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This Week At The Libertarian Institute

by Will Porter | Oct 8, 2022 | News

The Empire never sleeps – but neither do we. Missed a story? We’ve got you covered. Check out this week in review at the Libertarian Institute.

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...

Episode 625: Tradition, Family, Democracy and a Century of Democide w/ Pete and Tommy Salmons

by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 2, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall

74 Minutes Not Safe For Work Tommy Salmons is the host of the Year Zero podcast and a contributor at LibertarianInstitute.org Tommy and Pete have a discussion about things that are normally not discussed in libertarian circles like family, tradition, cultural...

Return to Tradition w/Pete Quinones

by Tommy Salmons | Aug 18, 2021 | Year Zero

Pete joined me to discuss the idea that the return to tradition is a way to bring about liberty in our world. Free Man Beyond the Wall By Any Memes Necessary The Monopoly on Violence 19 Skills Pdf Autonomy Course Critical Thinking Course Donate Patreon...

‘Distrust in Lebanese banks spurs bitcoin boom’

by Phil Gibson | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog

"If you're fighting for a world where bitcoin is a main currency, you're fighting for the end of all governments...We had the separation of church and state - today, bitcoin is working towards the separation of money and state.""Bitcoin is protected by mathematics,...

Assange Isn’t Getting a Fair Trial Because He Exposed the Empire

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 28, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #458, I discuss Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Assange is being forced to sit in a bulletproof glass box. Julian is barely able to hear what is going on in the trial, and he is unable to confer or speak with his lawyers to get clarification. He...

US ‘Plotted to Kill Julian Assange and Make It Look Like an Accident’

by Scott Horton | Feb 25, 2020 | Blog

Spies discussed kidnapping or poisoning WikiLeaks founder in Ecuadorean embassy, extradition trial hears

The Senate Takes a Stand on Iran

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 21, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #455, I discuss the Senate voting on a War Powers bill to constrain Trump's ability to start a war with Iran. Trump has continued on the presidential tradition of killing whoever he wants, and he is unbound by the Constitution. The House will also need to pass...

China

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 12, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #361, I discuss recent news about China. In Hong Kong mass protests have broken out to oppose a new law that allows extraditions to China. China appears to be seeking to oppose more control over Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the South China Sea. The US has grown its...

Swedish Court Rules Not to Extradite Assange for Rape Probe

by Scott Horton | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog

AP: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedish court ruled Monday. The ruling by the Uppsala District Court doesn’t mean...

The Legal Battles of Assange & Manning

by Kyle Anzalone | May 13, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #348, I update the persecution of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. The UK sentenced Assange to a 50-week sentence for violating bail. The US is seeking his extradition on charges related to the Manning Leaks. Now Sweden is also seeking his extradition. ...

Julian Assange ‘Arrested’ by UK, Extradition to US Imminent

by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2019 | Blog

Update: U.S. indictment here. BREAK: Full @Ruptly video of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest by British police this morning pic.twitter.com/tdBw1Kbpxn — Barnaby Nerberka (@barnabynerberka) April 11, 2019 Just confirmed: #Assange has been arrested not just for...

FPF #218 – Max Boot is Wrong on Russia

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #218, I refute Max Boot's article title Trump wants to Finiadize the United States. In the articles, Boot scrutinizes Trump for his antagonism towards traditional American alliances and Trump's desire to get along with Russia. Boot romanticizes about the...

A World Imagined: Nostalgia and Liberal Order

by A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner | Jun 8, 2018 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism

Recent political tumult and the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency have driven anxious commentators to lament the collapse of a post-1945 “liberal world order.” Nostalgic for the institution building and multilateral moment of the early postwar era, they...

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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...