As he valiantly tried to get a recorded vote on House passage of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill (the CARE Act), Rep. Thomas Massie learned once again last month the chief difference between the members of Congress and the inmates of a maximum security prison:...
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Why Demographics is not Destiny
by Logan Chipkin | Apr 6, 2020 | Events, Featured Articles
“Demographics is destiny” is a phrase uttered in some rightwing circles and quietly believed in some leftwing ones. In political terms, the phrase suggests either cultural or genetic determinism, or both—namely, that people of a particular culture, ethnicity, or race...
Liberty and Slavery
by Zack Sorenson | Apr 1, 2020 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics
Among the common beliefs of libertarians, opposition to slavery is one of the least controversial. Yet, the moral argument against slavery is one of libertarian philosophy’s most enlightening topics. Considering the “why” of libertarian opposition to slavery is...
COVID-19’S Final Victim: The Corporate Press
by Jordan Gambrell | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog
It will be a couple years before we know the full story of the COVID-19 Crisis. But one thing is certain right now. When the dust settles, the corporate press better have been right on this one. They have gone all in with non-stop, wall-to-wall coverage of the...
Greater Idaho Movement Is the Latest Indicator of a Shift toward Decentralization
by José Niño | Mar 11, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Recently disgruntled residents of rural counties in southwest Oregon have been organizing a petition to move Idaho’s border westward to form a “Greater Idaho” that could also potentially include parts of Northern California. This petition...
The “F” Word
by Bradley Thomas | Mar 2, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
There’s a four letter word beginning with ‘f’ that’s on a lot of people’s lips these days. I’m talking about “free.” Free just might be the most powerful word in the English language. It drastically alters people’s behaviors and can short-circuit mental reasoning like...
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...
Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
by Jason Ditz | Feb 13, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In a vote of 55-45, the Senate passed the Iran War Powers Resolution on Thursday afternoon, setting out opposition to any unauthorized war with Iran, and instructing the president not to deploy troops for such a war. Voting was heavily along party lines, with...
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John Boyd: Persona Non Grata at the Pentagon
COL John Boyd was quite the maverick in the military ranks and rocked the boat all the time. You will not though incredibly capable, he was never promoted to flag rank. One of the best insights he ever gave was that when one distills strategy simply, it is:...
Class versus Identity Politics?
Parts of the "left" and "right" often lament that class politics has given way to identity politics. I don't get that. Class was the original modern political identity, and state privilege was part of the cause. Libertarians and classical liberals long warned that...
Trita Parsi Interview on Israel and Iran
A good one, by Michael Holmes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSuUSf2P5RU
An American Bombing
The most mainstream documentary about the truth behind the Oklahoma Bombing is now running on HBO. An American Bombing is a great, if partial, vindication of the great work of Glenn and Kathy Wilburn, J.D. Cash, Roger Charles, Jesse Trentadue, Richard Booth, Wendy...
The Waco Tragedy
Last year, I sat down with author David Hardy and filmmaker Dan Gifford for a 13-hour in-depth review of the ATF, FBI and US Army's slaughter of the Branch Davidians of Waco, Texas on this day in 1993. Also feat. James Tabor, Paul Fatta, David Thibodeau, Jim Bovard,...
TSA Gets a Raise
Are you bummed because inflation's got you again wit' yer broke ass? Well take heart. Federal Government employees are doing better than ever at your expense. So at least they've got that going for them.
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