FFF Daily - February 1, 2026

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026

The percentage of correct decisions which individuals make is very high when they are risking their own money and their own future. The percentage of correct decisions is very low when made by politicians, so-called intellectuals, and others, regardless of their intelligence, who are not faced with the discipline of having to pay for their own mistakes with their own earnings.

– A.W. Stewart

HORNBERGER'S BLOG

February 2, 2026

The Evil of the U.S. Empire's Aggression Against Cuba
It is both amusing and pathetic to watch the tremendous glee that statists and interventionists are experiencing as the U.S. national-security establishment and President Trump tighten the economic noose around the Cuban people in the hope of finally — finally! — ousting the communist regime in Cuba and replacing it with another pro-U.S. dictatorial stooge. It’s amusing in that the U.S. Empire is ...

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DEMOCRACY

How the FBI Crippled Democracy in 2016 and Beyond
by James Bovard
The Future of Freedom Foundation

IMMIGRATION

How Crossing the US-Mexico Border Became a Crime (2017)
by Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Conversation

The Border Patrol Has Been a Cult of Brutality Since 1924 (2019)
by Greg Grandin
The Intercept

IRAN

“Why Don’t You Criticize Iran??”
by Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com

WAR ON TERRORISM

The Trump Administration Thinks They Had It Coming
by David Litt
New York Times

ECONOMICS

Affordability Fact Check: Trump Can’t Hide from Higher Prices
by James Bovard
New York Post

The Wealth of Individualism
by David R. Henderson
Hoover Institution

FREE SPEECH

When the Government Tramples People’s Rights, the People Must Take to the Streets
by Robin Abcarian
Los Angeles Times

JFK

EXCLUSIVE: Russian Dossier Confirms RFK Told Kremlin of a JFK Conspiracy
by Jefferson Morley
JFK Facts

SOCIALISM

The Warmth of Collectivism
by Asheesh Agarwal
Law & Liberty

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