The acronym 2SLGBTQ + IA stands for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, androgynous, and asexual. The 2SLGBTQ+IA community is often described as seeking “rights and equality” for its members. What fair-minded person could object? Increasingly, however, the community appears to want privileges and equity
State regulation of marriage—and the ensuing secularization of marriage that followed—is a historical development that was part of the larger trend toward the expansion of state power. Original Article: “ How the State Seized Control of Marriage” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher
The activists went from “We want to be left alone to live our lives” to “we want to control your lives too.” Now the movement has state power on its side and bullies all opponents. Original Article: “2SLGBTQ+IA and the
The optics of the event were likely the idea of a proud Biden staffer leaning into the “Dark Brandon” aesthetic that has become popular among regime loyalists on Twitter. To Americans outside of this Very Online echo chamber, the imagery drew connotations of sinister authoritarian regimes. Original Article: “ Biden Declares “MAGA Republicans”
The government of the United Kingdom is using coercive means to promote its dubious goals of “diversity and inclusion.” In the end, freedom recedes while state power increases. Original Article: “How British Efforts to Enforce Equality Have Led to a Woke Totalitarianism” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher
As the US federal government works to “bring peace” to the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and East Asia, it faces a rather embarrassing problem. There is currently a historic wave of violent crime battering the residents of Washington, DC. With 274 homicides, 2023 was the deadliest year for the city since the 1990s. Shootings, carjackings, and armed
A Michigan jury this past week convicted Jennifer Crumbley of “involuntary manslaughter” after her then-fifteen-year-old son Ethan shot and killed four of his classmates at Oxford High School in 2021, using a gun that his parents had given to him as a present. Ethan had suffered from depression and other mental health issues before his deadly
While US taxpayers pay billions for military missions around the world in the name of “keeping us safe,” the federal government fails to keep residents of the nation’s capital safe from violent crime. Original Article: Forget Being the World’s Policeman; the Federal Government Can’t Even Keep DC
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