Latest Federal Killing in Minnesota Echoes Ruby Ridge By James Bovard The latest killing of a protester in Minneapolis by federal agents is reminiscent of the shooting of Vickie Weaver by a government sniper in 1992. In both cases, the government has refused to acknowledge wrongdoing and has engaged in… Undisciplined Jan 27, 2026, 9:30 PM
Republicans and MAGA: Carrying a Gun Is a Bad Thing Now By Ryan McMaken In 2026, conservatives cheer the masking of police in a way that would have been viewed as shockingly sinister, illegal, and downright creepy by Americans of earlier generations.… Undisciplined Jan 27, 2026, 9:18 PM
Norms, Emergencies, and the Administrative State On the Failure of Constitutionalism Through the Ages By Joseph Solis-Mullen What happens if those that govern exempt themselves from the rules? Republican Rome: Constitutional Norms Without Enforcement Medieval Florence: Republican Forms and Oligarchic Reality 20th Century England: Soft Despotism and the Administrative… Undisciplined Jan 26, 2026, 5:44 PM
Virtuous Market Distribution vs. Nefarious State Redistribution By Finn Andreen Progressives sell state intervention into economic affairs as “protecting” consumers and workers. In all cases, free markets do a better job of protecting all participants.… Undisciplined Jan 26, 2026, 4:58 PM
Trump's Tariffs Made His Farm Bailouts Inevitable | The Libertarian Institute By Joseph Solis-Mullen In the comic theater of American politics, few spectacles are as reliably absurd as the utopian promises of protectionism. Donald Trump’s tariffs, hailed by their proponents as a bold strike against foreign exploitation, Undisciplined Jan 26, 2026, 4:16 PM
Will Trump's DHS 'Zone Out' the First Amendment? | The Libertarian Institute By James Bovard Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday called for Minneapolis to “set up a peaceful protest zone so that these individuals can exercise their First Amendment rights and do so Undisciplined Jan 26, 2026, 3:46 PM
