Cronyism, corporatism, and the need to distract from problems at home makes foreign enemies, real or imaginary, an attractive prospect for people with an interest in winning elections and wielding power over the American people.
Did Russian Officials Sting Evan Gershkovich?
Ever since the arrest by Russian officials of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage, U.S. officials have been vehemently denying that he is a spy. But as I wrote in my article "Evan Gershkovich: U.S. Spy or Simply Naive?” those denials mean nothing because U.S. officials would deny it even if he was a spy. It is ...
Why Does NPR Still Exist? by Laurence M. Vance
One of the hallmarks of authoritarian countries is that the media is state-run or under the direct supervision or control of the government. The Xinhua ...
FDR's Nationalization of Gold
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What was the result of President Franklin Roosevelt's nationalization of gold 90 years ago? Join FFF president ...
"Law and Order" and Libertarianism
by Laurence M. Vance
The election year of 1968 was a tumultuous one marked by the assassinations of Sen. Robert Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, ...
The Government Is Fomenting Mass Hysteria
by John W. Whitehead
We have become guinea pigs in a ruthlessly calculated, carefully orchestrated, chillingly cold-blooded experiment...
