Topic: Authoritarianism

The Tragic and Needless Destruction of Raj Rajaratnam, Price-Giver Extraordinaire

– December 20, 2021

“For doing right Raj Rajaratnam spent time in prison. He should never have been charged. Please read this essential book to see why, and please tell friends about it. The lunacy surrounding markets and information must stop.” ~ John Tamny

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Fauci, Emails, and Some Alleged Science

– December 19, 2021

“Emails obtained by AIER through a FOIA request show Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins coordinating a propaganda campaign to attack the Great Barrington Declaration.” ~ Phillip W. Magness & James R. Harrigan

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Are We Near the End of the Road to Serfdom? Part 2

– December 19, 2021

“Hayek reminds us that classical liberals are the real progressives whose unreserved allegiance is to ‘the guiding principle that a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.'” ~ Barry Brownstein

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Is Our Duty to Avoid Harm Unlimited?

– December 19, 2021

“That this bizarre splinter society is also one that turns its back on our human rights is merely the confirmation of what many of us have long suspected: that the politicization of a nasty virus now threatens to unravel civil society in its entirety.” ~ Chris Bateman

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Are We Near the End of the Road to Serfdom? Part 1

– December 18, 2021

“As you go about your day, strive to see the common humanity in all. With liberty, everyone is a potential friend. Today, make no friend an enemy.” ~ Barry Brownstein

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Raiding the World Bank: Exposing a Fondness for Dictators

– December 17, 2021

“After exiting bank headquarters, I paused on K Street, skimmed the first pages, and knew I had struck gold. Back in my home office, I called the gutsiest editor I knew—Tim Ferguson, the editorial features editor at the Wall Street Journal.” ~ James Bovard

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Three Decades Ago the Soviet Union Collapsed: The Evil Empire No Longer Could Hold Human Liberty in Check

– December 17, 2021

“No matter how terrible this moment might seem to some, almost any moment during the Cold War was worse. At least until December 26, 1991, when the Soviet Union was rudely tossed into history’s great trash can.” ~ Doug Bandow

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Sick? Semper Tyrannus

– December 14, 2021

“Two things stand out amid this worldwide overreaction: how quick and blithe government officials were in reaching for tyrannical controls this time, and how unscientific their overreaction has been.” ~ Jon Sanders

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How Do the Feds Get Away with That?

– December 12, 2021

“Purchasing Submission is a brilliant lawyerly attack on a grave and ongoing problem. Hamburger’s thoughtful analysis will no doubt help future litigants prepare their strongest cases against it.” ~ George Leef

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The 1619 Project Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

– December 11, 2021

“Rather than following the evidence where it leads, Hannah-Jones picks and chooses bits and pieces of her arguments from a secondary literature based on whether it conforms to her preconceived political narrative.” ~ Phillip W. Magness

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“Omicron” Means Enough!

– December 8, 2021

“How long will we allow variants to be exploited to maintain a permanent Covidocracy? It’s time for this to end. We need to give this variant a new Greek alphabet name: Omega. As in ‘The last.'” ~ Michael S. Fumento

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Will Biden’s Covid Mandates Be an Economic Multiplier?

– December 7, 2021

“New mandates might temporarily boost Biden’s popularity (especially with the media) but will leave citizens less free. And the federal record since early 2020 does nothing to inspire confidence that further episodes of Pandemic Security Theater will keep us safe.” ~ James Bovard

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