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By Jeffrey A. Tucker Facebook changed the way we communicate, interact, and gather information. You don’t have to love all the results. But the reality of the shift in our lives is undeniable. Will Facebook’s new initiative to create a cryptocurrency do the same for money and payment systems? Most likely no, but the creation…
By Dr. Kyle Varner Many of my libertarian friends are surprised by my extreme interest in Venezuelan politics. As an American, why should I fly all over the world to support political reforms in a country other than my own? Why did I release a Spanish language video talking about the internal politics of a…
By Carmel Kookogey Live Action’s Pinterest account has been permanently suspended for violating Pinterest’s policies on “misinformation.” Alison Centofante, Live Action director of external affairs, tweeted about the incident Tuesday as the organization appealed Pinterest’s decision. BREAKING NEWS: @Pinterest appears to have intentionally added "https://t.co/WLqSFeV3cL" to a list of blocked pornography sites. https://t.co/AluDa9WTIQ pic.twitter.com/729hNCbClF — Alison H.Centofante…
Rising support for socialism in the United States comes at a time when politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., promise a great many “free” services, to be provided or guaranteed by the government. Supporters often point to nations with large social programs, such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Scandinavian states, particularly when it…
By William J. Luther Sen. Bernie Sanders recently announced that “his campaign is working on a plan to require large businesses to regularly contribute a portion of their stocks to a fund controlled by employees, which would pay out a regular dividend to the workers.” Such a plan would go further than the bills he introduced on May 28…
By Eric Buss To understand the voting patterns of Representative Justin Amash (R-MI), first we have to understand his philosophical anchor point exists above the fray of contemporary hyper-partisanship. He believes in the Constitution, the rule of law and individual liberty. His unwavering commitment to ideals so central to the foundation of our republic make…
Big news broke on Twitter Wednesday as Jordan Peterson announced that he has officially launched his new free-speech friendly platform called “Thinkspot.” Announcing Thinkspot: a new online communication platform (as promised post-Patreon): https://t.co/9Htj2t6aKA — Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) June 12, 2019 The new subscription-based platform was created as a response to Patreon and YouTube…
Many good things have happened both in the United States and worldwide this century. In the U.S., we have the lowest unemployment rate in half a century. Worldwide prosperity is growing so fast that the rate of extreme poverty fell by half between 1990 and 2015, five years ahead of the World Bank’s optimistic goal….
The French Revolution produced a parade of fascinating characters, many of them deranged by power and vampire-like in their quest for blood. One of the period’s lesser-known figures was Gracchus Babeuf, whose ideas were shelved with his death in 1797 only to reappear decades later in the writings of Karl Marx. Babeuf was, as the…
Let us start with talking about bad money, by which I mean the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen, the Chinese renminbi, the British pound, the Swiss franc, and basically all official currencies. They all represent fiat money. The term fiat is derived from the Latin word fiat and means “so be it.” Fiat…