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** THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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All systems either of preference or of restraint, therefore, being thus completely taken away, the obvious and simple system of natural liberty establishes itself of its own accord. Every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interest his own way, and to bring both his industry and capital into competition with those of any other man or order of men. The sovereign is completely discharged from a duty, in the attempting to perform which he must always be exposed to innumerable delusions, and for the proper performance of which no human wisdom or knowledge could ever be sufficient: the duty of superintending the industry of private people.
– Adam Smith,
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations ([link removed]) [1776]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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February 2, 2023
The CIA's Deadly Drug-Running Operation ([link removed])
In an article I wrote last August entitled “The Torture and Execution of Kiki Camarena,” I recommended a Netflix documentary entitled The Last Narc. It revolves around the torture and execution of a DEA agent named Kiki Camarena, who was operating out of Guadalajara, Mexico. (Yes, the DEA enforces America’s drug war in foreign countries.) While it was the Guadalajara ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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The Wealth of Nations ([link removed])
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Future of Freedom Foundation
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The Legacy of George W. Bush and His Torturers ([link removed])
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Inconsistency: The Most Consistent Thing About Politics ([link removed])
by Veronique de Rugy
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The Hill
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Garet Garrett, the Great ([link removed])
by Robert E. Wright
AIER
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by James Bovard
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Why Is Washington So Openly Releasing Details Of Armored Vehicle Shipment To Ukraine? ([link removed])
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Ron Paul Institute
The Rush to All Out War Over Ukraine ([link removed])
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The Scott Horton Show
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by Anatol Lieven
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by Thomas L. Knapp
Garrison Center
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