Lying between Taiwan and Mainland China, Kinmen Island would almost surely be the first place Chinese armies would land if they were to invade Taiwan. Kinmen also serves as the tripwire to bring the US into a China-Taiwan conflict.
In return for power, positions, and money, intellectuals persuade the majority that their government is good, wise, and at least inevitable.
While Social Security is not exactly a pension system, it has had a negative effect on private pension plans and has discouraged people from engaging in long-term savings. In the end, its negative effects outweigh the positive ones.
Recent Iranian missile strikes on Israel in response to its earlier attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria have escalated the prospects of all-out war in the Middle East. There is an alternative to expanding the war: de-escalation.
Calhoun’s 173-year-old treatise is not just a diagnosis of how we got here, but a roadmap for escaping from this tyranny and being rid of the “woke” totalitarians among us.
In the early republic, debates over constitutional rights were centered on state bills of rights. But, over time the state charters were gradually co-opted by federal judges and courts.
One of the great myths of US history is that Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire president. In truth, he intervened in the economy more than any of his predecessors, creating the crisis known as the Great Depression. His successor made things even worse.
While Vivek Ramaswamy was unsuccessful in his Republican presidential primary bid, at least he helped to demystify the Federal Reserve. This is not the usual political rhetoric the public receives.
As the official government in Haiti loses control, many are calling it a failed state. Crises like this are often evoked to discredit libertarians. But blame for Haiti’s current plight lies with the actions of states, not the absence of them.
The world is full of scraps of paper today.
