Imperialism

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange influenced by libertarianism

by Norman Horn December 2, 2010

Andy Greenberg has a fascinating interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange posted at Forbes.com. Assange states that he has been significantly influenced by “market libertarianism,” and though I disagree with the conclusions of his “expertise in politics and history” he is most assuredly a friend to the cause of liberty. Check out this excerpt from [...]

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Mexico: The War Party’s New Target?

by William N. Grigg November 27, 2010

For decades, some elements of the Right (occasionally abetted by people who should have known better) have peddled the notion that Mexico has created a vast and well-organized “fifth column” within the United States dedicated to La Reconquista — the re-conquest of territories seized by the U.S. during the Mexican-American War. In this scenario, non-assimilated [...]

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Tina Fey Sucks (Politically)

by Manuel Lora November 17, 2010

This is why: “I would be a liar and an idiot if I didn’t thank Sarah Palin for helping get me here tonight. My partial resemblance and her crazy voice are the two luckiest things that have ever happened to me. Politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for [...]

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Our Efficient, All-Volunteer Killers

by Brian Martinez October 18, 2010

Steve Chapman extols the benefits of having an all-volunteer military force: A few decades ago, the draft was a requirement for any major military undertaking. No one would have dreamed of fighting the Germans and Japanese, or the North Koreans and Chinese, without calling up young men for mandatory service. Not until the waning years [...]

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Grading the Pledge to America

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 24, 2010

So….the Republicans have put out their Pledge to America. Is it any good? Jeffrey Tucker sums it up pithily by juxtaposing short quotes from it and the Declaration of Independence: Declaration of Independence (1776): “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or [...]

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Hamilton vs. Kant on War and Peace

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 18, 2010

As an Aristotelian libertarian, I’m not a big fan of Immanuel Kant, his philosophy in general, or his take on world peace.  But to say that I’m not a fan of Alexander Hamilton — that statist, bank centralizer, mercantilist, and crypto-monarchist — would be a vast understatement. (For more on what’s wrong with Hamilton, see [...]

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Article: Blowback, Provocation, and Perpetual War

by William N. Grigg September 11, 2010

It isn’t radical Muslims’ hatred for “our freedoms” that drives terrorist acts on U. S. soil, William Grigg argues.  It is the regime’s continued policy of aggression on foreign soil, and its leveraging of Muslim outrage to justify its perpetual wars. Read the Full Article by William N. Grigg Afterwards, discuss it below.

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