Michael Boldin describes the appalling state of an American government that has strayed so far from its founding principles as codified by the constitution. Today the federal government wields so much power over every aspect of our lives that the only rational choice...
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The Real Bombshell of the Impeachment Hearings
by Ron Paul | Nov 25, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics
The most shocking thing about the House impeachment hearings to this point is not a “smoking gun” witness providing irrefutable evidence of quid pro quo. It’s not that President Trump may or may not have asked the Ukrainians to look into business deals between...
10 Use Cases for Crypto in the Counter-Economy
by Sal Mayweather | Nov 25, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Blockchain technology has been a boon for counter-economists. Prior to Satoshi's white paper, in order to conduct a transaction with an individual or firm not physically present, a third party was required to verify transmission and receipt of funds. Historically, the...
OK Boomer, It’s Not Important to Respect (All) Your Elders
by Ryan McMaken | Nov 25, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Now that I've reached the ripe old of age of 42, I've been married for twenty years, and I've partially raised four children. The older I get, the more I realize how very wrong I was to ever think that a disproportionate number of people older than me possessed some...
News Roundup 11/25/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 25, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Trump says the US is working on a deal with the Taliban. [Link] An FBI official is being investigated for changing a document related to Russiagate. [Link] The Navy is pushing back against Trump’s decision to restore the pay and rank of war criminal Navy Seal...
11/22/19 Danny Sjursen on the Failures of America’s War in Iraq
by Scott Horton | Nov 24, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Danny Sjursen talks about the ways his experience in Iraq convinced him of the futility of that war, allowing him to see things that the generals and the war planners often could not. Sjursen says that not all officers paid attention to the local situation or to the...
This Morning on Antiwar Radio: Aaron Maté on Brennan’s Plot to Frame Trump
by Scott Horton | Nov 24, 2019 | Blog
That's at 8:30 Pacific on 90.7 FM, KPFK in Los Angeles kpfk.org.
Mind the Gap: A Strategy For Saying Libertarian Things
by Scott Horton | Nov 24, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Scott Horton
The Tenth Amendment Center's Michael Boldin calls it "the Horton rule." (It is my rule, but I didn't name it that.) It goes like this: Because libertarians are so dang good on everything -- better than the left on things the left is good on (e.g.: gays, drugs, cops,...
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If You've Got Nothing to Hide, You've Got Nothing to Fear, JFK Assassination Edition
As America marked the 50th anniversary of US president John F. Kennedy’s assassination four years ago, a clear majority of Americans (according to polls by Gallup and AP/GfK) still believed that the whole truth of what happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963 remains...
News Roundup 8/4/17
The Senate has confirmed former Senator Kay Hutchison to be US Ambassador to NATO. The Senate also confirmed several other diplomatic posts. [Link] Trump said US and Russian relations are at an all time, very dangerous low. [Link] West Virgina's Governor announces he...
Mother of four fined $1,200 for braiding hair without a license in America
According to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 25 percent of Americans are employed in a field that requires a license. The process for obtaining that license can be a long and costly one, as David Barnes recently detailed for...
What Exactly Is Property? Alt-Right Vs. Liberty
I was listening to a comedian talking about "stolen jokes" today. It's an interesting question for libertarians. Is it wrong to steal jokes? Should it be illegal? Briefly, I think that most libertarians would say that stealing jokes should definitely not be...
News Roundup 8/3/17
Trump says the US is losing the war in Afghanistan and he has suggested firing the commander of US forces in Afghanistan General Nicholson. [Link] Trump criticized and signed the sanctions bill. [Link] The Trump Administration wants a role in drafting the new AUMF...
Beware the Lure of Social Engineering
My latest post at the American Institute for Economic Research is "Beware the Lure of Social Engineering."
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