Politics

Submitted by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,

In his article on conscription today, Ron Paul writes:

Some proponents of a military draft justify it as “payback” for the freedom the government provides its citizens. Those who make this argument are embracing the collectivist premise that since our rights come from government, the government can take away those rights whether it suits their purposes. Thus supporters of the draft are turning their backs on the Declaration of Independence.

Bernie Sanders has defeated his rival Hillary Clinton in Indiana’s crucial Democratic primary. He beat Clinton by at least seven points in what the mainstream media has called a ‘major upset’. The US Democratic presidential hopeful’s victory on Tuesday has boosted his argument that the party’s superdelegates should support him in July’s Democratic convention. Press TV reports: The senator was ahead of the former secretary of state by 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent with about three quarters of precincts reporting.

By Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,

A foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump is asking for British Prime Minister David Cameron to apologize for his past “divisive, stupid and wrong” remarks, regarding the Republican presidential nominee in waiting.

Just two days ago, a veteran executive of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) party said that neither an early election nor an extraordinary party congress is on the agenda amid rising speculation over the party’s highest decision-making body’s move to remove the authority to appoint provincial party officials from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.