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** FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020
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The real freedom of any individual can always be measured by the amount of responsibility which he must assume for his own welfare and security.
– Robert Welch


** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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February 14, 2020
Socialism in Education ([link removed])
It would be virtually impossible to find a better example of socialism here in the United States than the public schooling systems that exist in every U.S. state. Ironically, it is this socialist system that is primarily responsible for the widespread belief among non-libertarians that “the United States has never been a socialist country,” as New York Times columnist Timothy Egan stated ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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THE FREE SOCIETY
A Case for Not Giving Up on the American Dream ([link removed])
by John W. Whitehead
The Future of Freedom Foundation
The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Keeps America Free ([link removed])
by Addison Del Mastro
American Conservative
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Should It Be Illegal to Sit Out an Election? ([link removed])
by Jeff Jacoby
Boston Globe
FISCAL POLICY
Trump’s Budget Follows in the Footsteps of Giant Spenders ([link removed])
by Veronique de Rugy
Creators
LIBERTARIANISM
Milton Friedman, An ‘Elfin Libertarian’ Giant ([link removed])
by David R. Henderson
Hoover Institution
WAR ON TERRORISM
John Adams Would Have Defended the Detainees at Guantanamo Bay ([link removed])
by Aaron Shepard
Los Angeles Times
FOREIGN POLICY
Whistleblowers, Afghanistan & War Powers (video) ([link removed])
by Ron Paul and Rand Paul
Ron Paul Institute
War Addicts, Inc. ([link removed])
by Tom Engelhardt
TomDispatch.com
America’s Coming Battle for Eurasia (audio) ([link removed])
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The Scott Horton Show
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The Stakes of Politics are Far Too High ([link removed])
by Alexander W. Salter
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