The Inflation Hot Potato
The 2020s have been a crazy decade in American politics.
They began, of course, with one of the most chaotic and intense years in recent American history. After a global pandemic brought almost all aspects of life to a halt, cities erupted in nationwide riots for much of the summer, and a seemingly endless stream of scandals and stunts like the Hunter Biden laptop drove the politically-active public to exhaustion; after all that, Joe Biden won the presidency.
Jefferson, Secession, and “All Men Are Created Equal”
Perhaps one of the most abused and misunderstood phrases in American history is found in the Declaration of Independence where Thomas Jefferson wrote “all men are created equal.” Since at least as early as the mid nineteenth century, the phrase has been used by many American politicians as justification for government intervention. Those who use this tactic claim the goal of “equality” requires that the central state impose by force whatever interpretation of “equality” happens to be popular at the time.
What the Fed Can and Cannot Do
Democracy Burns France – Again
Thousands of young French people are protesting for better public services. Statist vermin exploit this social group’s organic discontent and try to turn the young people’s clamorous grievances into a stream of ballots falling into the ballot boxes of socialism, as though it were Disney’s classic Fantasia.
Washington Ratchets up New Sanctions against Tourism in Cuba
In 2018, Cuba welcomed 4.7 million visitors to the island.