Since 9/11 the United States has been in a perpetual state of war, not for a just cause or with the right intent, but as “premeditated and hugely profitable aggression. –Ralph L. DeFalco III, “The Unseen Costs of War” [2023]
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November 3, 2023 The Futility and Destructiveness of the Drug War
The U.S. Attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Louisiana just sent out a press release reporting that a New Orlean federal judge has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Derek Nolan, to 15 years in a federal penitentiary for drug-related crimes. The press release states: “This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of …
Authoritarians Drunk on Power
by John W. Whitehead
We have arrived at the dystopian future depicted in the 2005 film V for Vendetta, which is no future at all. Set in the year…
The Classical Economists: David Ricardo
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the significance of the classical economist David Ricardo. Go …
The Story of Sam Bird
by Jacob G. Hornberger
In December 1966, Army Captain Sam Bird’s one-year tour of duty in Vietnam was coming to an end. He was set to be transferred …