Max Blumenthal discusses the outrageous treatment of Julian Assange during his time at the Ecuadorian embassy in London over the last few years, and since his arrest last year. Blumenthal has reported on the extensive spying Assange was subjected to at the embassy,...
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The Compassion of Libertarianism. Dr. Mary J. Ruwart and Keith Knight.
by Keith Knight | May 25, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/NHZY17v4hlc ... my basic motivation for being a libertarian had never been economic but moral. ... While I was convinced that the free market was more efficient and would bring about a far more prosperous world than statism, my major concern was...
Memorial Day: Remembering the Political Lies that Spurred Mass Killing
by Jim Bovard | May 25, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On Memorial Day, the media do their usual sacralizing of war. Instead, it should be a day for the ritualized scourging of politicians. During the last 70 years, their lies have resulted in the unnecessary deaths of almost 100,000 American soldiers and millions of...
5/22/20 James Bradley on the Growing Threat of War with China
by Scott Horton | May 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews James Bradley about the growing threat of war with China, evinced by political rhetoric, public sentiment, and media coverage. The thing is, Scott and Bradley agree, this threat has no real basis in any bellicosity on China’s part. It is mainly...
Three Ways the Coronavirus Is Benefitting Political Decentralization
by Tho Bishop | May 23, 2020 | Featured Articles
The coronavirus pandemic, and resulting government response, has created one of the greatest disruptions to daily life in modern American history. With much of the country now focused on “reopening,” pundits and policymakers have focused their attention on what the...
What is ‘the State’ or ‘the Government’?
by Keith Knight | May 22, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone
... the State is the organization of robbery systematized and writ large. Th e State is the only legal institution in society that acquires its revenue by the use of coercion, by using enough violence and threat of violence on its victims to ensure their paying the...
News Roundup 5/21/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 21, 2020 | News Roundup
US News In ⅔ of states, the government is sharing the identities of people who test positive for coronavirus with police. [Link] The US masses planes at an airbase in Japan to show enemies we can manage the operation amid the coronavirus. [Link] The State Department...
Do Lockdowns Save Lives?
by Wilton Alston | May 21, 2020 | Featured Articles
Appearances are of four (4) kinds: Things are as they appear to be; Things neither are nor appear to be; Things are, but do not appear to be; Things are not, but yet appear to be. ~ Epictetus, Phrygian Philosopher Despite what seems to me incontrovertible data...
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Revisiting The Bourne Legacy (Yet Again…): Lessons for Our World
I have now watched The Bourne Legacy at least six times. You should watch it, too. Here's my essay on the relevance of the fictional world depicted to the one in which we live:...
Who What Why Interview: Rethinking COVID-19 Narratives
In this 45-minute interview, Jeff Schechtman of Who What Why? and Laurie Calhoun discuss many aspects and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, including prospects for the future, drawing on observations and arguments made in Questioning the COVID Company Line:...
Who is More “Selfish”?
War is ultimately about collectivism. During crisis, individuality fades in favor of team effort. During violent conflict, particularly between governments, the world becomes, especially it seems for Americans, a giant, bloody football game: our team versus theirs, us...
TOP NEW RELEASE in Philosophy Criticism: Questioning the COVID Company Line!
Read Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times to find out a bunch of stuff which you may not have known, including: "Listen to The Science!" embodies a logical fallacy. Vaccine technology depends upon the ability of the natural...
Will This Man Prevent World War Three?
In April, Tucker Carlson, the most popular show host in American news media, was unceremoniously fired from Fox News. He has since taken to the platform "X," formerly Twitter, to continue publishing his own program. Last week, during the first Republican primary...
A Note About My Health
I have some hard news to share. I recently had a seizure. After undergoing tests, I was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer (although I have never smoked) that has spread to my brain. The average life expectancy of those with my condition is very short. I am grateful...
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