Correct nomenclature, as I have long argued, is essential for our understanding of things, people, events. Unless we name something properly we will not know how to judge it or what the right course of action may be in response to what it does. This is why our public discourse is so mixed up in […]
I can’t tell you too much about Weapons, Zach Cregger’s electric follow-up to the surprise horror hit Barbarian. But I can say that it’s a movie about a classroom full of children who all disappear. And it’s called Weapons. What does that bring to mind? School shootings, yes, and that might be part of what […]
I found myself on a recent Judging Freedom episode saying that Trump as statesman tweets too much. In retrospect, who am I to tell the President or anyone else to stop talking; it’s anti-liberty and rude. Yet, it may be good advice; saying too much can help “enemies” to shape public opinion, and even to […]
Netanyahu’s cabinet decides: Israel will take over full control of Gaza City, per a cabinet vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today. This comes after news broke yesterday that the Israeli military will also start a complete occupation of Gaza in order to stamp out Hamas, with the end goal being to surrender the territory to […]
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International Man: Today, we’ll explore some of the most common criticisms of libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism. Imagine two tribes. One is cohesive and tightly knit. The other promotes hyper-individualism. Which is likely to win in a conflict? Doug Casey: There’s nothing wrong with forming cohesive groups. Humans have always been tribal because it’s conducive to survival. Many hands […]
An opinion Wednesday by Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh (N.D. W. Va.) in Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism, Inc. v. Pickens deals with a rule of the West Virginia state bar, which is organized as a government agency under the control of the state supreme court. The rule provides, The Board of Governors [of the state […]
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Roger Waters has got a brand new song. It’s called Sumud. A ballad, but not just another ballad: actually a timeless Hymn to Resistance. Roger Waters has got a brand new song. It’s called Sumud. A ballad, but not just another ballad: actually a timeless Hymn to Resistance. From now on, these sounds, and their rallying cry, […]
President Donald Trump wants to lower interest rates to approximately zero, a change that could goose the economy in the short term but in the long term would lead to roaring inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell won’t do that, and so Trump has been clearly communicating his dissatisfaction with Powell. And while Trump says […]