For context, this article was published by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank originally founded by Charles Koch (among others). The fact that these guys are ringing the alarm bell should be a warning unto itself.
https://lp.org/platform-page/ section 3.4 outlines a loose border policy. The US Libertarians may have diverged from most global Libertarian thought, but while shy of open borders, borders aren't something any Libertarian is fond of.
Oh for sure, not saying that stuff is better just that it isn't oil. Composting those usually requires extreme heat which causes problems
Most plastics, some are organically sources
A few people have, but it's not common. https://abcnews.go.com/International/prominent-americans-met-north-korean-leaders/story?id=53635089
Yes, effectively every office from Sheriff to even judges. If there is an election the candidates list their party affiliation. Sometimes resulting in funny stuff like this: https://apnews.com/article/e1580367018108b09755dfb994395c0a
Well my wife could care less about Linux, should probably find a new one...
Usually these facilities are quite a ways out of town so they need to run power lines, waste lines, etc... very out of the way. Also this complex is huge so that's probably going to include grading a lot of dirt building up embankments to catch stray rounds, hiring instructors and range safety officers. Someone to man the front desk possibly an initial stock of targets/ammo to sell to people who stop by. It's not an invonsiquential amount of work and effort to build something like this.
Your reign of terror is just beginning
Historicaly pay goes up under Republicans for military members and stays stagnant under Democrats. There are a lot of other impactful things today to consider like lack of care for trans dependants now taking effect. But really pre-trump Republican was the way to vote for immediate situational improvement as a military member.
It's not legal in New housing, but removal from old housing isn't required. Though you can use it for other things like insulating kilns or furnaces.