Lipton Matthews

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The Illogic of Reparations: Historical Standards, Selective Memory, and the Logic of Victory

01/01/2026 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

Demands for Americans to pay reparations to descendants of chattel slavery in America have been growing. The case for reparations, however, has always been weak and illogical.

Revisiting the Maidan Massacre

12/26/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

The Maidan Massacre of February 2014 supposedly involved Ukrainian government troops tied to President Viktor Yanukovych, a Russian ally, leading to his overthrow. But what if it was a false flag operation done to make people blame the government?

Plantation Ledgers and the Illusion of Capitalist Rationality

11/13/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

The New York Times claimed in its 1619 Project that plantation slavery was the basis for American capitalism. However, research shows that the plantations were anything but capitalist enterprises.

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The Illogic of Reparations: Historical Standards, Selective Memory, and the Logic of Victory

01/02/2026 Lipton Matthews

Demands for Americans to pay reparations to descendants of chattel slavery in America have been growing. The case for reparations, however, has always been weak and illogical.

Revisiting the Maidan Massacre

12/29/2025 Lipton Matthews

Recognizing the Roots of the Current US Political Turmoil

10/27/2025 Lipton Matthews

No one doubts that the US is a politically and culturally divided nation. Contrary to much of public opinion, politicians like Donald Trump did not cause the crisis. Instead, as Lawrence Mead writes, they are a symptom of the government's assault on our culture.

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