RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST
The Freedom Movement's Daily Newspaper
Volume XVI, Issue #4,017
Steemit Edition -- Thursday, July 19th, 2018
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TODAY'S NEWS
Nicaragua: Regime forces seize opposition stronghold in violent bid to silence protesters
US House bill offers $5 billion to fund wall and gang activity on US-Mexico border
Commerce Department launches faux "national security probe" to justify protectionism for US uranium miners
Hong Kong: Regime moves to impose unprecedented ban on separatist party
Pompeo: US to receive American soldiers' remains in coming weeks
Fed says trade war downturn could pose challenges
Video shows Netanyahu saying he convinced Trump to violate Iran nuke deal
Study: Early dinner time associated with lower risk of cancer
Iran nuclear chief: Regime opens new centrifuge rotor factory
FL: Orlando mayor apologizes for fight over "Starry Night" home
Gottlieb: FDA gang to crack down on labeling nondairy products as "milk"
Lawnmower man Rodney Smith Jr completes 50-state challenge
Experimental blood test could detect melanoma skin cancer early, study finds
US EPA eases Obama-era standards on toxic coal ash
Study finds why cannabis causes the munchies
Soros calls Obama "greatest disappointment;" doesn't "particularly want to be a Democrat"
US housing starts hit nine-month low; permits fall
Turkey: US pastor denied release in latest trial hearing
FL: Mother of teen who died after eating cookie with peanuts wants better allergy labeling
EU demands $5 billion extortion payment from Google over Android antitrust claims
TODAY'S COMMENTARY
Directionalism vs. destinationism
Libertarians shouldn't be accomplices of aggression
Smart contracts aren't trustless, nor should they be
No virtue in upholding bad laws
A guaranteed income would undermine the social virtues of work
The truth about Trump, Putin, and Obama
Mr. President, declassify documents on Russia collusion now
Illegal abortion will mean abortion by mail
Democrats' "sudden" hard-left turn has been years in the making
When code is speech, tech like 3D-printed guns sees greater protection from censorship
An odd, non-linear game
Trump challenged status quo during Helsinki summit with Putin
A central bank caused one of history's biggest cons
The Tory government has fallen for the EU's nonsensical demands on social and employment laws
Trump has attacked US intel agencies; expect them to strike back
The not-saint Timothy
Want gun control? Arm the left (it worked before)
Okay, abolish ICE. What then?
Missing something about populism?
Soccer champions ... and immigrants
Bank Deregulation 2.0 is here
Lunatic politics, part 1 -- Russiagate is a religion
Quantum Vibe, 07/18/18
Humanity crucified on a cross of iron
How to end the tyranny of the nonunion workplace
The party that cried wolf: The real danger to the Constitution is not Brett Kavanaugh
War doesn't make sense anymore
They are not communists, you idiots
The Trump-Putin summit: A missed opportunity for liberty
Undermining mobile phone users' privacy won't make us safer
TODAY'S AUDIO/VIDEO
Electric Libertyland, episode 81
Blockchain 2025, 07/18/18
Ron Paul Liberty Report, 07/18/18
Scott Adams Says, 07/18/18
Cato Daily Podcast, 07/18/18
The Libertarian Angle, 07/18/18
Foreign Policy Focus, episode 221
Free Talk Live, 07/17/18
The LAVA Flow Podcast, episode 97
We Are Libertarians, episode 300
Punk Rock Libertarians Podcast, episode 169
Sounds Like Liberty, episode 5
Reason Podcast, 07/17/18
Lawrence W. Reed on The Mandy Show
The Tom Woods Show, episode 1197
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