Why Joe Biden Is Winning the Gun-Control Debate
August 27, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… The gun-control lobby is saying guns won’t actually help fight against tyrannical government. The pro-gun side hasn’t offered much of a rebuttal.
How Qualified Immunity Became Absolute Immunity for Police Officers
August 26, 2019 – Chris Calton …… Qualified immunity is the clearest example that the rule of law is dead (or, perhaps, never existed); government officials live by one set of rules, and the rest of us live by another.
Give Guantanamo Back to Cuba
August 25, 2019 – Jacob Hornberger …… We can start dismantling the US empire by giving Guantanamo Bay back to Cuba, followed by a termination of all foreign aid, a closure of all foreign military bases, and an end to regime-change operations around the world.
Wars and Domestic Massacres
August 23, 2019 – Llewellyn Rockwell …… The greatest single contribution we could make to ending killing and violence is to end America’s foreign wars.
Abolish the Federal Death Penalty
August 22, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Federal criminal prosecutions ought to be abolished and left to the states. But until that happens, abolishing the federal death penalty is a good place to start.
Nation and State Are Two Different Things
August 21, 2019 – Dusty Wunderlich …… On a recent mountain-climbing trip to Russia, it became very clear how nation and state are two very different ideas. Most everyone I encountered was proud of his nation. Few had much good to stay about their states.
2020 Candidates Offer New Government Ponzi Schemes
August 20, 2019 – Gary Galles …… So how has the modern Democrat party built on its proud legacy of such Ponzi schemes like Social Security? By adding new ones.
“Free Everything” and the First Law of Politics
August 19, 2019 – Dan Sanchez …… Entrepreneurs do a much better job than politicians at alleviating scarcity through efficient, value-creating production.
Bernie Sanders Shows Us How a Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Workers
August 18, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Rather than pay his campaign workers more out of his personal wealth, Bernie Sanders is cutting employee hours and scaling back campaign events — thus illustrating how minimum wage hikes are a problem for workers.
Google Is Burying Alternative Health Sites to Protect People from “Dangerous” Medical Advice
August 15, 2019 – Barry Brownstein …… For their unorthodox views, some physicians are being treated as medical heretics. Google’s search engine algorithm has essentially ended traffic to their websites.