That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where nonconformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection; where denunciation, without specification or backing, takes the place of evidence; where orthodoxy chokes freedom of dissent; where faith in the eventual supremacy of reason has become so timid that we dare not enter our convictions in the open lists, to win or lose
–JudgeLearned Hand, Speech to the Board of Regents, University of the State of New York [1952]
THE NATIONAL-SECURITY STATE AND
THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION
The national-security establishment’s assassination of President John F. Kennedy was one of the pivotal events in our lifetime, and it continues to have an adverse impact on American life today. This conference will be oriented toward people who are not well-versed in the assassination and who wish to gain a deeper understanding of it.
May 26, 2021 The Washington Post's Newest Attack on VMI
Yesterday, the editorial board of the Washington Post went on the attack again against Virginia Military Institute, claiming, among other things, that VMI “has an obligation to take seriously disturbing revelations in reporting by the Post.” Well, there is nothing like adding a bit of pomposity and arrogance to a controversy. Who died and made the Washington Post a standard with which people ...
The Root of the Problem
by Jacob G. Hornberger
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The Lies of the National-Security State
by Jacob Hornberger
I recently came across a plaque with the heading “Died in Service to the Nation — Vietnam 1961-1975.” The plaque then listed several members ...
The Paternalist Instincts of a Central Planner by Richard M. Ebeling
Both supporters and critics of President Joe Biden have been surprised and amazed by the immensity of his political agenda and his recent actions ...
Steps Toward Freedom and Away From It by Laurence M. Vance
Two things that are near and dear to the hearts of libertarians are the removal of government occupational licensing and the elimination of government ...
