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John Tamny on When Politicians Panicked
Jeff Deist and John Tamny discuss the economic tradeoffs ignored by alarmist covid policymakers.
Matt Asher Talks to Jeff Deist about the Reality of Postcovid America
There is a silver lining to the covid crisis—namely the breakdown of centralized political authority. The possibility for radical political realignment presents us with both uncertainty and opportunity.
New York Politicians Have No Idea How to Fix the Subways
New York City subways are in deep financial trouble and the quality of service is in a downward spiral. Yet even talking about privatization is verboten.
A Culture of Fear
From the Great Depression to the Cold War, to the War on Terror, the regime repeatedly seeks to keep its citizens in a state of fear. And there's one "enemy" that is always there for the state to save us from: "greed" and capitalism.
Enforced Equality or—Justice?
The expression "social justice" does appear to be employed by a great many people as almost synonymous with the word "equality. " But if equality is the same thing as social justice, then social justice can't be justice at all.
Tobacco Smokers: America’s Most Persecuted Minority
If today they come for the smoker, tomorrow they will come for you. Neo-Prohibitionism has been long on the march.
The Bureaucrat as a Voter
Representative democracy cannot subsist if a great part of the voters are on the government payroll. If elected officials no longer consider themselves servants of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, doles, and subsidies, democracy is done for.
