In the early 11th century, King Canute—while at the peak of his power—set out to demonstrate to his fawning courtiers the limited power of royal edicts. After having his throne placed by the sea’s edge, he sat down and commanded the tide to stop rising. When the water...
"Shut up and submit” is now the favorite COVID cure of some of America’s leading progressives. Paul Krugman, a Nobel Prize winner and New York Times columnist, revealed on Tuesday that since freedom is a mirage, people have no good reason not to comply with endless...
Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about his new book, Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Scott and Cockburn discuss Rumsfeld's ascent to power through various presidential administrations, with special focus on his role in the disastrous post-9/11...
Take Human Action Bash 2021 - LP Mises Caucus event Scott Horton on the LP, Gaza and Vaccine Passports - Lions of Liberty - starts about 20 minutes in The Continuing Israel/Palestine Conflict w/ Scott Horton - Pete Quinones Afghanistan: graveyard of empires, pundits...
When President Joe Biden announced a new date for the full withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, there arose like clockwork a great, melancholic moan from the same media figures who have been defending the war for the past 20 years. Perhaps none was so...
The recent protests and storming of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 produced a hysterical reaction from both pundits and the federal government. This contrasts wildly with the response to an actual rebellion during the Republic’s early days. The new federal...
As lawsuits are being filed to challenge the results of this year’s “most important election of our lifetime,” the pundits and talking heads of the political class will repeatedly remind us that election results reflect “the will of the people.” They couldn’t be more...
The police are not there to protect you. The courts have ruled on this over and over again. Castle Rock v Gonzalez Lozito v NYC (Interview with Mr Lozito here) Warren v District of Columbia The discussion that continues by the pundits, even "respectable" ones, fails...
