I’m ambivalent about statues and J.K. Rowling being torn down, but terrified of the thought process behind the destruction. Decisions should never be made by mobs. Is America on the edge of a cultural revolution? The historical namesake and obvious parallel is the Cultural Revolution in China, which lasted from 1966 to 1976. Its stated goal was to purge capitalist and traditional elements from society, and to substitute a new way of thinking based on Mao’s own beliefs. The epic struggle for...
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Judge Andrew Napolitano: Mass Surveillance Will Continue Even Without PATRIOT Act Section 215
Privacy advocates looking forward to an end of the Unites States government’s mass surveillance program due to the looming sunset of PATRIOT Act section 215 may do well to shelve...
The Conscientious Objector’s Path Away from War’s Killings
When you sign up to be in the United States military, in many ways the deck is stacked against you. You are required to go where you are told and to do what you are told —...
Lew Rockwell: ‘If You’re Not Seeing the Ron Paul Liberty Report, You’re Not Understanding What’s Going On’
On Friday, in his Lew Rockwell Show interview with Ron Paul, host Lew Rockwell interjected effusive praise for Paul’s new show, the Ron Paul Liberty Report. The Ron Paul Liberty...
ISIS Gains as Congress Funds War: Week in Review With McAdams and Taylor
The US failure in Iraq and Syria becomes more obvious as ISIS gains ground; new military spending bill funds the president's wars, but forbids debate on them; a color revolution...
Michael Scheuer: Why Bin Laden Was Reading My Book ‘Imperial Hubris’
From Sky News to CNN, media are asking Michael Scheuer why Osama bin Laden would have a copy of Scheuer’s book Imperial Hubris. The question arose because Scheuer’s book is...
Rep. John Duncan: GOP as War Party is a ‘Recipe for Defeat’
In an in-depth interview at C-SPAN’s Washington, DC studio on May 13, Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) appealed for the Republican Party to change its ways so it can be viewed as...
‘Any Time US Official Visits Ukraine, Some Attack Happens Afterward’
What a surprise: Viktoria "F- the EU" Nuland visited Ukraine this week and the US-backed government subsequently launched a massive artillery attack against the...
Jacob Hornberger’s Outstanding Jury Nullification Overview
Isn’t it absurd that a prosecutor and judge will tell a jury to find a defendant guilty even if jury members think what the defendant did — possessing or selling an illegal drug,...
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