If Republicans Are Against Lawfare, They Shouldn’t Have Unleashed It
The Birth of “Irrational Exuberance”
Why People Pay Higher Prices for Some Goods Relative to Others
The Menace of Tariffs
Donald Trump is a strong believer in protective tariffs, and this is very bad news for those of us who support the free market. In Trump’s opinion, tariffs are a great idea. Here is what he said about them in an interview last month: “Trump has proposed a 10 percent across-the-board tariff on all imports and 60 percent on goods from China. During Tuesday’s remarks, he singled out imported cars for higher trade duties, saying he would slap a100, 200 or 300 percent tariff on cars made in Mexico.
The US Just Escalated its Proxy War with Russia. Rothbard Explains Why that’s a Problem.
This week, the people who run the Biden administration escalated tensions between Russia and the US by giving the Ukrainian regime authorization to use American-made (and presumably American-funded) ATACMS ballistic missiles against targets inside Russia itself.
This significantly raises the stakes of the US-Russia conflict because it put the US in the position of directly funding and encouraging attacks on Russian territory.
A Free-Market Guide to Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
President-elect Donald Trump based much of his campaign on promises to crack down on immigration and carry out mass deportations.
Gresham’s Law: Bitcoin Will Save the World!
What explains Bitcoin? Why does it exist and why is “nothing” worth $70,000 a piece? Moreover, there are millions of owners of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and yet few real transactions take place relatively speaking. How does this relate to the coming of a BRICs currency, the reserve status of the petrodollar, and the War on Cash?
Post-Election Prospects for Ending DEI
In considering the outcome of the recent elections in the United States, the question arises as to whether we can now expect to see the end of diversity, equity, and inclusion schemes which were beloved of the Biden administration. As we await the new administration, it is timely to evaluate the challenges facing those seeking to uproot the DEI industry. A key point to highlight is that the roots of this industry run too deep to be supplanted simply by closing down federal DEI programs. We can certainly celebrate the end of Mr.
Will Gavin Newsom Become the New “Teflon” Politician?
When reality hit the Democratic Party and its ruling-class allies the day after the election, one Democrat must have been relieved: California governor Gavin Newsom. The Kamala Harris loss not only ends her political career—at least at the presidential level—but also clears the way for Newsom to pursue the White House himself.