Politics Makes People — Including Supreme Court Justices — StupidOn January 10, US president-elect Donald Trump officially became a convicted felon as New York judge Juan Merchan sentenced him on 34…2d ago2d ago
The William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy JournalismWhen you pull out your phone, tablet, or laptop — or sit down at a desktop computer — what Internet content should you not need the…4d ago4d ago
Veterans and Violence: Chicken or Egg?“I need to cleanse my mind of the brothers I’ve lost,” Master Sergeant Matthew Alan Livelsberger (US Army) allegedly wrote in an…Jan 5Jan 5
A New Year DOGE Resolution“How can this be called a ‘continuing resolution,’” Elon Musk asked concerning Congress’s next-to-last stopgap government funding bill, “if…Dec 28, 2024Dec 28, 2024
What Would You Say This War Is About, Tom Knapp?More than 40 years after its release, an exchange in the opening scene of Warren Beatty’s Academy Award-winning film Reds floats to the…Dec 26, 2024Dec 26, 2024
A Man, A (Bad) Plan, A Canal, PanamaIn 1989, US forces invaded, conquered, and occupied Panama, replacing its pet dictator, Manuel Noriega with a new regime. Then-president…Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
Happy Holidays (There Oughta Be a Law to Help With That)!It’s “year in review” time for most political columnists, so here’s my opinion on 2024, along with a recommendation for 2025.Dec 22, 2024Dec 22, 2024
New Jersey Drones: Policy Follows Panic … IneffectuallyOn December 18, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert banning drone flights over parts of New Jersey through next January 17…Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024
Dean Baker (Unintentionally?) Makes The Case Against Fiat Currency“Bitcoin,” economist Dean Baker argues at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, “won’t put food on the table. Bitcoin also won’t put…Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 2024
I Heartily Agree With Donald Trump (And It’s About Time!)On December 13, president-elect Donald Trump pledged on Truth Social that in his coming term the Republican Party will “use its best…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024