Politics

Sponsored by Jule and Lynne Herbert.

Sponsored by Brian and Shanna Tvenstrup.

The leviathan US state would not be possible without the Fed underwriting its growth. But the Fed is not all-powerful, nor can it continue to exist by only creating chaos.

While politicians like Bernie Sanders and AOC tout the Scandinavian welfare model for the USA, there are a few things to understand about these countries and the economies that support their welfare programs.

Fed up with the state's surveilance regime? There are ways to use available technology to frustrate government efforts to spy on you.

On this week's episode, Mark explains the origin of our (near-worthless) US dollar.

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Hans Hoppe theorized that monarchs, as opposed to democratically-elected political authorities, would have lower time preferences and would be less likely to engage in reckless government spending. Unfortunately, at least one Medieval Danish king acted like a modern politician.

Not satisfied with the futile and destructive wars it has fought in this century, leaders of the US Armed Forces now want reinstatement of the draft. Instead, perhaps our government should give peace a chance.

The recent attacks in Israel are a horrific reminder of how lightly guarded civilization is from savagery.