Review: Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier
George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier is a book for which I kept hearing recommendations. I was told that it contained biting criticisms of socialism and was a valuable source of antiauthoritarian thought.
Practice Makes Parfit
Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality
by David Edmonds
Princeton, 2023; xx + 380 pp.
Neither Red nor Blue, but Free
Rothbard Was Right: Wars Don’t Enhance Freedom. They Destroy Liberty.
ESG: Another Fraudulent Hustle That Progressive Elites Have Foisted on the Economy
Prices, Food, Employment: AI and Robotics Are for Regular Folks, Not Just the Elite
Price Inflation Growth Slowed Slightly in April. Now Wall Street Will Demand More Easy Money.
The federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released new price inflation data Wednesday, and according to the report, price inflation during April decelerated slightly, coming in at the lowest year-over-year increase in twenty-four months. According to the BLS, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose 4.9 percent year over year in April before seasonal adjustment.
Trump, Dominion, and the Weaponization of Defamation
Powell: We Made Mistakes
The formal recession has yet to be declared, and Powell is already offering apologies. Following last week’s rate hike amid the ongoing banking turmoil, during the Q & A session, the Fed Chair offered a sort of apology for recent events:
… I’ve been Chair of the Board for five plus years now, and I fully recognize that we made mistakes. I think we’ve learned some new things, as well, and we need to do better.
