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Freedom News Digest: MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022

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If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth,— certainly the machine will wear out. If the injustice has a spring, or a pulley, or a rope, or a crank, exclusively for itself, then perhaps you may consider whether the remedy will not be worse than the evil; but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine. What I have to do is to see, at any rate, that I do not lend myself to the wrong which I condemn.

— Henry David Thoreau, “Civil Disobedience” [1849]

May 16, 2022
People Aren’t Losing Trust in the Supreme Court
At a conference sponsored by three conservative organizations, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas claimed that people are losing trust in the Supreme Court. That’s not exactly true. That ship sailed a long time ago. The truth is that people lost trust in the Supreme Court when the Court decided to defer to the omnipotent power of the national-security branch of the federal …
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CIVIL LIBERTIES
You’ve Been Flagged as a Threat
by John W. Whitehead
The Future of Freedom Foundation
FOREIGN POLICY
The Bizarre, Unanimous Dem Support for the $40b War Package to Raytheon and CIA: “For Ukraine”
by Glenn Greenwald
Substack
Ukraine and the Resurgence of American Militarism
by Andrew Bacevich with
Chris Hedges
YouTube
Why Funding Ukraine Is Just Dead Wrong
by Revolver News
Finland and Sweden Will Join NATO at the Expense of Everything
by Anatol Lieven
Responsible Statecraft
Washington’s Military Keynesianism
by David Stockman with
Scott Horton
The Scott Horton Show
THE FREE SOCIETY
Randy Weaver, R.I.P. Ruby Ridge is not Forgotten
by James Bovard
JimBovard.com
MONETARY POLICY
The War on Gold Ensures the Dollar’s Downfall
by Matthew Cortez
Money Metals
ECONOMICS
Pelosi and Price Controls
by Andrew Stuttaford
National Review
IMMIGRATION
Witnesses Describe Border Patrol Killing of Mexican Migrant
by Ryan Devereaux
The Intercept
Confronting Evil at Home
by The Future of Freedom Foundation
Amazon Review Excerpts: An Encounter with Evil: The Abraham Zapruder Story by Jacob Hornberger
Libertarian Angle: The Biggest Threat to Our Liberty
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation
Overturning Roe v. Wade Is a Win for Federalism — and the Constitution
by Scott McPherson
Future of Freedom
Let’s End the Cold War Racket
by Jacob G. Hornberger
One of the most under-reported aspects of President John F. Kennedy’s term in office was his decision to end the Cold War and establish …
The Latest Media Assault on Freedom
by James Bovard
Prominent journalists are calling for the media to champion a “pro-democracy” bias in how they portray politicians and government agencies. But tub-thumping for democracy …

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