Legalized Plunder Has Been Supercharged in America
October 19, 2021 – Gary Galles …… Bastiat pointed out that no citizen could do what the government does without being charged with a crime. Continue reading →
Vax or Jail? The Dilemma Facing Some Americans
August 19, 2021 – Hannah Cox …… If the government can force me to get a vaccine for my own good, what else can it force me to do? The proverbial can of worms is open, the legal precedent set, and any student of history knows it only goes downhill from there. Continue reading →
Viral Videos Show Maryland Teens Tased, Hogtied, Arrested for Vaping
July 7, 2021 – Brad Polumbo …… This disturbing and utterly unnecessary incident reminds us why banning victimless acts like vaping is such a bad idea. Continue reading →
I Was a Smuggler—and Make No Apologies For It
July 4, 2021 – Lawrence W. Reed …… Banning the transport of stuff that people desire is much easier said than done and may well produce more victims than the stuff itself. Continue reading →
Governments Are Failing at Their Most Basic Duties—While Promising Free Stuff
June 29, 2021 – Gary Galles …… Political candidates are offering endless government spending and “free stuff” for everyone. But at the same time, governments appear incapable of performing even basic duties like ending street riots. Continue reading →
Privatize the Police
June 25, 2021 – Murray N. Rothbard …… There is a common fallacy, held even by most advocates of laissez-faire, that the government must supply “police protection,” as if police protection were a single, absolute entity, a fixed quantity of something which the government supplies to all. But in actual fact there is no absolute commodity called “police protection” any more than there is an absolute single commodity called “food” or “shelter.” Continue reading →
Canadian Political Leader Arrested for Attending Small Anti-Lockdown Protest—Days After Trudeau Attended Massive Ontario Gathering
June 18, 2021 – Patrick Carroll …… The double standard is hard to miss. Continue reading →
Pregnant Woman Tries to Comply with Police Orders, Then the Cop Attacks Her
June 11, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… Pregnant Nicole Harper was doing what she was supposed to do: she was slowing down and signaling that she was looking for a safe place to pull over. That’s when a state trooper decided to flip her car over. Continue reading →
America’s Elites Are Terrified of Hillbillies
May 29, 2021 – Robert Weissberg …… Blacks can riot for months, loot stores by the hundreds, and otherwise run amok – and the elites give them a pass. Hillbillies, by contrast, need only arrive in their pick-up trucks, assemble peacefully, and express some patriotic clichés – and the elites become fearful. Continue reading →
Cops Beat Up an Old Lady and Then Laughed about It. Where Were the “Good Cops”?
May 16, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… After police beat up an elderly woman and denied her medical care, the arresting officers proceeded to laugh about her injury, fist bumping and declaring “I love it” as they watched video of the brutal arrest. Now imagine if a private firm did this. Continue reading →