RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST
The Freedom Movement's Daily Newspaper
Volume XVI, Issue #4,027
Steemit Edition -- Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
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Yours in liberty,
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TODAY'S NEWS
Trump: Sessions should "stop Rigged Witch Hunt right now"
US judge: No more psychotropic drugs to migrant children without consent
Augur prediction market hosts Trump assassination wagers
US prepares list of Turkey sanctions targets
Congressional auditors: 30 million tax slaves will "owe" more due to fatter paychecks
OH: Judge orders defendant's mouth taped for sentencing
Trump: You need an ID to buy groceries
EPA chief: Proposed rule on fuel efficiency coming this week
PA: Frat member gets house arrest in hazing death
Canada: Regime says it is using DNA websites to identify some migrants
US Senate: Lee blocks Nelson's attempt to destroy First Amendment
Obama jumps into the midterm battle with endorsement of 81 candidates
Kroger threatens ban on Visa cards at stores nationwide
Maxine Waters hit with FEC complaint over mailer money
Former lobbyist Tony Podesta, others under federal investigation over alleged foreign work
US regime to announce arrest of alleged Ukrainian hackers
Canada: Ontario government cuts basic income project short
Zimbabwe police invoke strict security act
Sweden: Thieves swipe crown jewels from cathedral
Google plans to launch censored search engine in China, leaked documents reveal
TODAY'S COMMENTARY
What we've lost
As long as Assange silenced, claims against him are illegitimate
Progressive designs
New tariffs nothing to cheer about
Stop bending the knee to Donald Trump
Pharmacy benefit managers: We'd be stuck in the middle without them
An engineer, an economist, and an ecomodernist walk into a bar and order a free lunch ...
Why we need virtue education
Quantum Vibe, 08/01/18
Free stuff isn't free
Trump should learn from Mideast history and stop promoting regime change in Iran
That EU solution for Greece is still failing
Why increased US pressure on Iran appears to be backfiring
An open letter to President Trump on trade and tariffs
The Libertarian Party's "constitutional crisis": A way forward
Ignorance of the tyrant: Maduro, without realizing, has already doomed new currency
Israel-Gaza's risky brinkmanship
Paul Krugman is wrong again
Why population predictions bomb
Mind your own damn business
Charles Koch's bipartisan delusion
Yemen: The damning silence of liberals leaves a legacy of shame
Some ideas to think about
Governmental overreach and comeuppance?
Film tax credits: Facts and fiction
Is "buy America" at risk?
"Court balancing" is just court packing by another name
U.S.-China trade war's costs exceed its benefits; time to restart talks
Markets for Rules: The Promise and Peril of Blockchain Distributed Governance
Hiroshima revisited
Tariffs hurt long-run growth. Carbon taxes will spur it.
When the "cure" for homosexuality is torture
Mission: Impossible -- Fallout and Deep State redemption
Stupid Patent of the Month: Unpaid sues "offending laundromats" for using prepaid cards
"Disaster" and construal level theory
TODAY'S AUDIO/VIDEO
Blockchain 2025, 08/01/18
Political Research Digest, 08/01/18
Ron Paul Liberty Report, 08/01/18
Scott Adams Says, 08/01/18
We Are Libertarians, episode 303
Electric Libertyland, episode 83
Foreign Policy Focus, episode 227
Essential Libertarianism, episode 40
Cato Daily Podcast, 08/01/18
State of the Markets Podcast, episode 35
Free Talk Live, 07/31/18
Sounds Like Liberty, episode 7
The Tom Woods Show, episode 1206
Reason Podcast, 07/31/18
The Scott Horton Show, 07/30/18
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