Born on the Tenth of January
Thomas Paine, whose fiery essay "Common Sense" made a case for the American Revolution, is a much-neglected American founder.
U.S. History
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The Fed Is Not “a Good Idea that Became Corrupt”: It Always Was Corrupt
It is easy to think of the Fed as a good institution that simply lost its way. In truth, it was a bad idea and a bad institution from its beginning.
“Classical Liberalism” Will Never Satisfy the Left
Mises and Hayek used "classical liberal” to distinguish themselves from the Left. Today the term is used primarily to appease the Left.
January 6 Trials Remind Us Why We Must Abolish Seditious Conspiracy Laws
The January 6 trials remind us violence against a person or property should be prosecuted as exactly that, and not as a special category of crime against the regime.
After Years of “Stimulus” Come Surging Debt and Falling Wages
For all the positive talk, Americans are piling on more debt just as real wages are falling, job losses are mounting, and debt costs are rising. Thanks, Fed!
The Fed Is Not “a Good Idea that Became Corrupt”: It Always Was Corrupt
It is easy to think of the Fed as a good institution that simply lost its way. In truth, it was a bad idea and a bad institution from its beginning.
A (True) Thanksgiving Tale of Socialism in America and Israel
The Pilgrims tried socialism at Plymouth. After two years, they returned to private enterprise. Likewise, Israel was founded as a socialist state but has back turned toward free markets.
World War I: The Great War Was also the Great Enabler of Progressive Governance
Historians praise the US entry into World War I because it enabled an Allied victory. But it also led to the economic disasters of the 1920s and ’30s.
After Years of “Stimulus” Come Surging Debt and Falling Wages
For all the positive talk, Americans are piling on more debt just as real wages are falling, job losses are mounting, and debt costs are rising. Thanks, Fed!
What I Learned from my Grandfather about Money
The author recalls the 1922 peace dollar his grandfather gave him sixty years ago. Real money.
