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** FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021
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Roman Stoicism had been developed in times of despotism as a philosophy of lonely and courageous souls who had recognized the redeeming power of philosophical reason in all the moral and social purposes of life. Philosophy as a way of life makes men free. It is the last ditch stand of liberty in a world of servitude.
– Albert Soloman
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 20, 2021
The Meaning of Open Borders ([link removed])
Guests on conservative Fox News are going nuts over what they are calling President Biden’s “open borders” policy. One recent example was Stephen Miller, a former Trump advisor, who appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show, where he lamented Biden’s supposed “open-border policies.” Another was Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, who appeared on Fox and Friends, where he complained that Biden is ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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SOCIALISM
[link removed] Modern Collectivist Trends and How to Resist Them ([link removed])
by Richard M. Ebeling
The Future of Freedom Foundation
ENVIRONMENT
TGIF: Thinking about Energy ([link removed])
by Sheldon Richman
Free Association
ECONOMICS
Energy Infamy: Nixon’s 1971 Price Controls Turn 50 ([link removed])
by Robert L. Bradley Jr.
AIER
AFGHANISTAN
The Systemic Failures Behind America’s Loss in Afghanistan ([link removed])
by Matthew Hoh with Scott Horton
The Scott Horton Show
We Failed Afghanistan, Not the Other Way Around ([link removed])
by Matt Taibbi
Substack
FOREIGN POLICY
The All-American Base World ([link removed])
by Patterson Deppen
TomDispatch
After Afghanistan ([link removed])
by Doug Bandow
Antiwar.com
THE FREE MARKET
What Is Corporate Responsibility? ([link removed])
by Donald Boudreaux, et. al.
Free Thoughts
GUN CONTROL
The Taliban is Confiscating Guns—And Bragging About the U.S. Arms Biden Left ([link removed])
by David Burnett
NRA
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Biden Is Expanding Trump’s War on “Domestic Violent Extremism” ([link removed])
by Aaron Miguel Cantú
The Intercept
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Every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern beginning on September 14
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Saturday and Sunday November 20-21, 2021
Dallas, Texas
Speakers: Andrew Kreig, Dr. Cyril Wecht, Russ Baker, James Wagenvoord, Jacob Hornberger, Tink Thompson, Gary Aguilar, and others.
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