U.S. History

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Daniella Bassi

The story of the Americas as the violent “pacifying” and corralling of free indigenous peoples by white outsiders erases the long history of statism in many areas of the New World.

Ryan McMaken

It is important to get some much-needed context when examining a disease which is being used to justify unprecedented increases in state power and violations of human rights.

Murray N. Rothbard

The Soviet military invasion was in no sense an arrogant drive for the conquest of all of southwest Asia. It was an act, not of strength, but of profound weakness. 

Connor Mortell

The fact a politician may have prior experience as a "savvy businessman" is irrelevant to the business of the state. States are nothing like private sector businesses, and business skills mean little. 

James Bovard

The FBI’s power and federal legitimacy are far more tenuous than Washington recognizes. Beyond the nation’s big cities, federal authority hinges largely on the consent of local citizens.

David Howden

The debt ceiling served an important historical purpose. It continues to serve this purpose today. Raising it without limit is not necessary and is a dangerous precedent.