Connor O'Keeffe

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11/04/2025 Mises Wire Connor O'Keeffe

The justices that Trump appointed to the Supreme Court have shown a recent intolerance for the kinds of semantic leaps his administration is relying on to justify its tariffs. Will they remain consistent or fall in line behind the president?

The Trump Administration Is Lying Us Into Another War

10/29/2025 Mises Wire Connor O'Keeffe

Trump's team is citing the fentanyl crisis to justify its escalations near Venezuela. But virtually all illicit fentanyl is made and smuggled thousands of miles away. If war or regime change in Venezuela is good for the American people, why hide the true motivations?

We Have Not Properly Reckoned with the Economic Insanity of 2020

10/22/2025 Mises Wire Connor O'Keeffe

The governmental response to the covid pandemic was to cripple the economy. To compensate for the damage, the Federal Reserve unleashed massive inflation in an attempt to do what the Fed always does in a crisis: bail out the economic actors.

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Election Fallout: Is Inflation Radicalizing Our Politics?

11/06/2025 Tho Bishop Ryan McMaken Connor O'Keeffe

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho take a look at this week's off-year elections. Were any of the outcomes a real surprise? Does Mamdami reflect the future of the left? Will affordability bring down MAGA? The roundtable discuss these questions and more.

Trump’s Tariff Power Grab

11/05/2025 Connor O'Keeffe

The Trump Administration Is Lying Us Into Another War

10/29/2025 Connor O'Keeffe

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