Connor O'Keeffe

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The Federal Judiciary’s War on Trump Is Not About Protecting Us from Government Overreach

06/04/2025 Mises Wire Connor O'Keeffe

So far, in his second term, Donald Trump’s biggest headaches haven’t come from the Democrats or his fellow Republicans. Nor have they come from the groups that were his biggest enemies in his first...

Why Ending the War in Ukraine Is So Difficult Now

05/28/2025 Mises Wire Connor O'Keeffe

As President Trump wrestles to deliver on his campaign promise to end the war on Ukraine by helping to bring about a negotiated peace deal, the effort has, in part, been undermined by an escalating...

What the Biden Health Coverup Reveals About the Political Class

05/21/2025 Mises Wire Connor O'Keeffe

Over the weekend, the Biden family announced that former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer. The statement said that the cancer was characterized by a Gleason score...

Media

The Federal Judiciary’s War on Trump Is Not About Protecting Us from Government Overreach

06/04/2025 Connor O'Keeffe

As President Trump racks up defeat after defeat before the federal courts, the legacy media claims that federal judges are protecting us from government overreach. In reality, government overreach as we know it has been made possible by the federal judiciary.

DOGE Disappointment, Keynesian Degeneracy, and Cutting Off Harvard

05/30/2025 Tho Bishop Connor O'Keeffe Ryan McMaken

On Power & Market, the group looks at the political legacy of Elon Musk, the moral costs of Keynesianism, and the absurdity of Harvard and NPR as public goods.

Why Ending the War in Ukraine Is So Difficult Now

05/28/2025 Connor O'Keeffe

Establishment figures erroneously claim Trump’s recent frustrations with Putin prove them right—that Putin can’t be reasoned with.

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