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The State of the Justice System w/Legalman and Patrick MacFarlane
by Tommy Salmons | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
I had Legalman and Patrick join me to discuss the current issues surrounding the legal field. We discuss the Sussman trial, common misconceptions, and how one should engage if forced to. Legalman twitter The Quash Patrick twitter Liberty Weekly Discord Libertarian...
Parenting is a Culture Issue w/Tyler Janke
by Tommy Salmons | Apr 8, 2022 | Year Zero
Tyler Janke, a family law attorney and host of Libertarian Pod Review, joined me to discuss family law, personal experiences with the courts, the culture around family, and our solutions. Early on in the conversation we had some connection issues, but we got them...
12/30/21 Basir Bita on the Economic Crisis in Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Jan 1, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews activist Basir Bita about the economic calamity that’s hit Afghanistan since the U.S. withdrawal this past summer. With the U.S. and IMF freezing Afghan government funds as well as widespread market corrections after the fall of the previous regime,...
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...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
Lunatic With a Plan: Erdogan and Turkey’s Economic Woes
by Tom Luongo | Dec 28, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the first assault on Turkey’s finances in 2018, which I wrote about multiple times (here, here, and here), I’ve been the lone voice telling everyone that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a lunatic but he’s a lunatic with a plan. That plan is to de-dollarize the...
U.S. Embassy In Afghanistan Issues Security Alert – U.S. Citizens Should Leave Afghanistan Immediately
by Steven Woskow | Aug 12, 2021 | Blog
More here Will anyone be held accountable? All the generals responsible will go on to have successful careers at Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin .....
Episode 485: A ‘Living Off The Grid’ Primer w/ Gary Collins
by Peter R. Quiñones | Oct 16, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
42 Minutes PG-13 Gary Collins is a pioneer in "off the grid" living who has written numerous books on the subject. Gary joins Pete to deliver a basics of OTG living concentrating on land selection, water sources and various other issues. The Simple Life Now Website...
Lazy Hawks Blame Russia for Everything
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 30, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #525, I discuss Trump's decision to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany. Washington hawks dusted off the worn-out Russiagate narrative to try to drum up fear that Trump was sacrificing the country's security to his master Putin. Trump's move is minor as the US...
Reason’s Coverage of Portland
by Scott Horton | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
They've got some great stuff: Trump Deploys Lawlessness Against Lawlessness Dispatch From Portland: A Distinct Lack of Crowbars and Cops Feds Send Outside Agitators To Escalate Conflict in Portland ACLU Sues Federal Agents Deployed in Portland Department of Homeland...
DoJ Issues Superceding Indictment Against Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog
The Hill's got a good write up on it. They're accusing him of conspiring with Lulzsec and Anonymous to liberate these and those materials on top of their bogus charges against him for the Manning case.
Socialism Always Fails
by William Anderson | Feb 13, 2020 | Featured Articles
The Nation, which enthusiastically has supported every totalitarian communist regime that has existed in the past century (and that includes Pol Pot’s Cambodia and North Korea) is now firmly riding the Bernie Sanders bandwagon. This article, entitled “Why American...
SFMTA: Improving Mobility or Blocking Competition?
by Phil Gibson | Jan 25, 2020 | Blog
"The point of different city transport agencies nationwide is to foster mobility. These MTAs run the local or regional transit service, and in some cases manage parking, taxis, roads, and other right-of-way issues. But many of them do a poor job. They manage transit...
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The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
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...
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