Why farmers are dumping food as some Americans go hungry - The Washington Post That should be an easy question to answer. Because the US Dept of Agriculture forces farmers to dump milk to maintain prices. The Washington Post is something else. They’re actually going...
US
News Roundup 4/24/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 24, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The family of Duncan Lemp - who was murdered by police while in his bed in the middle of the night - has been threatened with a $5,000 fine and a year in jail for protesting the police department’s lack of transparency in Duncan’s murder. [Link] The Trump...
Trump Instructs Navy to Shoot Down Iranian Ships
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 24, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #483, I discuss Trump's lastest foolish threat to Iran. Trump tweeted that he is instructing the Navy to 'shoot down' Iranian ships that harass American Navy ships. If Trump's orders are followed it could provoke a shooting war between the US and Iran....
Three Friends And Their Divergent Paths In Life
by Kym Robinson | Apr 23, 2020 | Featured Articles
This recollection is based on a true story. There were three friends, each were a little different to the other. As young boys the three began to mature into different people; John was lazy and he grew rounder as the others began to grow broad shoulders. While they...
Feds Keep Stealing PPE From Human Beings
by Scott Horton | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog
Anyone want to start placing bets on where all this stuff is going? Israel First? A Puerto Rican warehouse?
News Roundup 4/23/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 23, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The USS Comfort, a large Navy hospital ship, will leave New York after treating only 179 patients. The ship leaves as the governor said it was no longer necessary. [Link] A new poll finds that 73% of vets and 69% of military families support withdrawing US...
Event 201
by Jordan Gambrell | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog
This is some scary, fascist stuff... Remember that time when some of the biggest companies and international government agencies got together to discuss how the coronavirus would lead to a global pandemic, and then systematically decided what the global response...
If Face Masks Are Mandatory, Then It’s Time to End Mask Patents
by Nick Hankoff | Apr 22, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
President Trump is convening with governors to reopen the economy, which will likely mean some sort of compulsory face mask order. Now is the time to seriously consider scrapping the patents on masks such as the N95. Government at all levels has severely overreacted...
Blog
News Roundup 12/3/16
Internet Archive fends off a National Security Letter and gag order issued by the FBI. [Link] A Virgina public school district pulls To Kill a Mockingbird and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from its libraries. [Link] The VA is contacting 592 vets to let them know that...
Weight Training Has Made Me More Libertarian
I've lost 25lbs since April, and it's none of your business. Trust me, I am as loathe to discuss my personal issues with weight, body image, fitness and diet as you are to read about them. Nevertheless, I'm happy to share that tidbit about my physical transformation....
Fidel Castro: Tearing the Mask Off Government
The brutal reign of Fidel Castro strips the mask right off the face of government. Western “democracies” and “free societies” create the illusion of consent and paint a benevolent face on government. But at their core, all governments everywhere fundamentally operate...
News Roundup 12/2/16
Trump picks General Mattis to be Secretary of Defense. Mattis will need a waiver from Congress before assuming the role. Current law requires that the Secretary of Defense be retired from the military for at least seven years, Mattis has only been retired for three....
News Roundup 12/1/16
Trump picks Steve Mnuchin to be Treasury Secretary. One of Mnuchin's first goals will be to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [Link] Lori Clare Kavitz was sentenced to 24 years in prison because she lived with a man who was selling meth. The judge that sentenced...
This Lesbertarian Doesn’t Care One Lick About Trump’s LGBT Views
Apparently, the most recent permutation in self-righteous outrage toward Donald J. Trump centers on his appointees' attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. I can't escape it on any corner of the Internet where I tend to waste my time: not...
Shop Our Books
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.









