The Conscientious Objector
In WWII, the government imprisoned nearly 6,000 conscientious objectors who would not comply with the service requirements of the draft laws.
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Let Alaskans Decide The Fate of Alaska’s Forests
A group of people from the Alaska panhandle, in order to talk policy about a forest right next door, had to fly thousands of miles to do so.
3 Charts Showing Just How Boxed-in the Fed Is
Far from being in the midst of a robust "recovery," the patient — i.e., the US economy — is still incredibly weak, needing constant infusions of medicine to stave off a crisis in its circulation.
“This Is Basically Clown World,” Jeff Deist Talks Negative Interest Rates on RT
Jeff Deist joins Rick Sanchez to weigh in on the European Central Bank’s introduction of negative interest rates and why it signals a global recess
European Central Bank Doubles Down on Ultra-Easy Money
The ECB has surrendered and is turning toward even more aggressive easy-money policy as the euro economy slows. Meanwhile, President Trump attempted to use the move to put additional pressure on the Fed to ratchet up its own QE plans.
America After 9/11: The Terrorists Won
In the wake of 9/11 the feds themselves got what they'd always wanted: More taxpayer money. More power. More untrammeled authority to imprison, spy, tax, search, and control.
Modi’s Policy of Higher Taxes, Spending, and Inflation Make India a Growing Risk in Emerging Markets
India’s economy had an annual growth of 5.0 percent in the April-June quarter, the slowest in more than six years dragged down by weak consumer dem
Trump Pauses the Government’s War Against Incandescent Lightbulbs
As far as the state is concerned, when it comes to "protecting" the environment, anything goes! Including outlawing entire industries with a huge market following.
The Economic Theory of Costs Now in Paperback
A recent collection of new research in Austrian economics is now available in paperback at a reduced price.
