Daniel McAdams

November 21, 2015

Interviewed Thursday on Fox Business, Ron Paul predicted that there will be “a lot more” blowback along the lines of the killings in Paris last week if the US, France, and other nations do not cease their interventionist, militaristic foreign policies. In particular, Paul criticizes the United States government’s “foreign policy of constant occupation, bombing, […]

Zachary Yost

November 20, 2015

With the recent passing of Veterans Day, social media, TV shows, and commercials were singing the praises of the brave men and women who defend America. Reading or listening to some of the praises heaped upon them, one would think that America would long ago have been overrun by barbaric hordes intent on enslaving and […]

Sheldon Richman

November 20, 2015

Look, even authoritarian and totalitarian states can’t prevent domestic terrorism. What hope do relatively open societies have? Open societies abound with “soft targets,” that is, noncombatants going about their everyday lives. They are easy hits for those determined to inflict harm, especially if the assailants seek to die in the process. We also know, as […]

Dan Sanchez

November 19, 2015

Social justice protests have been roiling American universities, even causing administrative heads to roll. To a significant degree, these campus uprisings have been characterized by an impulse to restrict speech and expression for the sake of creating “safe spaces” for marginalized groups. However, speech restriction is a double-edged sword that can just as easily injure […]

Peter Van Buren

November 18, 2015

Wars are expensive. The recruitment and sustainment of fighters in the field, the ongoing purchases of weapons and munitions, as well as the myriad other costs of struggle, add up. So why isn’t the United States going after Islamic State’s funding sources as a way of lessening or eliminating their strength at making war? Follow […]

Angela Keaton

November 18, 2015

Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, will be giving the keynote speech at the Students for Liberty Northern California Regional Conference in Cupertino, California this Saturday, November 21st. The conference which begins at 10am will be held at De Anza College. Please register here. Casey Given, Students for Liberty Director of Communication, writes “Justin has […]

Daniel McAdams

November 18, 2015

Terrorism is great for business if you’re in the business of growing the government leviathan. The bodies in Paris are not yet buried, while the vultures with dollar signs (and pounds and Euros, etc) in their eyes have already swooped down for a feast. Terrorism, what is it good for? 1) The military-industrial-Congressional complex: Thanks […]

Daniel McAdams

November 18, 2015

Saudi Arabia’s desire to be a regional leader in the Middle East has led it to act as a primary conveyor belt of jihadists into Syria, where the Saudis seek the overthrow of the secular Assad government. When Saudi-backed al-Qaeda rebels get hurt in southern Syria, they are patched up in Israeli hospitals. But the […]

Thomas L. Knapp

November 17, 2015

For a columnist or pundit, there’s no greater temptation than to get something written – Quick! Now! – about the latest, greatest, deadliest catastrophe. After all, if it bleeds it leads. I felt that urge the night of the Paris terror attacks. For once, I resisted. I wanted more information. I wanted to see how […]

Chris Ernesto

November 16, 2015

What happened in Paris is not right, just inevitable Since 2011, France has been militarily involved in five countries – four of which have a predominantly Muslim population: Syria (2015, 87% Muslim) Iraq (2014, 99% Muslim) Mali (2014, 90% Muslim) Central African Republic (2013, 15% Muslim) Libya (2011, 97% Muslim) Do those who mourn the […]