In 1877, before he had made his fortune via the founding of De Beers Consolidated Mines and the British South Africa Company, the imperialist par excellence Cecil Rhodes had dictated a part of his will thusly: “[To make provision] for the establishment, promotion and...
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TGIF: Condemning Tyranny Abroad and War
by Sheldon Richman | Jun 9, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Can foreign-policy noninterventionists publicly criticize foreign tyrannies without giving credence to the war party? Yes -- if they try. At least I hope so. Being a noninterventionist does not require agnosticism about, much less approval of, despotic regimes. U.S....
Paul Krugman’s World War II is a Propagandistic Fairy Tale
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Jun 8, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In his June 6 New York Times column commemorating the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landing, Paul Krugman manages to regurgitate nearly every self-serving Western cliché about World War II. According to Krugman, “World War II was one of the few wars that was clearly a...
Biden’s Nazi Allies
by Dan McKnight | Jun 7, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
When you decide to donate money to charities or non-profits, I trust that you do some investigation to determine whether they deserve the money. Does X charity give more money to people, or their leadership? Does Y organization have anything to show for their efforts...
Not a Single American Deserved to Die in Korea
by Laurence Vance | Jun 7, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The remains of an American soldier were laid to rest on Memorial Day at the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia after a police car with lights flashing escorted the casket to the cemetery. What made this funeral service so unique and so tragic is that...
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Dismisses Calls for Ceasefire in Russo-Ukrainian War
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 5, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The U.S. will focus its efforts on arming Ukraine and not attempting to bring the war to a negotiated settlement, America’s top diplomat said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out a plan to massively expand Kiev’s military before talks begin. In a...
This Is Why I Left The Military ft. Clay Huston Ep. 256
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 3, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Uncategorized, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LehZ4I6RKk Patrick is joined by Clay Huston to talk about his story of leaving the military as a conscientious objector and transitioning to antiwar activism. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter...
TGIF: Immigration and Liberty
by Sheldon Richman | Jun 2, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Forbidding freedom of movement to aspiring migrants strikes at the liberty not only of those individuals but also of citizens and legal residents of the United States. That's the way it is with immigration. Indeed, that's the way it is with freedom. The government...