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Individuals Are the Ultimate Nullifiers

by Michael Maharrey | May 31, 2018 | Featured Articles, Politics

Individuals are the ultimate nullifiers. Legislation can set the stage to nullify federal acts by withdrawing cooperation and removing a lawyer of laws, but ultimately nullification is most effective when individuals are willing to do the things governments prohibit....

News Roundup 10/25/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog

In Honolulu, you can be fined for looking at your phone while crossing the street. [Link] Senator Jeff Flake announces he will not seek reelection. [Link] An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was sentenced to seven years in prison for taking bribes and sex...

Why China’s Support of Spain Against Catalonia Independence Makes Sense

by James Holbrooks | Oct 14, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Through its Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday, China officially showed support for the Spanish government as it works to suppress an independence movement in the semi-autonomous region of Catalonia. “The...

Why China's Support of Spain Against Catalonia Independence Makes Sense

by James Holbrooks | Oct 14, 2017 | Blog

News Roundup 10/3/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog

The suspected gunmen in the Las Vegas shooting has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. Reports now say more than 50 were killed in the shooting. The FBI says Paddock had no connection to the Islamic State. [Link] [Link] US warships will now travel with...

News Roundup 9/26/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 26, 2017 | Blog

Trump put a new travel ban in place. Sudan was left off the list this time. [Link] Three Republican Senators now oppose the Graham Cassidy health care reform bill. The Senate will be unable to pass the bill without their support. [Link] H.R. McMaster said North Korea...

News Roundup 4/20/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog

Trump called Erdogan to congratulate him on the victory in the referendum vote. [Link] A man spent three years in jail for murder but was just released after the prosecutor who got him convicted admitted the case was weak. [Link] Experts warn that the US missile...

4/10/17 Conn Hallinan on Turkish President Erdogan’s move toward totalitarianism

by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Conn Hallinan, a Foreign Policy in Focus columnist, discusses Turkey's nationwide voter referendum on centralizing more authority in the presidency while reducing checks and balances within the government; how Erdogan's paramilitary supporters could thwart a popular...

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The Ford Follies: Yes, It Can Get Worse

Brent Eastwood does a splendid job elucidating so many of the problems of the fatally flawed Ford super-carrier. I suspect he had to say "promising" but there is nothing here for the 21st century; this is the chariot and crossbow of the next generation. This is the...

The Steady Rise in Living Standards

"The history of capitalism as it has operated in the last two hundred years in the realm of Western civilization is the record of a steady rise in the wage earners’ standard of living. The inherent mark of capitalism is that it is mass production for mass consumption...

Pentagon Acquisition: Rotten From Head to Toe

The pattern is a revolving door of deliberate insider trading and influence by hiring retiring flag officers with active Rolodexes to be exploited in bent bidding and shadowy acquisition practices in an already sclerotic and gummed-up acquisition system that can't...

The Business of America: War, War, War!

Sachs mentions Timber Sycamore which was a classified weapons supply and training program run by the CIA and supported by the United Kingdom and some Arab intelligence services, including Saudi intelligence. The aim of the program was to remove Syrian president Bashar...

Mises on Wages under Capitalism

"While daily experience taught impressively that under capitalism real wage rates and the wage earners’ standard of living were steadily rising, while it became from day to day more obvious that the traditional walls separating the various strata of the population...

Anti-War Blog – Do They Really Know It’s Christmas?

Every year as the end of December crawls near, the spirit of Christmas grips those sometimes Christians, even atheists join in and celebrate it as a cultural habit and the true believers further confirm their faith. The spirit of celebration is one of joy, community,...

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