February 2, 2021


Stop sensationalizing the threat of right-wing political violence

fromQuillette: This kind of ridiculous threat inflation helps explain why the government militarized Biden’s (completely peaceful) inauguration week to the tune of 25,000 National Guard soldiers.


The end of populism? Don’t bet on it

fromNationalReview: Trust in institutions is collapsing, social media intensify conflict, and our leaders seem arrogant and unaccountable.


Americans abandoning free speech better brace for the consequences

fromReason Government will happily suppress misinformation in favor of misinformation of its own.


VIDEO: Everything You Need to Know About Freedom

fromLibertyPen/YouTube: 37 of the most brilliantly insightful quotes about the nature of freedom and government.



YouTube demonetizes the Epoch Times

fromBreitbart: Too much truth? Google-owned YouTube has stripped the Epoch Times of its ability to monetize content on the platform, giving only vague reasons as to why.

               

January 30, 2021


Enemies of the Deep State: the government’s war on domestic terrorism is a trap

fromRutherfordInstitute: We are moving fast down that slippery slope to an authoritarian society in which the only opinions, ideas and speech expressed are the ones permitted by the government and its corporate cohorts.


Reflecting the authoritarian climate, Washington will remain militarized until at least March

fromGlennGreenwald: Promoting the domestic terrorism theme. Troops in U.S. streets for an extended period of time -- an extreme measure even when temporary -- has now become close to a sacred consensus.


Union that endorsed Biden has buyer's remorse after president cancels Keystone Pipeline

fromYahooFinance: Mark McManus, president of the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters, expresses disappointment with the administration’s decision.


New Mexico shocked by “Biden assault on oil and gas”

fromWaatsUpWithThat: Officials in the state of New Mexico professed to be taken aback last week by President Joe Biden’s day-one decision to impose a 60-day moratorium on all oil and gas-related leasing on federal lands. 


VIDEO: Thomas Sowell - What America is All About

fromLibertyPen/YouTube: More than thirty five years ago, Thomas Sowell wrote this column addressing America's critics and explaining what our country is all about. Would that same answer be correct today?


All hail the reopening!

fromAIER: Given how incredibly political this pandemic has been from the beginning, many people smell a rat. Is it really the case that the reopening of the American economy, particularly in blue states, is so perfectly timed?

              

January 29, 2021


How to deprogram us

fromAmericanGreatness: Why not borrow the current Chinese “social credit system”? The great Victor Davis Hanson speaks.


Can Rand Paul save the Senate?

fromEpochTimes: "Every day in every way I like Rand Paul better. He gives libertarianism a good name by standing for something, unlike almost all his colleagues, right and left."


VIDEO: The Rise and Fall of Freedom in America

fromLibertyPen/YouTube: An epic tale of liberty in America, from the founding ideals to present. 


Why four Democrats are suddenly regretting supporting Joe Biden

fromTownhall: Economic devastation imposed by Biden will severely damage their state (and, more importantly, their hopes of reelection).


Congressional Democrats push $15 minimum wage on struggling businesses

fromReason: Small business owners are largely Republican. Understand that and you understand the politics of COVID policy, overregulation and minimum wage.


Biden signs executive order to ban the term ‘China virus’

fromWhiteHouse.gov: The Kung flu was foisted upon the world by China, no matter how much the Biden administration wants to sugarcoat it.