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MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022
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The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 1, 2022
"Russian Bad!" ([link removed])
One of the benefits to the U.S. national-security establishment of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that it has enabled the U.S. mainstream press to focus on the evils of the Russian regime rather than on the evils of the U.S. regime. Consider, for example, the invasions and long-term occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, both of which, most ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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DRUG WAR
Brittney Griner’s Detention Should Prompt Fixes to U.S. Drug Laws ([link removed])
by Marc M. Howard
Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/29/brittney-griner-detention-improve-us-drug-laws/
DEMOCRACY
From Republic to Democracy to Kakistocracy ([link removed])
by Gary M. Galles
American Institute for Economic Researchhttps://www.aier.org/article/from-republic-to-democracy-to-kakistocracy/
WORLD WAR II
The U.S. and the Holocaust ([link removed])
by PBS Publicity
PBShttps://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/the-us-and-the-holocaust-to-premiere-september-18-2022-on-pbs/
MONETARY POLICY
If You Want to Fix the Economy, Separate the Money from the State ([link removed])
by Jordan Schachtel
The Dossierhttps://dossier.substack.com/p/if-you-want-to-fix-the-economy-separate?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
IMMIGRATION
The New Generation of Smug American Expats in Mexico Needs to Face the Truth ([link removed])
by Gustavo Arellano
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-29/american-expats-mexico-controversy
NATIONAL SECURITY STATE
Emperor Unclothed? Why We Can’t Expect “Big Change” from the President ([link removed])
by Andrew J. Bacevich
Responsible Statecrafthttps://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/07/28/emperor-unclothed-why-we-cant-expect-big-change-from-the-president/
REGULATION
Market-Distorting Regulations Helped Cause the Formula Shortage ([link removed])
by Andrew L. Mercado and Giorgio Castiglia
Discoursehttps://www.discoursemagazine.com/economics/2022/07/28/market-distorting-regulations-helped-cause-the-formula-shortage/
FOREIGN POLICY
Pelosi to Go Ahead With Taiwan Visit ([link removed])
by Wenxin Fan and Joyu Wang
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/nancy-pelosi-begins-asian-tour-in-singapore-as-china-again-warns-against-visiting-taiwan-11659358264?mod=hp_lead_pos1
Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Could Get Us All Killed ([link removed])
by Norman Solomon
Common Dreamshttps://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/08/01/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-could-get-us-all-killed
Pelosi’s Dangerous Stunt ([link removed])
by Daniel Larison
Eunomiahttps://daniellarison.substack.com/p/pelosis-dangerous-stunt


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The Genetic Panopticon ([link removed])
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“Solving unsolved crimes is a noble objective, but it occupies a lower place in the American pantheon of noble objectives than the protection of ...
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The Impact of Milton Friedman on the Libertarian Movement ([link removed])
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What was Nobel Prize-winning libertarian economist Milton Friedman’s impact on the libertarian movement? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they discuss this issue.....
Digital Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy ([link removed])
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Nothing is private. We teeter on the cusp of a cultural, technological and societal revolution the likes of which have never been seen before.
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