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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
 
 

If you grew up during the 1990s or before, you may remember that there once was a time when conservatives called federal agents “jack-booted thugs” and viewed federal police with suspicion. “Keep them local” was the refrain about police officers, and there was a lot of outrage about federal politicians using crime as an excuse to vastly expand federal police power. Those days are long over, and we’re supposed to believe federal cops are beyond criticism now.

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

 
 
Latest Federal Killing in Minnesota Echoes Ruby Ridge
James Bovard
The latest killing of a protester in Minneapolis by federal agents is reminiscent of the shooting of Vickie Weaver by a government sniper in 1992. In both cases, the government has refused to acknowledge wrongdoing and has engaged in legal coverups.
 
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Republicans and MAGA: Carrying a Gun Is a Bad Thing Now
Ryan McMaken
In 2026, conservatives cheer the masking of police in a way that would have been viewed as shockingly sinister, illegal, and downright creepy by Americans of earlier generations.
 
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Gold Exports, Trade Deficits, and Tariffs
 

Bob Murphy unpacks US gold-export data and what trade deficits really mean.

 
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In the Company of Mavericks: Mark Thornton on the Austrian Comeback
 
Mark Thornton shares an in-depth interview with Jeremy McKeown.
 
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