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RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST
The Freedom Movement's Daily Newspaper

Volume XVII, Issue #4,374
Steemit Headlines -- Monday, November 18, 2019


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**TODAY'S NEWS**

Hong Kong: Hundreds trapped as police lay siege to university
Democrats invite Trump to testify in impeachment inquiry
Afghanistan: Five wounded in grenade attack
Trump Retreats From Flavor Ban for E-Cigarettes
US, South Korean regimes postpone joint exercise
US election 2020: Obama issues warning to "revolutionary" Democrats
UK government and military accused of war crimes cover-up
LA: Edwards re-elected as governor
UK: Prince Andrew "categorically" denies sex claims
Bolivia: Interim leader meets UN envoy amid violence fears
IA: Buttigieg surges ahead of Democratic rivals in poll
France: More than 100 arrested as Yellow Vest protests return to Paris
Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins presidential election
FL: Port Charlotte man who shot intruder in the butt protected by stand-your-ground law
Trump pardons two convicted war criminals, one war crimes defendant, despite Pentagon opposition
Iran: Regime Abruptly Raises Fuel Prices, and Protests Erupt
Report: Trump regime preparing to steal private land for Berli ... er, border ... wall
Chile: Parties agree to replace dictatorship-era constitution
Syria: Russian forces occupy former US air base
Stone convicted of lying to Congress, etc.

**TODAY'S COMMENTARY**

The State Is Not Your Proxy
Why Democrats and Republicans should think about independents
Governments Viewing Crypto as a Threat Will Be Left Behind
Why Don't Environmentalists Just Buy the Land They Want To Protect? Because It's Against the Rules.
The Antifederalists Were Eerily Prophetic
Striking Teachers: Fighting For Much More Than Paychecks
Trump Sides With War Criminals
Lies, Lies and More Lies: Trump and His Critics
Only Queers Can Save the Flaming Refugees of Love: Time to Decriminalize Polygamy
Libertarianism doesn't fail
Climate Change's Great Lithium Problem
Psychiatrists, Impeachment, and Justice
Marco Rubio's Half-Baked Political Philosophy
A Bad Trade
Chile and the Limits of Neoliberalism
You're Not Worth My Time
The Hugely Important OPCW Scandal Keeps Unfolding; Here's Why No One's Talking About It
A Blow to Gun Manufacturers But a Win for Federalism
Why has the natural rate of unemployment fallen to such a low level?
Centrist Pundits Assume Voters Agree with Them; Polling Tells a Different Story
Yes, Taxation Is Theft
A Role for Elders
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez v. Free Speech
The Origins of the Thought Police -- and Why They Scare Us
Towards a Real Social Contract
The Fundamental Complaint
Executive Privilege Should Have No Power When It Comes to an Impeachment
Actually, We Could Just Flip the Switch
One Bit
Quantum Vibe, 11/15/19

**TODAY'S AUDIO/VIDEO**

Free Talk Live, 11/17/19
Michael Bell Sr. on The Scott Horton Show
The Anarchist Experience, episode 241
Cato Daily Podcast, 11/16/19
The Joe Rogan Experience, episode 1386
CQ on Congress, episode 175
The Tom Woods Show, episode 1536
FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, 11/15/19
Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock, 11/15/19
Free Man Beyond The Wall, episode 338
Cato Daily Podcast, 11/15/19
Ron Paul Liberty Report, 11/15/19
Free Thoughts Podcast, episode 318
Foreign Policy Focus, episode 419
Felony Friday, episode 202

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Editors:
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Steve Trinward

Editors Emeritus:
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