I Was a Smuggler—and Make No Apologies For It
July 4, 2021 – Lawrence W. Reed …… Banning the transport of stuff that people desire is much easier said than done and may well produce more victims than the stuff itself.
Law, Justice, Police
Governments Are Failing at Their Most Basic Duties—While Promising Free Stuff
June 29, 2021 – Gary Galles …… Political candidates are offering endless government spending and “free stuff” for everyone. But at the same time, governments appear incapable of performing even basic duties like ending street riots.
Privatize the Police
June 25, 2021 – Murray N. Rothbard …… There is a common fallacy, held even by most advocates of laissez-faire, that the government must supply “police protection,” as if police protection were a single, absolute entity, a fixed quantity of something which the government supplies to all. But in actual fact there is no absolute commodity called “police protection” any more than there is an absolute single commodity called “food” or “shelter.”
Canadian Political Leader Arrested for Attending Small Anti-Lockdown Protest—Days After Trudeau Attended Massive Ontario Gathering
June 18, 2021 – Patrick Carroll …… The double standard is hard to miss.
Pregnant Woman Tries to Comply with Police Orders, Then the Cop Attacks Her
June 11, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… Pregnant Nicole Harper was doing what she was supposed to do: she was slowing down and signaling that she was looking for a safe place to pull over. That’s when a state trooper decided to flip her car over.
America’s Elites Are Terrified of Hillbillies
May 29, 2021 – Robert Weissberg …… Blacks can riot for months, loot stores by the hundreds, and otherwise run amok – and the elites give them a pass. Hillbillies, by contrast, need only arrive in their pick-up trucks, assemble peacefully, and express some patriotic clichés – and the elites become fearful.
Cops Beat Up an Old Lady and Then Laughed about It. Where Were the “Good Cops”?
May 16, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… After police beat up an elderly woman and denied her medical care, the arresting officers proceeded to laugh about her injury, fist bumping and declaring “I love it” as they watched video of the brutal arrest. Now imagine if a private firm did this.
The Dystopian Future in Which Almost No One Owns a Car
May 15, 2021 – Zachary Yost …… Some advocates of self-driving cars argue that their adoption would mean that very few people would actually own a vehicle anymore. We’d all just rent rides on self-driving Uber cars. This would be a dream come true for advocates of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders.
The Problem with “Just Do What the Cops Say and You Won’t Get Hurt”
May 3, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… Apologists for police abuse often claim that if a citizen complies with police orders and does what he’s told, then he won’t get hurt. The evidence says otherwise.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Aiders and Abettors in Election Fraud?
November 15, 2020 – William J. Watkins, Jr. …… If disturbing statistics and reports of voter fraud are proven, we can thank the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for making it easier for bad actors to tamper with this election.