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The Roots of Bukele’s Gulag

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2025
It is beyond the power of philosophy to destroy the political myths. A myth is in a sense invulnerable. It is impervious to rational arguments; it cannot be refuted by syllogisms. But philosophy can do us another important service. It can make us understand the adversary. In order to fight an enemy you must know him. That is one of the first principles of a sound strategy. To know him means not only to know his defects and weaknesses; it means to know his strength. All of us have been liable to underrate this strength. When we first heard of the political myths we found them so absurd and incongruous, so fantastic and ludicrous that we could hardly be prevailed upon to take them seriously. By now it has become clear to all of us that this was a great mistake. We should not commit the same error a second time. We should carefully study the origins, the structure, the methods, and the technique of the political myths. We should see the adversary face to face in order to know how to combat him.
– Ernst Cassirer

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June 4, 2025 Dave Smith Rejects FFF’s Immigration Debate Challenge This past Monday, FFF published a Public Debate Challenge to libertarians Dave Smith and Bob Murphy to debate the following resolution: “Resolved, that open borders is the only legitimate libertarian position and the United States should adopt an open-borders system.” The debaters would be Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling (my co-host on FFF’s Libertarian Angle) for the affirmative and Smith and …
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