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Two Sentences that Capture the Essential Difference Between Libertarians and Statists

by Daniel J. Mitchell | May 17, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics

Why are there so few liberty-oriented societies compared to the number of places with statist governments? And why does it seem like the size and scope of government keeps expanding around the world? If I’m feeling optimistic, I’ll disagree with the tone of those...

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Paine on War

"It may with reason be said, that in the manner the English nation is represented, it signifies not where this right resides, whether in the Crown, or in the Parliament. War is the common harvest of all those who participate in the division and expenditure of public...

Keaton Weiss: Israeli Ministry of Defense running US Middle East Policy — New Episode of the Kyle Anzalone Show

Keaton Weiss, from Due Dissidence, joins the Kyle Anzalone Show to discuss the US-Israel relationship.

Army Fiasco Train in the 21st Century

I was astonished in 2009 when I saw the cancellation of the Future Combat System contract to usher in the next generation of armored vehicles. The Army cancelled the billions-dollar program and got to witness the Army continuing to burns through tens of millions a...

The Public-School Chickens Come Home Again

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether parents of children in government schools have a constitutional right to opt out of programs that "expose" their kids to LGBTQ materials. Once again, the chickens have come home to roost. By that, I mean...

“I now saw, I saw. I was made blind before. I now saw.”

I was going over the notes that I had taken for this current book that I am writing, and I found a quote from a conversation with a lady. I shall spare the details of what the focused conversation was about but she said something really interesting, “I learned who my...

Russia is Now the Apex Military Predator

For those of you paying attention, the Institute has been far ahead of the curve in checking its bias and making a bloody and dispassionate appraisal of Russian fighting abilities. The Coprophile Media has been in the the bag for the Ukrainians and had a tough time...

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Over and over, U.S. government officials and their mainstream media allies called Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine an “unprovoked attack.” The slogan became so overused that people began to ask the obvious question: Why do they protest so much? In Provoked: How...