A Rothbardian Reconstruction of Libertarian Political Theory

Chinese Nationals Among 51 Indicted Over Marijuana Grow Operations In Oklahoma Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Department of Homeland Security investigation has resulted in the indictment of 51 defendants—including 29 Chinese nationals—on 67 counts of conspiracy to manufacture black-market marijuana in Oklahoma for distribution in Texas, Mississippi, Kansas, and North Carolina, among other locales. Oklahoma drug enforcement agent Mike Garcia looks over rows of marijuana plants at an illegal grow facility in Ponca City, Okla, on Dec. 22, 2025. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times The defendants are from...

J&J's Proposed $5.5 Billion Talc Settlement May "Lift Remaining Overhang" On Shares, Says Guggenheim Johnson & Johnson announced late Monday that it had reached an agreement to commit $5.5 billion to resolve most lawsuits alleging its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The settlement could end 15 years of litigation and "lift the remaining overhang" on J&J shares, according to one institutional trading desk. The "comprehensive resolution," as described by J&J, requires participation from law firms representing at least 95% of pending state and federal claims. The company faces roughly 76,000 lawsuits,...

Trump Red Line: No Sanctions Relief Unless Iran Gives Up Uranium; US Rejects 'Fabricated' Peace Framework By Iranian Side Summary Trump red line (PBS): "No, no, not at all. Not sanctions relief, no" - unless Iran gives up its enriched uranium. "Iran negotiating on fumes," Trump says in cabinet meeting. White House rejects 'complete fabrication' of Iranian TV reporting on MOU and draft deal status. IRGC keeping up the rhetoric: warns that Iran would "turn the area from Chabahar to Mahshahr into a graveyard for aggressors" if the ceasefire collapses. CENTCOM: "Clearly the Iranians are...