The people of Cuba have taken to the streets to protest shortages of Covid-19 and basic supplies. That is what you will read all over the place if you pay attention to any of the mainstream media’s “coverage” of the Cuban people’s uprising that gained worldwide attention Sunday. The Biden Administration even released a statement…
Cigars. To many people, they are nothing more than a bunch of rolled-up leaves. To others, they are a source of relaxation, pleasure, and satisfaction as well as a symbol of personal freedom. Being both a lover of the leaf and individual liberty, I would certainly say that I fall into the second group. Since…
Conservative politicians rage over Big Tech’s use of its monopoly powers and reliance on Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (“Section 230”) to censor speech on social media. Their rhetoric is full of sound and fury but achieves nothing. Moreover, with significant help from Big Tech, Democrats gained control of Congress and the White…
When thinking of war, some recall being on a battlefield with the deafening sounds of gunfire and bombs exploding around them, while others remember the grief of burying a loved one who died defending this country. Many can only imagine what it may be like from movies, documentaries or video games. However, for decades, a…
What’s loud isn’t what’s popular. Your decibel level you play your music at doesn’t make your music better. Rush will always be better than hip-hop, regardless of how loud you listen to hip-hop while driving through my neighborhood after 9pm. The same concept works with ideas. Yet, people tend to have a different reaction to…
“I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.” Robert Frost On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it was moving to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Though the rumors had been swirling for months that this might happen, I was still…
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964), one of the most popular TV shows of all time, takes us on a tour of the imagination. It has no boundaries between light and darkness, real and imagined, or place and time. The Twilight Zone explores people in surreal situations. Every stop gives us insight into humanity; how it descends…
On March 31, Missouri State Representative Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) proposed an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would reduce the size of our General Assembly. (It’s also not his first time in this particular rodeo.) Plenty of conservatives talk about reducing the size of government; very few actually do it. The genius of Rep….
By Mike Maharrey JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (March 15, 2021) Last week, a Missouri House committee passed a bill that would end government marriage licenses in the state, an important step towards nullifying both major sides of the contentious national debate over government-sanctioned marriage. Rep. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles) introduced House Bill 1282 (HB1282) on Feb….
After the 2020 election, there were several articles on the future of the Libertarian Party (LP) fighting to be heard in a controlled political duopoly system of Democrats and Republicans. In “Guerrilla Politics,” the author argues that the LP should admit it cannot win significant elections, that ballot access is a “vanity project,” and the…