Debt Ceiling Debate: Don’t Mention Warfare/Welfare State!
Cutting up its credit card is the only way to make Congress reduce spending. ...
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Politicians Exploit School Shooting While Ignoring Bombing Victims
The reaction to the Oregon school shooting stands in stark contrast to the reaction to the US military’s bombing of an Afghanistan hospital run by the international humanitarian (and...
I Wish Nobody Was Bombing Syria
I cannot cheer the bombs, whether they are Russian bombs or US bombs or French or British bombs. I do not believe a terrorist group created by foreign intervention...
Congress and the Fed Refuse to Learn From Their Mistakes
The corporate bailouts, government spending, and money creation via quantitative easing that Congress and the Fed have engaged in since the fall of 2008, have failed to produce even...
Blame America? No, Blame Neocons!
I don't blame America. I am America, you are America. I don't blame you. I blame bad policy. I blame the interventionists. I blame the neoconservatives. ...
Congress Fiddles While the Economy Burns
Unless the people demand an end to the warfare state, the welfare state, and fiat money, our economy will continue to deteriorate until we are faced with a major...
The Real Refugee Problem – and How to Solve It
While the media focuses on the human tragedy of so many people uprooted and traveling in dangerous circumstances, there is very little attention given to the events that led...
Blame the Federal Reserve, Not China, for Stock Market Crash
Many blamed the crash on China’s recent currency devaluation. It is true that the crash was caused by a flawed monetary policy. However, the fault lies not with China’s central...
For Immigration Answers, Look to Liberty?
What should be done with the estimated 15 million people living in the United States without the legal right to be here? It seems most politicians and many Americans...
The Seamless Web of Liberty
In a free society, individuals must respect the right of others to make their own choices free from government coercion. However they do not have to approve of those...
Do We Need to Bring Back Internment Camps?
Of course we need a strong defense, but we should not provoke the hatred of others through drones, bombs, or pushing regime change overseas. And we must protect our...
Greece Today, America Tomorrow?
The Greek crisis provides a look into what awaits us unless we stop overspending on warfare and welfare and restore a sound monetary system. ...
Obamacare’s Best Allies: The Courts and the Republicans
By ruling for the government in the case of King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court once again tied itself into rhetorical and logical knots to defend Obamacare. ...
Soros Pushes US Bailouts and Weapons for Ukraine
Despite the February ceasefire, Soros is pushing behind the scenes to make sure Ukraine receives top-of-the-line lethal weapons from the United States. Of course it will be up to...
Ex-Im Bank Is Welfare for the One Percent
Ex-Im Bank apologists claim that the bank primarily benefits small business. A look at the facts tells a different story. ...