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** FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026
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The progress from an absolute to limited monarch, from a limited monarch to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual. Even the Chinese philosopher was wise enough to regard the individual as the basis of the empire. Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man? There will never be a really free and enlightened State, until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly.
– Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience ([link removed]) [1849]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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January 29, 2026 The Problem Is Not ICE ([link removed])
In the wake of the cold-blooded killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, there are increasing calls for the abolition of ICE among leftists and even among some libertarians. And, of course, there is the customary mantra in the mainstream press whenever there is an immigration-related death: “We need comprehensive immigration reform.” But the problem is not ICE, and the solution is not ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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THE FREE SOCIETY
Judge, Jury, Executioner: When the Government Decides Who Lives or Dies ([link removed])
by John and Nisha Whitehead
The Future of Freedom Foundation
American Gestapo/American Psycho ([link removed])
by Andrew P. Napolitano
Creators
Two Cities Under Siege ([link removed])
by Radley Balko
The Watchhttps://radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities-under-siege
Repeated Government Lying, Warned Hannah Arendt, Makes It Impossible for Citizens To Think and To Judge ([link removed])
by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin
Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/repeated-government-lying-warned-hannah-arendt-makes-it-impossible-for-citizens-to-think-and-to-judge-274340
PRESIDENCY
Under Trump, the Bootlickers Have Come Out in Force. Minneapolis Cements It ([link removed])
by Gustavo Arellano
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-26/trump-administration-bootlickers
DRUG WAR
The Absurd Farce of Machine Guns, Maduro, and the Endless War on Drugs ([link removed])
by David Stockman
LewRockwell.comhttps://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/01/david-stockman/the-absurd-farce-of-machine-guns-maduro-and-the-endless-war-on-drugs/
GUN CONTROL
The Second Amendment Was Never Meant for Everyone ([link removed])
by Alain Stephens
Intercept
ECONOMICS
Catallaxy: The Forgotten Word That Explains Markets ([link removed])
by James W. Vermillion III
Vermillion Private Wealthhttps://www.vermillionprivatewealth.com/ventureandgain/catallaxy
FOREIGN POLICY
Europe’s Delusions of Power ([link removed])
by Ted Galen Carpenter
American Conservative
Why Cuba Is Back on Washington’s Regime-Change Agenda ([link removed])
by Sahasranshu Dash
Foreign Policy in Focushttps://fpif.org/why-cuba-is-back-on-washingtons-regime-change-agenda/
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In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in the context of America’s expanding immigration police state.
Inmigración y Libertad: el asesinato de Alex Prett ([link removed])
by Jacob Hornberger
En el episodio de esta semana de Inmigración y Libertad, Jacob analiza el asesinato de Alex Pretti, de 37 años, a manos de la Migra, en el contexto del estado policiaco migratorio de Estados Unidos.
Trump Watch: A Brutal and Tyrannical Regime ([link removed])
by Jacob Hornberger
In this week's Trump Watch, Jacob discusses the brutal, ruthless, and tyrannical regime that has destroyed our freedom
The Delusions and Dangers of the New Mercantilism ([link removed])
by Richard M. Ebeling
More than 150 years ago, the noted British political economist and one-time editor-in-chief of The Economist magazine, Walter Bagehot (1826–1877), observed in an essay ...
Nullify the Police State: The People's Veto to Rein in a Lawless Government ([link removed])
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“The people have the power... We are the government.”—John Lennon We are living through a period of open lawlessness at the highest levels of ...
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