Freedom on the Web

The Ill-Logic of Protectionism

by Donald J. Boudreaux, Cafe Hayek

How the Government Hides Secret Surveillance Programs

by Louise Matsakis, Wired

NSA Surveillance Bill Would Legalize Loophole That Lets FBI Spy on Americans Without a Warrant

by Alex Emmons, The Intercept

“Wormwood”: Obsession, Lies, and a CIA Cover-Up

by Sophie Gilbert, Atlantic

Trump Is Turning the State Department into a Global Arms Dealer

by Haley Pedersen and Jodie Evans, Alternet

The Perils of Mixing Masculinity and Missiles

by Carol Cohn, New York Times

US Dollar Galloping Towards Collapse

by Alasdair Macleod, CommodityTradeMantra.com

President Trump’s “Friends” in Saudi Arabia

by Andrew J. Bacevich, American Conservative

Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan

by John Harvey, Opt Out of Fiat

Emergency Alert

by Steve Breen, GoComics.com

Immigrant Facts of the Day

by Mark J. Perry, American Enterprise Institute

Real Federalists Need to Step Up

by Veronique de Rugy, Creators

Donald Trump vs. Guantánamo’s Forever Prisoners

by Editorial, New York Times

Full Text: Jeff Flake on Trump Speech Transcript

by Jeff Flake, Politico

House Spending Bill Changes Law To Let Trump Administration Secretly Shift Intelligence Money

by Ryan Grim, The Intercept

Friedrich Hayek’s Enduring Legacy

by Roger Kimball, American Greatness

Dave Chappelle Understands China Better Than Most Politicians

by Allan Golombek, Real Clear Markets

Democrats Just Handed Trump More Domestic Surveillance Powers

by Trevor Timm, NBC News

We’re Gonna Die: Oregon’s “Gas Crisis”

by Mason Mohon, 71Republic

The #Resistance Just Gave Darth Vader’s NSA Broad Spy Powers

by Matt Bors, The Intercept

The True Flag (audio)

by Stephen Kinzer with Joy LaClaire, Forthright Radio

Norway’s Parliament Votes To Decriminalize All Drug Use

by Josh Butler, Huffpost

Police Arrest More People for Marijuana Use than for All Violent Crimes — Combined

by Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post

From Shahs to the CIA: The History of Western Intervention in Iran, Part 2

by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge

If China Didn’t Exist Economically, We’d Have to Invent It

by John Tamny, Real Clear Markets