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Why the Fed Is Bankrupt and Why That Means More Inflation

U.S. History

Blog01/17/2023

The Fed is insolvent, and that means that it will bail itself out by printing money. For ordinary people, that means inflation and a rising cost of living. 

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Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think

Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationProgressivismU.S. History

Blog01/13/2023

We like to think of the "deep state" as a conspiratorial entity. In reality, the term describes much of what the federal government does in broad daylight.

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The Constitution Failed. It Secured Neither Peace nor Freedom.

U.S. History

Blog01/10/2023

The constitution has not protected our natural rights, nor did it prevent the US from becoming a blood-soaked failed state a mere 73 years after the constitution was ratified. 

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Authoritarianism Is Not Compatible with Economic Progress: Freedom Is Indivisible

Economic FreedomThe Police StateU.S. History

Blog12/31/2022

The belief that a free market economy needs an authoritarian state to support it is mistaken. Mises said it best when he wrote that "freedom is indivisible."

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How Capitalism Made Christmas a Holiday for Children

U.S. History

Blog12/24/2022

It is no coincidence that the boom in mass-produced goods made specifically for children, "coincided closely with the rise of the middle-classes, industry, and capitalism." 

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Since Covid Lockdowns, New York Lost More of Its Population than Any Other State

U.S. History

Blog12/23/2022

The migration data from 2020 to 2022 backs up the idea that a great many people are moving from restrictionist covid states to states where the public health technocrats have less power.

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Grover Cleveland Presented the Best Example of a True Liberal Populist

Economic PolicyU.S. History

Blog12/22/2022

While some politicians preach populism, that usually means protectionism and increased business regulation, along with high marginal income tax rates. Grover Cleveland showed a better way.

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Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?

U.S. History

Blog12/21/2022

Economic factors are only some of the reasons why men are leaving the workforce. The decline of marriage has also lowered the supply of workers by lessening incentives for workers.

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Secession: Why the Regime Tolerates Self-Determination for Foreigners but Not for Americans

U.S. History

Blog12/20/2022

Self-determination means the ability to make laws for one's own community free from intervention by Washington, DC. Most of the world can do this. Why can't Americans?

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Global Rate Hikes Hit the Wall of Debt Maturity

U.S. EconomyU.S. History

Blog12/16/2022

For decades, central banks have encouraged ever larger mountains of debt. But now the debtors face big problems as interest rates rise. Families and small business will pay the price.  

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