Author: johnbarleycorn12

In the Jan 6 Killing of Ashli Babbitt, a Double-Standard on Cop Misconduct – LewRockwell

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Contrary to exaggerated, partisan rhetoric that frames the Jan 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riot as a “deadly insurrection,” the truth is that only one homicide occurred that day. The victim, an unarmed Trump supporter, was shot and killed by a police officer with a history of irresponsible handling of firearms, who opted against a nonlethal response to an act of trespassing, and who fired his weapon in the absence of any imminent threat of death or serious injury to himself or others in his vicinity. US Capitol Police (USCP) Lieutenant Michael Byrd’s killing of Ashli Babbitt came just six months after George … Continue reading →

Source: In the Jan 6 Killing of Ashli Babbitt, a Double-Standard on Cop Misconduct – LewRockwell

Communism Has Killed More People Than Any Other Cause, Disease or Reason! – LewRockwell

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Governments exist either because they have come to power through force and violence or they have been elected and given power by the people. The force and violence crowd usually have their roots in the military and we like to call them Dictators. There have been a ton of them throughout history; Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Kim Jong iL and now his son, Saddam, Gaddafi, the list goes on and on. Dictators don’t care about the people and usually kill anyone who gets in their way. It is a fact that government has killed more people than any other cause, disease … Continue reading →

Source: Communism Has Killed More People Than Any Other Cause, Disease or Reason! – LewRockwell

Rothbard on Jimmy Carter – LewRockwell

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The death of ex-President Jimmy Carter on December 26, 2024, at the age of one hundred resulted in many comments about him. Most that have come my way have favorable, and, at least by comparison with his successors, he can point to some genuine achievements. We shouldn’t be deceived though, into rating him as a good president. The great Murray Rothbard certainly didn’t think so, and in this week’s column, I’d like to consider some of the things Murray said about him. Murray identified a key theme in Carter’s presidency, the stress on pain and sacrifice, and he mordantly mocked … Continue reading →

Source: Rothbard on Jimmy Carter – LewRockwell