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** WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020
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A second device, now so legitimized that any country lacking it is considered hopelessly 'backward,' is the central bank. The central bank, while often nominally owned by private individuals or banks, is run directly by the national government. Its purpose, not always stated explicitly, is to remove the competitive check on bank credit provided by a multiplicity of independent banks. Its aim is to make sure that all the banks in the country are coordinated and will therefore expand or contract together - at the will of the government.
-- Murray Rothbard, [link removed] Economy, and State ([link removed]) [1962]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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July 8, 2020
The LA Time's Namby Pamby Proposal on Masks ([link removed])
Extremely frustrated over the fact that many Americans still refuse to wear masks in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, in an editorial the Los Angeles Times has come out today in favor of a federal mandate on mask wearing. ...
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Liberty Is the Theme of the American Spirit ([link removed])
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FOREIGN POLICY
Bolton Weaves a Tall Tale in his Venezuela Chapter ([link removed])
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Common Dreamshttps://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/06/24/bolton-weaves-tall-tale-his-venezuela-chapter
End of Empire ([link removed])
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Spectatorhttps://spectator.us/end-american-empire-dominion/
GUN CONTROL
The Amazing History of Gun Control in the America ([link removed])
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National Interesthttps://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/amazing-history-gun-control-america-164273
The Importance of Gun Ownership in a World Without Police ([link removed])
by Matthew Larosiere
Washington Timeshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/2/the-importance-of-gun-ownership-in-a-world-without/
DRUG WAR
Book Review: Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs by Antony Loewenstein ([link removed])
by Alessandro Ford
London School of Economicshttps://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2020/07/02/book-review-pills-powder-and-smoke-inside-the-bloody-war-on-drugs-by-antony-loewenstein/
Don’t Mention The Drug War ([link removed])
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