Unlocking the Mind of a Liberal
[The Liberal Mind by Kenneth R. Minogue. (Liberty Fund, 2008[1963]; 207 pp.)]
Two Cow Method of Explaining Socialism
The topics of socialism, communism, and capitalism can be hard to describe to most people because of their complexities, definitive terms, and the purposeful vagueness that is attached to each. The simplest and yet profound way of describing each I found is what I call the “Two Cow Method.” The theory goes like this.
The 1990s: A Pivotal Foreign Policy Decade
“In the weeks immediately after the bombing [in Lebanon], I believed the last thing that we should do was turn tail and leave. Yet the irrationality of Middle East politics forced us to rethink our policy there. If there would be some rethinking of policy before our men die, we would be a lot better off.”—Ronald Reagan, An American Life, pp. 466-467
Bovard: Trump Cannot Stop the Collapse of the Epstein Coverup
Epstein’s case exemplifies how federal law doesn’t apply to the financial elite.
The Fed Has No Idea What It’s Doing
With Its Latest Rate Cut, the Fed Serves Wall Street and the Regime
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee cut the target policy rate by 0.25 percent, bringing the target down to 4.25 percent. This cut is the first since the Fed implemented a cutting cycle last year that reduced the target rate from 5.5 percent to 4.5 percent. That series of cuts began with a 50 basis-point cut in September of last year, ending with a 25 basis-point cut in December.
Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and an Impending War
[America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War by H.W. Brands (Doubleday Books, 2024; 444 pp.)]
