The Congress of the United States, in its wisdom, has now moved to make a federal offense out of “desecrating the flag”. No doubt the great bulk of those who fought for, and voted for, this law, believe themselves to be devoted Christians and champions of the rights of private property. We shall prove that they are nothing of the kind.

Volume 3, Number 3 (Spring-Autumn 1967)

Bewildered white Liberals are wont to ask: “What do you people want?” Some newsmen recently asked virtually this same question of H. Rap Brown, fiery young leader of SNCC and the Black Power movement. Rap replied: “I want Lyndon Johnson to resign and go to Vietnam and fight — he and his family.” Particularly interesting were the varied reactions to this statement; the reporter adds that: “Negro onlookers cheered as he brushed aside newsmen’s requests that he be ‘more specific.’” Indeed: how specific can one get?

Che is dead, and we all mourn him. Why? How is it that so many libertarians mourn this man; how is it that we just received a letter from a brilliant young libertarian, a former objectivist and Birchite, which said, in part: “if they did finally get Che ... I am sure that his memory will live to haunt both Latin America and the U.S. for decades to come. Long live Che!” How come? Surely not because Che was a Communist. Precious few people in this country or anywhere else will mourn the passing, for example, of Brezhnev, Kosygin, or Ulbricht, Communist leaders all.

Kal Molinet and Matt Battaglioli [Mises U alum, ‘13 and ‘14] bring you the News From Underground covering the Ludwig von Mises Institute experience for aspiring Austrian economists. Also included is a bonus interview with Judge Napolitano on the validity of the constitution as a contract, the insecurity of social security, and common misconceptions about police obligations.

In his recent Mises Daily, Dave Albin admirably elucidates the tangle of unseen, long-run consequences that has resulted from uncoordinated government subsidies to the sugar, corn and ethanol industries.