Dave Patterson libertynation.com Once again, the far left, elitist progressives, and never-Trumpers are in a manic kerfuffle. To get his point across, the “Don” went after what he sees as NATO deadbeats for not paying for their own defense. Mr Trump said NATO members should pay up or
What would have been the point of the Allied armies defeating Hitler’s Reich, if Nazism had been allowed to become the dominant ideology at home? Yet, that’s exactly what has happened in the “War on Terror”. Osama bin Laden might have been shot in his Pakistani equivalent of
Critical Thinker Slow news day? Never, with these wee coals to rake over: Plagues of scare-city You can always find a ‘researcher’ to gleefully rain on any parade. Enjoying your everyday consumption of avocado/banana/coffee/X fast-moving consumer-good? Hoover it up while you still can, because
Peter St Onge Peter St Onge is a Mises Institute Associated Scholar and an Economic Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. St Onge received his PhD from George Mason University and was a 2014 Mises Institute Research Fellow. For more content from Dr St Onge, subscribe to his newsletter where
The Streisand Effect is named after Barbra Streisand, whose attempt in 2003 to suppress a photographer’s publication of a photograph, taken to document coastal erosion in California, which showed her clifftop residence in Malibu, California inadvertently drew far greater attention to the previously obscure photograph. And it is photographs
Richard Kelly Richard Kelly is a retired business analyst, married with three adult children, one dog, devastated by the way his home city of Melbourne was laid waste. Convinced justice will be served, one day. brownstone.org For reasons I can’t explain, I said ‘Yes’ when asked to join
Lawrence W. Reed Lawrence W. Reed is FEE’s Interim President, having previously served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). fee.org Tucker Carlson’s recent, two-hour interview of Vladimir Putin generated massive attention around the world. Carlson deserves credit for the exclusive, although he
It may be a bit soon to smile at his obituary, but for now I’ll just enjoy a hearty guffaw at his sickbed. Oh dear, how sad: Yahya Sinwar is very, very ill. Pass me my tiniest violin, Jeeves, and here’s to a shortage of antibiotics. Yahya Sinwar,
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com A week or so ago, Helen Clark and I argued that New Zealand would be nuts to abandon the independent foreign policy which has been a characteristic of
Stephen J. Harper aish.com A two-state solution will not emerge while so many Palestinians still reject the existence of a Jewish state. During the night of Oct. 7, my wife Laureen woke me to show horrifying images from Israel appearing on her cellphone. Like millions in Israel and
Timothy D. Lytton Regents’ Professor & Professor of Law Georgia State University The government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun-makers for their role in facilitating cross-border gun trafficking that has supercharged violent crime in Mexico. The lawsuit seeks US$10 billion in damages and a court order
Patrick Carroll Patrick Carroll is the Managing Editor at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org The government of Quebec issued a series of draft regulations on January 10 that target the outdoor commercial signs of businesses in the province. The proposed rules would require companies to operate under a
Finn Andreen mises.org The Western ruling elite has become oligarchic in nature; its political and economic influence is disproportionate and even harmful to society. It is necessary, therefore, to review its historical evolution and expose its current goals. Firstly, it must be recognized that it is natural and necessary
rightminds.nz In case you missed it: I am hosting a summer series of shows on Reality Check Radio starting Wednesday 14th February – the day after my 29th birthday. Thanks to Paul Brennan and Cam Slater who have done some promos for me on their shows this week. Friday 9th
Graham J Noble libertynation.com Even though neither the FBI nor a Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel could find any evidence to support it, there are still those who insist Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election was made possible by the Russians. These same people would
Matt Judd Normally when I attempt to write one of these essays, I try to remember what my English teacher taught me last century and have an introduction, a body and a conclusion. I also try to give articles some sort of legitimacy by attaching a link or two to
