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Donald ‘John O. Brennan’ Trump Defends Al Jolani and Syrian Al Qaeda

by Scott Horton | Dec 26, 2019 | Blog

Maybe he feels like he owes Ayman al-Zawahiri a favor for allowing him to own the tallest building in southern Manhattan for a few years. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1210220021433208832

Civil War – Inspired By Virginia

by Zack Sorenson | Dec 26, 2019 | Blog

So, there are some libertar-ee-uns who call the Civil War the war of "Northern Aggression" or "Between The States". Etc. But it was truly a Civil War. I can defend this. Both sides of the war celebrated the motherf***--- Fourth of July. Both sides named towns after...

The Wars Rage On During Christmas

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 25, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #434, I update the most important news of the last week. I discuss Kim's upcoming end of year deadline and what could happen if the US fails to engage North Korea in meaningful talks. Trump signed the 2020 NDAA this week. The bill will sanction European energy...

Trump Hosts War Criminal Gallager at Mar-a-Lago

by Scott Horton | Dec 24, 2019 | Blog

Sick bastard.

News Roundup 12/24/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 24, 2019 | News Roundup

US News Senator Rand Paul airs his Festivus grievances, including the US spending $22 million on Serbian cheese and $700,000 on smoking fish. [Link] Trump signs the 2020 NDAA. [Link] The US and South Korea carry out military drills simulating capturing high value...

News Roundup 12/23/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 23, 2019 | News Roundup

US News The Fort Worth police officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson has been charged with murder. [Link] A judge's ruling will allow the US government to seize the money Edward Snowden has made from his book. [Link] Daniel Larison explains the Trump travel ban...

A Most Unholy Alliance

by Steven Woskow | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog

Matt Welch at Reason writes about a new political alliance between so-called libertarian Justin Amash and a new group of "McCain Republicans" formed by Rick Wilson, John Weaver and Jeff Timmer calling themselves "The Lincoln Project". Wilson, author of the 2018...

Dems Impeach Trump Over Nothing, While Ignoring His Real Crimes

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 20, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #432, I explain my view that the Democrats' case for impeaching Trump is very weak. The House passed two articles of impeachment this week, although House leadership is now preventing those from going to the Senate. While everyone is distracted with these...

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The Truth About Discrimination – Walter E. Williams

If people are free to discriminate in favor of, or against, a university or wine, what argument can be made against their having that same right with respect to choosing based on the race or sex characteristics of their mates, employees, tenants, or club members? If...

Black Youth Unemployment Before Democrats Started “Helping”

Although most people are familiar with more recent statistics on black youth unemployment, not many are aware of the black/white statistics for earlier periods. Table 3.2 (below) shows that in 1948, the two were roughly equal. For that year, blacks aged sixteen to...

Political Discrimination vs. Market Discrimination – Walter E. Williams

Gross racial discrimination alone has never been sufficient to prevent blacks from earning a living and bettering themselves by working as skilled or unskilled craftsmen and as business owners, accumulating considerable wealth. The fact that whites sought out blacks...

GDP is a Scam, Here’s How to Measure Wealth

https://youtu.be/mYfH_9arsRk In 1981, the cheapest IBM personal computer cost $4,459 (in 2018 U.S. dollars), or 210 hours of labor. An Insignia tablet and keyboard combo cost $120 in 2018, or 5.6 hours of labor. - Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know, CATO...

The Democratic Policy Which Keeps Poor People Poor – Walter E. Williams

To criticize occupational licensing laws is not to argue that information about the quality of a licensee's services is not important to consumers. However, it is by no means clear that licensing is the most effective way to provide that information. Indeed, licensing...

How Economic Regulation Hurts the Poor – Walter E. Williams

In the name of protecting public health, California requires that an individual who seeks to perform any kind of hairstyling service must complete nine months (1,600 hours) of classes at a state-approved cosmetology school, at a tuition cost of at least $5,000, before...