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** MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021
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Our most formidable fortress of defense in time of stress still remains the Constitution of the United States. But it is only as good as our understanding and defense of the purpose for which it was drafted. Eternal vigilance and personal responsibility are still the price of human liberty
– James Mussatti
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 9, 2021
Is Ashli Babbit's Killer Guilty of Murder? ([link removed])
There are those who think that the so-called riot or so-called insurrection in the Capitol last January justified the killing of Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran who was shot dead by a still-unidentified Capitol police officer during the melee. Not so! The power to use deadly force is strictly limited, even if the event was in fact a “riot” or an ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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JFK
[link removed] James Woolsey's JFK Conspiracy Theory, Part 2 ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation
CONSTITUTION
President Biden’s Extension of the Eviction Moratorium Is Unconstitutional and He Knows It ([link removed])
by Charles Cooke
USA Today
The Eviction Moratorium and the Rule of Lawlessness ([link removed])
by Jeff Jacoby
Boston Globe
TAXATION
Refuting the ‘Marginal Utility’ Case for Progressive Taxation ([link removed])
by George Leef
National Review
ECONOMICS
Economics of Liberty ([link removed])
by Robert E. Wright
AIER
THE FREE SOCIETY
TGIF: Why Wouldn’t Government Grow? ([link removed])
by Sheldon Richman
Free Association
COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought out the Face-Mask Nazis ([link removed])
by Richard W. Rahn
Washington Times
EDUCATION
How a Well-Intentioned Program Has Trapped Millions in Debt ([link removed])
by Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
New York Times
FOREIGN POLICY
The Soleimani Assassination Was Supposed to Weaken Iraqi Militias. Instead, They’re Flexing Their Muscles. ([link removed])
by Simona Foltyn
Politico
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Are Rental Contracts Ethical? ([link removed])
by Arnold Kling
In My Tribe
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