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The Irrationality, Immorality, and Excessiveness of Drone Warfare by Brian Kogelmann: A few weeks ago a bipartisan panel of senators discussed both the legality and wisdom of our use of drones in our efforts to combat terrorism. The discussion offered a sobering look at the effects our use of drones […]

Why I Still Stand Against Rand by Evan Bernick Three weeks ago, in the wake of Senator Rand Paul’s 13-hour filibuster, I wrote an article defending the Obama Administration’s drone policy on moral and constitutional grounds. In it, I focused primarily on the constitutionality of drone strikes. I am therefore […]

by Brian Kogelmann: In this essay I address a recent blog post published by a colleague of mine, Evan Bernick. In his post Evan offers both moral and constitutional arguments justifying the Obama administration’s current use of drones, trying to show how current policy is in line with libertarian values […]

by Evan Bernick  Because libertarians have had few reasons to celebrate in recent years, we are eager to claim even the smallest victories. Political commentators on the left and right have opined that Senator Rand Paul achieved a significant victory for the “liberty movement” with his 13-hour denunciation of the Obama […]

 by Jonathan Tkachuk It’s true, different Al Qaida affiliates and extremist groups have emerged, from the Arabian Peninsula to Africa. The threat these groups pose is evolving. But to meet this threat, we don’t need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad or occupy other nations…That’s why […]

by Jonathan Tkachuk Much has been made regarding the increased use of drones by the U.S. government in its war against Al-Qaeda and other Islamist extremists. This seemingly detached method of warfare has been critiqued on the grounds that it is both ethically indefensible and strategically foolish. While both critiques deserve […]