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** THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2023
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There is no warrant in logic or morals for trying to place the authority of religion behind measures of social and economic collectivism. Indeed, there is a much stronger case for arguing that the sense of individual responsibility -- which is a key indispensable factor in making it possible for the individual to distinguish between right and wrong -- is best assured under a system in which the human being is mainly committed to his own care and required to make his own decisions.
– William Henry Chamberlin
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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March 16, 2023
The U.S. War of Aggression Against Iraq ([link removed])
The U.S. invasion of Iraq, whose 20th anniversary occurs this month, provides a perfect demonstration of why so many people around the world believe that the U.S. government suffers from a very grave case of hypocrisy. While U.S. officials decry Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with great vehemence, they somehow block out of their minds their own deadly and destructive invasion, war of aggression, ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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PRIVACY
Geofence Surveillance: First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You're Next. ([link removed])
by John and Nisha Whitehead
Future of Freedom Foundation
DRUG WAR
No, the U.S. Shouldn’t Wage War Against Mexican Cartels ([link removed])
by Fiona Harrigan
Reasonhttps://reason.com/2023/03/14/no-the-u-s-shouldnt-wage-war-against-mexican-cartels/
FOREIGN POLICY
Something Is Missing From Americans’ Greatest Fears. It’s the Bomb ([link removed]) .
by Serge Schmemann
New York Times
FISCAL POLICY
What To Do About Deficits, Debt ([link removed])
by Alexander William Salter
AIERhttps://www.aier.org/article/what-to-do-about-deficits-debt/
MONETARY POLICY
The Panic Spreads to Credit Suisse ([link removed])
Editorial
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/credit-suisse-bank-panic-silicon-valley-bank-capital-regulators-dddc94a3?mod=hp_opin_pos_2#cxrecs_s
Big Government Is to Blame for Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse ([link removed])
by Marc A. Thiessen
Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/15/government-intervention-bank-failure/
Deposit Insurance Encourages Bank Failures Like SVB ([link removed])
by Charles W. Calomiris
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/deposit-insurance-encourages-bank-failures-risk-informed-discipline-interbank-market-reserves-interest-bailout-5f985d77?mod=hp_opin_pos_3#cxrecs_s
IRAQ
The Iraq War Started the Post-Truth Era. And America Is to Blame ([link removed])
by Moustafa Bayoumi
Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/14/iraq-war-9-11-george-bush-post-truth
Iraq War Costs Could Top $3 trillion by 2050 ([link removed])
by Brett Wilkins
Alternethttps://www.alternet.org/iraq-war-3-trillion-2050/
The Architects of the Iraq War: Where Are They Now? ([link removed])
by Jon Schwarz
Intercepthttps://theintercept.com/2023/03/15/iraq-war-where-are-they-now/
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