Why does the dollar bill in our pocket have value? The value of money is established, according to some, because the government in power says so. For some commentators, the value of money is because of social convention. What this implies is that money has value because it is accepted, and why is it accepted? Because it has value and is accepted! Obviously, this is not a good explanation of why and how money has value.

Pop the champagne, Oklahoma City! Not only has the Thunder emerged victorious in the 2025 NBA Finals—bringing home the first title in the city’s history—but you, the taxpayer, are footing the bill for the team’s shiny new stadium.

The explosive report recently published by National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on the origins of Russiagate provides extraordinary empirical confirmation of libertarian philosopher Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s thesis on the inherently parasitic nature of democratic power.

Prompt Grok to create an Alex Jones-inspired headline about modern American politics and it would be easy to conceive a title similar to that of this article. Of course, like chemicals in the water turning frogs gay—or, at least, significantly impacting their sexual functions—this would result in another quarter in the “Alex Jones is right jar.”