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The Cobra Effect: Lessons in Unintended Consequences

Every human decision brings with it unintended consequences. Often, they are inconsequential, even funny. When Airbus, for example, wanted to make its planes quieter to improve the flying experience for travelers, it made its A380 so quiet that passengers could hear, with far too much clarity, what was happening in the plane’s bathrooms. Other times…

*That* Kind of Socialism in Venezuela
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*That* Kind of Socialism in Venezuela

Venezuela is crumbling under socialist control and struggling with hyper-inflation, lack of food, and declining medical services. Many Venezuelan citizens are fleeing to nearby Colombia, where the locals have been concerned that their economy and justice system would not be able to sustain the flow of refugees. However, recently, Columbia did provide legal status to…

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How Do Libertarians Look at Venezuela?

When it comes to Venezuela, medicine, food, guns, and hope are scarce. So is information. Even in an age where images on social media of tanks rolling over protesters, government forces shooting into crowds, and people eating out of trash cans are relatively instantaneous. The Venezuelan government isn’t the only one attempting to control the…

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US To Offer Guaido ‘Range Of Options’ To Help Topple Maduro

Jason Hopkins Republish Reprint Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that the U.S. government is prepared to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido in a multitude of ways, leaving open the possibility of military intervention. “Oh, make no mistake, we have a full range of options that we’re preparing for,” Pompeo said Sunday on ABC’s…

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Steven Crowder Calls Out Bernie Sanders over “Venezuelans Living the American Dream”

By now, the world is well aware of the Socialist disaster in Venezuela which finally erupted into the people rising up against the government and resulted in such tragedies as a man getting run over by an armored military vehicle and citizens being fired on by helicopters. However, in spite of the glaring failure of…

White Male Leftist Assaults Pregnant Venezuelan Woman at Protest in DC [VIDEO]
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White Male Leftist Assaults Pregnant Venezuelan Woman at Protest in DC [VIDEO]

If you thought the struggle in Venezuela was limited to just Venezuela, you’d be wrong. Demonstrations have been ongoing at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC. Venezuelans in America who support the Guaido coup against Maduro have been protesting at the Embassy. A group called Code Pink has been counter demonstrating in favor of maintaining…

Venezuelans Need More than Thoughts and Prayers. They Need Guns.
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Venezuelans Need More than Thoughts and Prayers. They Need Guns.

By now you’ve surely seen the video of an armored vehicle running over protesters in Venezuela. It was a display that was shockingly reminiscent of Tiananmen Square in 1989. If you haven’t, here it is. Much like every collapsed Socialist nation, it was a fine and shining example of Socialism, until all of the sudden…

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Maduro Kicks CNN Off The Air As Venezuelans Revolt Against Him

Tim Pearce Republish Reprint Venezuela’s government has kicked CNN International off the air in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro attempts to quell an armed revolt led by opposition leader Juan Guaido. Conatel, the Venezuelan agency responsible for regulating telecom companies, ordered DirecTV, Net Uno, Intercable and Telefónica to cut CNN International in English off the air Tuesday….

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Pro-Maduro Military Flattens Protester With Tank, Leaves Him Bloody [VIDEO]

Grace Carr Republish Reprint Opposition forces gathered and began a military uprising Tuesday morning in Venezuela spearheaded by recognized leader Juan Guaidó against the country’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The uprising became violent as Maduro and Guaidó forces clashed shortly after opposition forces began a military operation to overthrow Maduro. Citizens and reporters captured on camera…