U.S. History

Though Kuttner thinks the New Deal a great success, he himself lays out some of its many problems.

Progressives have long pushed for a state dominated by a new class of "scientific" experts who are supposedly nonpolitical and pursuing only "good government." It's a fantasy many people still believe. 

Ignorant politicians who create no wealth can only impede great visionaries like Henry M. Galt from creating wealth with monetary chicanery, antitrust litigation, labor laws, and other regulatory measures.

Leftist regularly accuse capitalism of depending upon racism for its existence, but history tells a much different story.

Since the state is incorrigible and incapable of being reformed, perhaps the best way to deal with government predations is to boycott the elections.

Leftist regularly accuse capitalism of depending upon racism for its existence, but history tells a much different story.

Knee-jerk support for the police helps gun control advocates by undermining the most fundamental reason for gun ownership: the government's armed enforcers won't keep us safe and are likely to abuse their power. 

Police stood around outside the Uvalde, Texas, school while a gunman shot children inside. Meanwhile, gun control advocates tell us we should just trust the cops to keep us safe. 

Thirty-nine people were killed in school shootings in 2018 (one of the worst years). In the same period, 900 children drowned, and 1,800 were murdered via child abuse.