Jim Fedako

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04/29/2026 Power & Market Jim Fedako

Here’s an existential fear regarding AI: companies in the economy will invest in AI to such an extent that the result will be massive layoffs of highly-skilled, high-wage technical employees and a severe reduction in demand for routine, repetitive jobs.

Why Kill for Trump?

03/17/2026 Power & Market Jim Fedako

“Ask yourself whether you are willing to kill in an unjust war, whether decrees from the US government can provide sufficient moral justification for you to slaughter folks in Afghanistan or Nicaragua...

Don’s Rights Argument Is a Lemon

02/05/2026 Power & Market Jim Fedako

Needless to say, Don Lemon does not understand the First Amendment, let alone Rothbard’s property rights argument regarding speech.

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Artificial Intelligence and Irrational Fears

04/23/2024 Jim Fedako

As artificially low interest rates damage the economy, progressives in Congress demand more of the same. In the vernacular, they want the economy to “take the hair of the dog that bit them.” Of course, this only makes things worse in the long run—which is where we are today.

Elections Now Decide Who Can Operate Your Car

03/08/2022 Jim Fedako

With the approval of Biden's infrastructure bill, it now turns out the US government is even in control of a "kill switch" that could disable your car if you are deemed "impaired."

The REAL ID Means a Real Leviathan

11/29/2021 Jim Fedako

While 9/11 is mainly forgotten, a deafening trumpet announces the presence of other supposed crises, such as covid and climate change. The Leviathan is now excited and encouraged by the possibilities of new rules and new IDs.

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