Tradition and Why the Russians are Who They Are
It is often said to be misplaced and inappropriate to use stereotypes when talking about people or entire nations. To do so is unfair to the wide diversity that exists …
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More Dying for Nothing in Iraq
Two more U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq. Yes, that Iraq — the Iraq that never attacked the United States or even threatened to do so — the Iraq …
Closing Time
The Democratic National Convention — where delegates of the Democratic Party choose their party’s nominees for president and vice president — will be held July 13-16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at …
FDR’s Tyrannical Gold Confiscation
Sometimes people say, “I guess we’ll just have to have a major economic or monetary crisis to wake people up and cause them to want a sound monetary system.” There …
Bionic Mosquito Is Back on Immigration
The Bionic Mosquito, a libertarian who favors America’s system of immigration controls, is back on the subject of immigration. In a new article, he refers to an article of his …
Why Did Japan Bomb Pearl Harbor?
We all know that Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, gave rise to U.S. involvement in World War II. But how many people ask an important question: Why did Japan …
Coronavirus vs. the Mass Surveillance State: Which Poses the Greater Threat?
“If, as it seems, we are in the process of becoming a totalitarian society in which the state apparatus is all-powerful, the ethics most important for the survival of the …
Get Rid of the Safety Net
Central to the idea of a welfare state is the notion of the “safety net.” The idea is that a free society is much like walking the high wire. Highwire …
What All the Democratic Presidential Candidates Have in Common
And then there were three. The Democratic National Convention will be held July 13-16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A record twenty-nine Democrats formally announced that they were seeking the Democratic presidential …
Economic Liberty and Consumer Sovereignty
In a genuinely free society, people have the right to engage in any occupation, profession, or vocation without having to seek a permit, license, or other government permission. The idea …