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** TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025
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In spite of its alluring name, the welfare state stands or falls by compulsion. It is compulsion imposed upon us with the state's power to punish noncompliance. Once this is clear, it is equally clear that the welfare state is an evil the same as every restriction of freedom.
– Wilhelm Röpke
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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November 18, 2025 Legal Nonsense to Justify Non-Judicial Killings ([link removed])
Many years ago, when I was practicing law in Texas, I learned that there were, generally speaking, two types of lawyers when it came to being asked for a legal opinion by a client who wished to pursue a certain course of action. The first type of lawyer would carefully research the issue and give his honest, independent-minded opinion as to the legality ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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PRESIDENCY
Trump Watch: Will Trump and the Pentagon Attack Venezuela ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Future of Freedom Foundation
DRUG WAR
Collateral Damage: Episode Six: Airborne Imperialism ([link removed])
by Radley Balko
Intercept
Trump Administration Says Drug-Boat Strikes Are Not Really ‘Hostilities,’ as Death Toll in Caribbean Climbs ([link removed])
by Andrew C. McCarthy
National Review
IMMIGRATION
We Came Here Legally. ICE Locked Us Up Anyway. ([link removed])
by Jemmy Jimenez Rosa et al
New York Times
REGULATION
Empire State of Delusion — Rent Controls and the Illusion of Affordability ([link removed])
by Chrysanthi Skaliotis and Abigail R. Hall
The Hill
FOREIGN POLICY
Trumpty Dumpty and the Venezuelan Boat Strikes ([link removed])
by George F. Will
Washington Post
“Gunboat Diplomacy”: U.S. War in Latin America Feared as Hegseth Launches “Operation Southern Spear” ([link removed])
by Juan Pappier with Amy Goodman
Democracy Now
FIRST AMENDMENT
Case of Sami Hamdi Shows Why ‘Israel First’ Is a Threat to American Democracy ([link removed])
by Hussam Ayloush
Common Dreams
PROTECTIONISM
Trump Plays Defense on Tariffs as Americans Face Rising Food Prices ([link removed])
by David J. Lynch
Washington Post
With US ‘Paying the Price for Trump’s Mistakes,’ He Ends Tariffs for Bananas, Beef, Coffee, and More ([link removed])
by Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams
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