As Russian political scientist Gleb Pavlovsky has quite rightly said, one should not consider the five-thousand-plus sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation as of this writing as sanctions in the normal diplomatic and economic sense. They are a conditional “second front,” a blow aimed at dismantling the Russian economy, the Russian social structure, and the institutional framework in response to the corresponding actions of the Russian authorities, with the West’s clearly stated position not to mirror such actions.

Two new faces were recently sworn into the Fed’s inner circle, Dr. Lisa Cook and Dr. Philip N. Jefferson, whom I wrote about in January when Biden nominated them.

The Uvalde police have helped demonstrate, yet again, what has long been clear: when you’re facing a maniac with a gun, don’t count on the government’s uniformed bureaucrats with badges to help you. As we learned this week, not even a child begging for help on a 911 call will get the police to confront a shooter. 

Libertarianism: John Hospers, the Libertarian Party’s 50th Anniversary, and Beyond
edited by C. Ronald Kimberling and Stan Oliver
John Hospers Philosophy Foundation, 2021