The Stultification of American Conscience
One of the fascinating consequences of public (i.e., government) schooling is that it molds the minds of children in such a way that by the time they become adults, their …
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Musical Chairs in Washington, D.C.
Republicans are licking their chops over the Federal Reserve’s ostensible plans to raise interest rates aggressively in the months ahead to combat soaring prices. They view a coming big recession …
What’s So Great About Democracy?
At the recent Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, President Biden refused to permit Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to attend because they aren’t democracies. As everyone knows, for the …
The Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana Is Not the Issue
Earlier this year, Mississippi became the 37th state to legalize the medical use of marijuana, which is also legal in the U.S. territories of the District of Columbia, the Northern …
Assange Should Put the Pentagon and the CIA on Trial
NOTE: I’m am once again speaking at PorcFest in New Hampshire next week. If you’re attending, I would like to invite you to attend my two talks on Friday, June …
Gun Confiscation Laws Put a Target on the Back of Every American
“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; …
Day of Reckoning for Federal Spending, Debt, and Inflation?
Do you recall all those “debates” over the federal debt ceiling that have taken place over the past 30 years? Every time the debt ceiling came up, here at FFF …
An Endless Stream of Scary Official Enemies
Any government that is a national-security state needs big official enemies — scary ones, ones that will cause the citizenry to continue supporting not only the continued existence of a …
Bribe Money for Ukrainian Officials?
In my blog post of May 18, 2022, I raised the possibility that the $40 billion aid package that Congress quickly approved for Ukraine was going to be used, at …
Pentagon-NATO Blowback in Nicaragua?
In what is obviously a tit-for-tat response to the Pentagon’s role in ginning up the Russia- Ukraine war, Nicaraguan officials have announced that they have invited Russian troops to visit …