let the wrongdoing of politicians and bureaucrats blind us to the good...

Open: The Story of Human Progress. Johan Norberg and Keith Knight

by Keith Knight | Mar 20, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone

https://youtu.be/yrNRQG8Kjic HERE’S THE DIFFERENCE: IN CAPITALISM, PEOPLE HAVE RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE THEIR DOGS; IN SOCIALISM, PEOPLE KILL THEIR DOGS TO SAVE THEIR OWN LIVES ... THAT’S WHY PEOPLE RISK THEIR LIVES TO MIGRATE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND...

The Crybaby Olympics

by Scott Horton | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog

The nonsensical whining described in this article about the anti-racist white progressive women attempting to run the NYC school system wins. Hands down. Congratulations on being the most laughable and unserious ridiculous people on the planet. Rightwingers and...

Peace with the Taliban?

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 19, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #454, I discuss recent progress made in negotiations with the Taliban. The US and Taliban will soon implement a reduction in violence pact. If successful, the pact could be the first step in a peace deal between the US and the Taliban. However, there are a lot...

FPF #284 – Meng Wanzhou’s Arrest

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 14, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #284, I discuss the arrest of Meng Wanzhou in Canada. Meng is the exec of Chinese communications giant Huawei. The arrest came as Trump was meeting with Chinese President Xi. Trump and Xi agreed to a tariff truce. However, this arrest could harm that progress. ...

It’s Genocide

by Scott Horton | Dec 8, 2018 | Blog

He died. Though his father rushed walking barefoot! To rescue him! Yemeni father Abdu Shuay, walked 2 hours with his son Akil (5 months) in his embrace When they arrived in this local hospital in Yaslem Hajja( north Yemen), Akil died of malnutrition...

Will Grigg is Sick

by Scott Horton | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog

Our hero Will Grigg has been hospitalized. Word is that he is stable and will probably be okay, but he is in the ICU. I will update this post when I find out more. Update: Word is that Will will be moved from ICU today, Sunday, but is still in bad shape. Update II:...

12/20/16 Daniel Davis on the indecisive battle for Mosul

by Scott Horton | Dec 20, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show

Retired US Army colonel Daniel L. Davis discusses why the Iraqi coalition's progress in retaking ISIS-held Mosul isn't as impressive as it seems, and the implications for the Iraqi government and incoming Trump administration if there is no decisive victory in early...

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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...

Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults

The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...

Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance

A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...

War and Delusion: A Critical Examination

In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...