This article was originally published by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute. In 1901, on far-away Balangiga—a village in Eastern Samar of the Philippines—an American general gave an order that stripped away any notion of “civilizing” or “Christianizing” a foreign people: “Make it a howling wilderness.” General Jacob H. Smith’s command—accompanied by the instruction to “kill everyone over ten”—was not an aberration. It was consistent with a decision made only a few years earlier about America becoming one of the “great” nations. The government would abandon its anti-imperial tradition and join the ranks of empire. The events at Balangiga were recorded…

This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News.  Introduction: The Unavoidable Foundation The fate of a civilization is inextricably tied to the physical and mental vitality of its people. When a nation’s collective health fails, so too does its capacity for rational governance, economic productivity, and social…

RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee has advanced a sweeping substitute version of Senate Bill 749, which mandates the confiscation of standard capacity firearm magazines and imposes new restrictions on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. Under the proposed legislation, the importation, sale, transfer, or possession of any magazine capable of holding…

Former United States President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Previously, the Clintons failed to reach an agreement, prompting a vote that led to their being held in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Wednesday that Iran requested to change locations for talks with its U.S. counterparts, following several reports on the matter.”We thought we had an established forum that had been agreed to in Turkey. It was put…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan, who has drawn criticism for his comments on transgender issues, testified before Congress Wednesday, arguing that the U.K.’s free speech battles have left “ordinary people” fighting culture-war disputes without clear leadership.Linehan previewed his message during an appearance…