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** MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
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Compassionate conservatism pretends the state does not raise its own money via coercion and harsh threats against taxpayers. Compassionate conservatism presumes that since the government just happens to have all this cash in the treasury coffers, why not do some good deeds with it? Handouts become symbols of generosity rather than acts of redistribution at gunpoint. Compassionate conservatism portrays government as a front of moral greatness, rather than a primary source of corruption, manipulation, and degradation
– James Bovard, The Bush Betrayal ([link removed]) [2004]


** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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September 16, 2019
A Deportation Death ([link removed])
The story of Jimmy Aldaoud demonstrates, once again, the horror of America’s decades-old system of immigration controls. Aldaoud was brought to the United States as an infant. Unlike his two sisters, who were born here in the United States, Jimmy never became a U.S. citizen and remained instead a “permanent resident.” He had a tough life growing up, struggling with severe mental illness, specifically ...
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Conservatives and the Looting of Americans ([link removed])
by Laurence M. Vance
The Future of Freedom Foundation
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America’s Poisoner In Chief (audio at 8:39) ([link removed])
by Stephen Kinzer
with Ryan Wrecker
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In Markets, Your Vote Counts; in Politics, Not So Much ([link removed])
by Donald J. Boudreaux
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Exploding the Myths of Doctrinaire Socialism ([link removed])
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Washington Times
NATIONAL SECURITY STATE
Amazon is Teaming Up With Police for Mass Surveillance ([link removed])
by Dan King
American Conservative
THE FREE SOCIETY
Order Without Intent (video) ([link removed])
by Bruce Caldwell
Institute for Humane Studies
FOREIGN POLICY
The Only Way to End “Endless War” ([link removed])
by Stephen Wertheim
New York Times
The U.S.-Backed Coalition Can’t Agree on Why It’s Bombing Yemen ([link removed])
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In These Times
FREE TRADE
Trump Tariffs Will Soon Cost U.S. Families Thousands of Dollars A Year ([link removed])
by Stuart Anderson
Forbes
WAR ON TERRORISM
Post-9/11 Terrorism Watchlist of More Than 1 Million Judged Unconstitutional ([link removed])
by Marjorie Cohn
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