Dispatches From Kansas City: The ‘Insurrection’ That Wasn’t (May 30-31, 2020)
"Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME! Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be done, and that includes using the unlimited power of our Military and many arrests. Thank...
Why Wasn’t Netanyahu Ever Indicted in the US?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s prosecution for corruption in an Israeli courtroom is now underway. The current Israeli Prime Minister is facing three counts of fraud and breach of trust and one count of bribery. The first count listed in the charge sheet details Israeli movie...
Time To Stop Messing Around and Strike at the Root of Police Violence
Protests quickly broke out nationwide following the May 25 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, which was caught on video and quickly went viral. Yes, Chauvin has been arrested and charged with murder. Yes, the usual “voices of...
Coming Apart at the Seams
America is burning. Quite literally. The most destructive riots in America in a very long time have hit more than two dozen cities, as opportunistic thieves and arsonists hijack massive peaceful protests and acts of peaceful civil disobedience sparked by the senseless...
The Glory and Duty of Beating Swords to Plowshares
Inscribed on a wall across from the United Nations in New York City are ancient words of incalculable yearning: “They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation,nor will they train for war...
Washington’s Double Failure Against Iran and Venezuela
Under President Donald Trump America has become the angry giant. Washington issues its orders to the rest of the world almost daily. But the U.S. directives are routinely ignored. Leading to more and tougher demands. And even greater resistance. The problem is not...
Iraq Monthly Roundup: 262 Killed in May
Battle Hymn of the Gesundheitsfuhrers: Sickness Is the Health of the State!
A hundred years ago in response to the horror of WWI, the great Randolph Bourne famously pronounced the truth that “War is the Health of the State.” War Is The Health of the State (WITH). It automatically sets in motion throughout society those...
Celebrate Our Namesake’s Birthday: The Brilliance of Randolph Bourne
Today is the 134th anniversary of Randolph Bourne's birthday. Antiwar.com named its parent institute for this early 20th century antiwar activist. Read Jeff Riggenbach's biography of Bourne. [Transcribed from the Libertarian Tradition podcast episode "Randolph Bourne...
