(This is an updated and expanded version of an essay originally published on the LewRockwell.com blog.) In the lexicon of official depravity, there are few if any expressions more despicable than the phrase “combatant children.” That term of art is inscribed on a plaque found at a memorial to the Bear River Massacre located just a few miles north of Preston, Idaho. “The Battle of Bear River was fought in this vicinity January 29, 1863,” the official inscription lies, using the expression “battle” to describe an incident that is more honestly depicted as state-authorized mass murder. The attack was carried … Continue reading Combatant Children