For Memorial Day: "We must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors. As for the enemies of … [Read more...]
Show Me The Way To Ancapistan
Dominic Frisby has released another libertarian music video, this time about his dream libertarian homeland in Show Me the Way to Ancapistan. The closest thing to a libertarian homeland at the moment is, of course, New Hampshire, but no reason not to dream. … [Read more...]
Sound Of Freedom | Film
UPDATE: Sound of Freedom will be released in theaters July 4th. Tim Ballard, a former US Homeland Security agent, quits his job to fight the enslavement of children by sex traffickers and the governments that back them. Based on a true story. [ Sound of Freedom credits: Dir: Alejandro Monteverde/ Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel, Bill Camp/ Action-Adventure, Drama, Thriller/ … [Read more...]
Cambodian Day of Remembrance: Five Films to Honor the Dead
Pol Pot and his gang of Khmer Rouge socialist comrades murdered 25% of Cambodian citizens, in total somewhere around two million lives, in the span of just five years (1975-1979). Cambodia declared May 20th to be a day of remembrance to honor these dead. Pol Pot was taught the wonders of agrarian socialism while attending college in France, and returned home with a … [Read more...]
James Stewart: Libertarian Film Hero
James Stewart -- born May 20, 1908 -- made many films over his long acting career. Included among these are seven films of interest to libertarians, likely the record to date for any individual actor, and a record not just in quantity but in depth of libertarian content: two of his films are ranked among the Top 25 Libertarian Films ever made. His films touch upon multiple … [Read more...]
R. J. Mitchell: Happy Angel Birthday!
British aeronautical engineer R. J. Mitchell was born on May 20th, 1895. He is little known today, but as the inventor of the Spitfire fighter plane, he is said to have done more to turn back the Nazi menace than anyone other than Churchill. What makes his story all the more remarkable is that his heroism was largely single-handed and alone, occurring in the mid-1930s before … [Read more...]
Vindicated: Amanda Milius ‘Plot’ Film Was Right
Film director Amanda Milius has just been vindicated. In 2020, Milius released The Plot Against the President, a documentary that alleged Hillary Clinton's campaign had colluded with intelligence agencies to falsely smear the Trump administration with links to Russia. The political left treated the film's narrative as a right-wing conspiracy theory of the lowest order. … [Read more...]
Tillie Majczek: The Mom Who Toiled 11 Years to Free Son Remembered in Film
Tillie Majczek. That's a name to remember on Mother's Day. She scrubbed floors for 11 years to raise the money to free her son from a false murder conviction -- and succeeded. Her story, and that of the reporter who took up her cause, is told in the 1948 film Call Northside 777. It's a sweet story and a tribute to a free press. … [Read more...]
Alistair Williams Anti-Establishment Comedy Act
I discovered this wonderful 20-minute anti-establishment comedy act by Alistair Williams. He covers everything from COVID mask mandates to toilets on state-sponsored trains. Hilarious! He's on our list of best libertarian comedians. … [Read more...]
Merdan Ghappar: Uighur Prisoner Sends SOS
Merdan Ghappar, a prisoner in one of China's notorious Orwellian "reeducation" camps was inadvertently given access to his cell phone. He quickly sent out this short video showing himself alone in a small cell, handcuffed to a bed, while propaganda broadcasts drone on in the background. He says nothing in the recording, likely so as to go undetected by guards. It's an … [Read more...]