Social Security Expansion Shows True Nature of Social Security

by Laurence M. Vance January 17, 2025

In one of his last acts as president, Joe Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R.82). ...

Biden’s Sordid Legacy: Ravaged Rights and Liberties

by James Bovard January 15, 2025

Joe Biden’s presidency ends on January 20, 2025. There will likely be a media stampede to hallow his reign and trumpet his virtues. But ...

Norway’s Nonviolent Resistance in WWII: The Power of a Paperclip, Part 1

by Wendy McElroy January 13, 2025

The 1942 Norsk (Norwegian) teachers’ resistance is one of the most successful campaigns of nonviolent defiance waged against the Nazis during World War II. ...

The Police State Is America’s New Crime Boss

by John W. Whitehead January 7, 2025

“There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.”—Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom ...

Using Russia to Suppress Speech at Home, Part 1

by Jacob G. Hornberger January 6, 2025

Part 1 | Part 2 By enacting the First Amendment, our American ancestors were acknowledging that the federal government would inevitably attract ...

Time to Separate Alcohol from the State

by Laurence M. Vance January 3, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods entering the United States from Mexico and Canada — two ...