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Trump’s Executive Order on Race and Sex Lessens the Political Madness Thrown at Men

October 27, 2020 – Wendy McElroy …… People object to government involvement in issues of discrimination, and justly so, but government is already involved to the hilt, and Trump’s Executive Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping seeks to take several steps back. Continue reading →

Police Officers Threaten to Quit If the Public Keeps Demanding Accountability

October 5, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Police reforms are making it easier to monitor police activities, and even to hold officers personally liable when found guilty of abusing their power. But some officers don’t like that at all. Continue reading →

Despite Big Budgets, Police Are Catching Very Few Real Criminals

October 2, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… At best, police data shows four in ten murders in America are never resolved and no suspect is convicted. Lesser crimes have even fewer resolutions. And if we look more closely, things look even worse. Continue reading →

Self-Defense and “Taking the Law into Your Own Hands”

September 29, 2020 – Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. …… It’s increasingly clear two things are going on: leftists are very interested in taking their rioting and looting far beyond city limits, and government police are not interested in doing much about it. Continue reading →

Free is the Same as Unfree, According to British Columbia’s Supreme Court

September 22, 2020 – Lee Friday …… British Columbia’s Supreme Court affirms the illegality of a wide range of private health care services, and shamelessly denies that this violates anyone’s freedom. Continue reading →

Corruption is the Lifeblood of the State

September 20, 2020 – Lee Friday …… “Legal” corruption is the problem. As Albert Jay Nock wrote: The interests of the State and the interests of society…are directly opposed. Continue reading →

How Government-Owned Streets Prevent Effective Law Enforcement

September 17, 2020 – Tate Fegley …… “Taking back the streets” ought to mean privatizing them and enabling property owners to defend their property. This would be the surest way to end the riots. Continue reading →

As Kenosha and Minneapolis Burn, Millions of Americans Buy Guns

September 3, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The foundational assumption behind the gun control narrative is that only government law enforcement agencies should have guns and that we should trust police to keep us “safe.” That narrative is failing. Continue reading →

Debunking NPR’s Bizarre ‘In Defense of Looting’ Interview

September 1, 2020 – Brad Polumbo …… In a controversial NPR interview that quickly went viral, author Vicky Osterweil attempted to recast property crime as nonviolent and morally good. Continue reading →

Minneapolis Law Preventing Business Owners from Protecting Their Own Property Backfires Horribly

August 31, 2020 – Brad Polumbo …… It’s no surprise that preventing business owners from protecting their own property hasn’t beautified the streets of Minneapolis. Continue reading →