Ours in an age when people panic, sometimes for good reasons but often for bad. Governments benefit from panicked citizenry, which is why we always should question those political decisions that can turn our lives upside down.
Amtrak is always on the verge of reviving intercity rail traffic in the US, or at least that is what politicians want us to believe. The truth is that the case for defunding Amtrak has never been stronger.
President Trump‘s so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is more of the same: big and bloated. It adds billions to the federal deficit and does nothing to deal with the government‘s ruinous debt. Naturally, the Republicans support it.
There are numerous critics of free markets. However, all of those critics also are consumers and they gladly depend upon free markets to satisfy their needs.
The 20th century gave us two world wars that have altered the world's political landscape to this day. We would do well to remember the main lesson from World War I: there is no “honor” in warfare. It is pure murder.
We would do well to remember the main lesson from World War I: there is no “honor” in warfare. It is pure murder.
Forbes called this explosive loan situation, a “perfect storm…of heavier debt loads, higher payments, and an unforgiving economy.”
Forbes called this explosive loan situation, a “perfect storm…of heavier debt loads, higher payments, and an unforgiving economy.”
Economists have said that a higher education degree is a form of “signaling” by the person holding the diploma. Thanks to government attempts to make higher education readily available, the value of a college degree has been severely degraded.
Robert Kennedy‘s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) crusade is being promoted as a government-led effort to eliminate health hazards in food and medicine. However, MAHA depends upon government overreach, which ultimately will undermine any good MAHA does.
