By trying to deport foreign student Rumeysa Ozturk for simply writing an op-ed in a student paper critical of Israel, the Trump administration and its supporters quickly forget that their actions are part of a slippery slope that imperils free speech in this country. It doesn‘t end here.
President Trump has threatened to use the armed forces to go after the drug cartels in Mexico. Escalating the disastrous War on Drugs by incorporating the failed strategies of the War on Terror is a terrible idea.
An enduring progressive myth is that racial and religious minorities can only make economic gains if government "levels the playing field." The historical record demonstrates, however, that free markets offer the best opportunities for people in minority groups.
If “consent” is said to be meaningless due to its supposed tampering by capitalist forces, the same logic could be applied to “rebellion,” with the only difference being that it now comes from the left.
People like to believe that national defense is outside of economic analysis, but the reality is that laws of economics are immutable and universal. A case in point is the development of the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet.
With many in the ruling classes violently reacting to DOGE, one figures that Elon Musk might be on the right path. He could learn much more about the dead hand of government if he were to read Ludwig von Mises.
Five years ago, covid madness descended upon the ruling elites, pushing a public health totalitarianism that destroyed lives and impoverished millions of Americans. And the ruling classes still are lying about what they did.
While President Trump‘s tariffs certainly are causing economic harm, they alone could not cause a recession had there not already been years of artificial credit expansion.
Americans like to believe that the US is a wealthy, indestructible country, but as government debt piles up and inflation ravages the economy, perhaps they need to start worrying. Our present path is unsustainable.
President Trump has declared today “Liberation Day,” because many of his tariffs come into force. His team is taking a gamble that either the law of supply and demand does not apply to trade or that the American public will be uncharacteristically fine with higher prices.
