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** TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
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A military force cannot be raised in this manner but by the means of a military force.
— Daniel Webster, on conscription,
Speech to the House of Representatives [1814]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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September 8, 2020
Social Security, Freedom, and the Constitution ([link removed])
Conservatives love preaching about their supposed devotion to the Constitution. They also love proclaiming their opposition to socialism. Fine. Fair enough. But conservatives also love and are unswervingly committed to America’s premier socialist ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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LIBERTARIANISM
Cryptocurrency and Libertarianism ([link removed])
by Wendy McElroy
The Future of Freedom Foundation
NATIONAL SECURITY STATE
The Stalinist Trial of Julian Assange ([link removed])
by John Pilger
johnpilger.comhttp://johnpilger.com/articles/the-stalinist-trial-of-julian-assange-whose-side-are-you-on-
The US’s Pursuit of Julian Assange Threatens Media Freedom ([link removed])
by Julia Hall
Aljazeerahttps://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/pursuit-julian-assange-threatens-media-freedom-200904134702521.html
Journalists Have Paved Assange’s Path to a US Gulag ([link removed])
by Jonathan Cook
Counterpunchhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/04/journalists-have-paved-assanges-path-to-a-us-gulag/
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Virginia Must Tackle Qualified Immunity ([link removed])
by Nick Sibilla
Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/31/virginia-must-tackle-qualified-immunity/
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama’s “Biggest Mistake” Is Still Wreaking Havoc ([link removed])
by Stephen Kinzer
Boston Globehttps://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/09/03/obamas-biggest-mistake-still-wreaking-havoc
FISCAL POLICY
Congress Must Stop Spending and Reduce the Debt Now ([link removed])
by Cal Thomas
Washington Timeshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/7/congress-must-stop-spending-and-reduce-the-debt-no/
MONETARY POLICY
The Fed’s Brilliant Plan? More Inflation and Higher Prices ([link removed])
by Ron Paul
Ron Paul Institutehttp://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/september/07/the-feds-brilliant-plan-more-inflation-and-higher-prices/[link removed]
IRAQ
The Irrational Logic of Leaving Troops in Iraq ([link removed])
by Bonnie Kristian
National Interesthttps://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/pursuit-julian-assange-threatens-media-freedom-200904134702521.html
JFK
Farewell to the “First Researcher” ([link removed])
by John Kirby
Truth and Reconciliation Committeehttps://www.americantruthnow.org/post/farewell-to-the-first-researcher
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