Technocrats Everywhere: Central Bankers as Political Saviors
Italy and Australia are just the latest cases of ailing political systems we're told can be fixed by technocratic central bankers.
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Social Media Is an Obstacle to Civilization
On January 5, Variety published an article about an interview between Rowan Atkinson, the actor behind the “Mr.
The Cathedral Is in Decay
One of Robert Greene’s forty-eight laws of power in his book that goes by that same name is to “create compelling spectacles” as a means of creatin
The Belt and Road Initiative: A Spending Project with Domestic Political Origins
While the Chinese regime’s program of financing and conducting large-scale infrastructure programs in Asia and Africa has been cited by Weste
Libertarian Terrorists?
The Department of Homeland Security issued on Wednesday a nationwide terror alert lasting until April 30.
Reddit vs. the Fed: Who Understands Asset Bubbles Best?
Amazingly, Jerome Powell is claiming that recent asset price inflation isn't driven by monetary policy but by good news about vaccines.
A Fond Farewell to the “Midnight Economist”
This month, UCLA economist William R.
GameStop: A Sign of the Times
Let’s not be naïve. When this ends, many retail investors will be left holding the bag. But that doesn’t take away from the profits and losses made by others, and the signal that has been sent.
Wall Street Regulators Love Broken Windows
The move toward decentralization and democratization of technology and finance—as shown by the Reddit-led charge against Wall Street hedge funders—is the shining lifeboat in the storm of bureaucratic chaos.
Politicians Talk about Freedom—but Only to Destroy It
Nowadays, any such limited-government words we might hear from politicians (like Biden’s promise to govern in the interests of all Americans) will again represent cognitive dissonance rather than commitment to principle.
