The Luck Fallacy and Luck Egalitarianism
Many who do not understand markets, the division of labor, production, exchange, and profit—whether willingly or unwillingly—see no justification for unequal wealth and income because inequality can only result from nefarious activity or random luck.
U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP
The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II.
NYT: “The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.”
“But the problem is bigger than any single commander in chief. The United States has left itself unprepared for modern war.”
Stuff that Fed Officials Say
We Are Living in the Fourth American Republic
The Shadow Chair
A soft coup took place in D.C. last night. While the headlines announce Jerome Powell is stepping down as Chair of the Federal Reserve, the fine print reveals a more insidious reality: his ascension to the role of “Shadow Chair.” By retreating to his bunker, Powell is executing a maneuver that signals the final, total politicization of America’s most powerful institution.
We Are Living in the Fourth American Republic
There is a certain subspecies of conservatives in which the members seem impervious to the abundant evidence all around us that the constitution of the “founding fathers” is a dead letter and the American republic created in the late eighteenth century is now a relic of the past.
New DOJ report details how Biden’s FBI targeted Christians
Biden’s FBI “diligently attempted to use its enforcement authority against parents who defended their children’s safety at local school board meetings.”