As Étienne de la Boétie pointed out, the state is absolutely dependent on ideological support, without which it could not even command an army to force obedience from the public. Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State points out that the state acquires this support by means of its court intellectuals, who frame power as “public service,” while framing skepticism as childish, antisocial, or “conspiratorial”—especially the simple habit of asking cui bono (“who benefits?”). In a previous article, I highlighted the need for libertarians to criticize how academia and journalism can serve as the primary vehicles of state propaganda.

17 January 2026

Yulia Timoshenko, a major opposition figure, is facing new criminal charges for allegedly organizing a scheme to buy parliamentary votes. This comes at a time when President Zelensky's government is already unstable and struggling to pass legislation.

16 January 2026

Tarek William Saab, Venezuela's attorney general, has said that the abduction of Nicolas Maduro was an "act of war."  The United States kidnapped the Venezuelan ruler during an operation a few weeks ago.

16 January 2026

In January 2025, silver traded as low as $30 per ounce. Yesterday – just twelve months later – it surpassed $93, recording an all-time high. This isn’t a short-lived spike driven by speculation alone – its surge follows tightening physical supply, rising industrial demand, and growing geopolitical influence over critical materials. Its late 2025 rally – shooting from $45/oz on 28 October to $83 just two months later – initially looked like a short burst before dropping immediately after.

16 January 2026

Verizon suffered a major nationwide service outage affecting hundreds of thousands.

15 January 2026

Just hours after a man was shot in the leg by federal law enforcement, United States ruler Donald Trump threatened to use the military in Minnesota. Trump said he could invoke the "Insurrection Act" over widespread demonstrations after federal agents shot and wounded a man, and in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a protester by an ICE agent last week.

15 January 2026

Denmark has started what appears to be a major buildup of troop presence in Greenland. This deployment comes as the United States continues to threaten a takeover of the Arctic island.

15 January 2026

Reuters has claimed that a United States attack on Iran is "imminent," citing anonymous sources. Iran has already said that it would retaliate if the U.S. decides to interfere in its affairs.

15 January 2026

Has there ever been a social media post more important than the one that President Trump just made?  I believe that it would be very difficult to overstate the significance of what we have just witnessed.  

15 January 2026

Despite Trump's denial of imminent strikes, the U.S. deployed a massive military force (USS Gerald R. Ford carrier group, F-35Bs, drones, and 10,000 troops) near Venezuela under the pretext of targeting drug networks, while analysts suspect regime change is the real goal.

14 January 2026