The explosive report recently published by National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on the origins of Russiagate provides extraordinary empirical confirmation of libertarian philosopher Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s thesis on the inherently parasitic nature of democratic power.
Prompt Grok to create an Alex Jones-inspired headline about modern American politics and it would be easy to conceive a title similar to that of this article. Of course, like chemicals in the water turning frogs gay—or, at least, significantly impacting their sexual functions—this would result in another quarter in the “Alex Jones is right jar.”
If you ask any American libertarian who the worst presidents of all time were, you are likely to receive the same answers, though in different order. Abraham Lincoln invaded the South and led the greatest slaughter of Americans in history, including targeted attacks against civilians. Woodrow Wilson created the Fed and got us into World War I. Franklin Roosevelt established the New Deal, bankrolled the Soviet Union, caused the Cold War, and staffed his administration with communists. Lyndon B.
In understanding history, more is required than just a litany of facts. An explanatory framework is needed—a theory or argument concerning the significance and interrelationships between those facts, or a “model” as Robert Higgs put it:
