Who Should Pay for the Syrian Refugees?
It is a sign of Washington’s moral and intellectual bankruptcy that US citizens are being forced to pay for those fleeing Washington’s foreign policy. ...
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Paris and What Should Be Done
The horrific attacks in Paris on Friday have, predictably, led to much over-reaction and demands that we do more of the exact things that radicalize people and make them...
Does the Bell Toll for the Fed?
Last week Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hinted that the Federal Reserve Board will increase interest rates at the board’s December meeting. The positive jobs report that was released...
Save the Apologies, Just Stop Promoting War
Instead of apologies and non-apologies from politicians, how about an actual debate on the policies that led to such disasters? Why not discuss why the US keeps being drawn...
House Benghazi Hearings: Too Much Too Late
The “Benghazi Committee” hearings have proven not much more than a means for each party to grandstand for political points. A real Congressional hearing should focus on the crimes and...
Debt Ceiling Debate: Don’t Mention Warfare/Welfare State!
Cutting up its credit card is the only way to make Congress reduce spending. ...
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...