Jeff Thomas

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No, the President Isn’t “Running the Country”

06/02/2018 Mises Wire Jeff Thomas

For eight years (2008–2016), the US liberal media touted the brilliant accomplishments of the liberal president, whilst the conservative media groused that nothing he did was of value. Today, the...

In Europe, Exploited Regional Populations Are Growing Restless

12/05/2017 Mises Wire Jeff Thomas

Recently, the people of two of Italy’s most prosperous regions voted in a referendum, on whether they wished to have greater autonomy from Rome. The referendum is non-binding, but that’s not what’s...

Frédéric Bastiat Is Right (Again)

04/14/2017 Mises Wire Jeff Thomas

French economist Frédéric Bastiat was a man far ahead of his time. He was a “classical liberal,” which, today, would identify him as a libertarian. He expanded upon the free-market argument set forth...

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