Why Politicians Lie—and How Easy Money Keeps the Boom Alive
Mark Thornton reviews John Mearsheimer’s Why Do Politicians Lie? and connects political deception abroad to the Fed-driven distortions now warping markets, money, and the working class.
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The NDAA’s Attempt to Election-proof US-Israel Relations
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the debate over the latest National Defense Authorization Act.
Trump’s Iran Predicament Is His Own Fault
Trump is trapped in a genuinely difficult situation as he tries to reach a deal with Iran. But it is a crisis of his own making. Also, the establishment figures now condemning him should not be allowed to pretend they had nothing to do with it.
The Hazards of Criticizing Lincoln’s War
Domestic opposition to a government’s war is almost always seen as seditious—even if the criticisms are right. Whether it was war pursued by Abraham Lincoln or our modern wars of aggression, the attacks on the war critics are always the same.
Charles Lee: The Alternative “George Washington” You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
This key decision of the Continental Congress matters because the way a war is fought affects the outcomes; the choice to fight like a state means either losing or winning like a state.
Charles Lee: The Alternative “George Washington” You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
This key decision of the Continental Congress matters because the way a war is fought affects the outcomes; the choice to fight like a state means either losing or winning like a state.
Trump’s Iran Predicament Is His Own Fault
Trump is trapped in a genuinely difficult situation as he tries to reach a deal with Iran. But it is a crisis of his own making. Also, the establishment figures now condemning him should not be allowed to pretend they had nothing to do with it.
Murray Rothbard on War and “Isolationism”
Remembering Murray Rothbard on our imperialistic wars: "The true principle of isolationism is that the government should be isolated and people who trade, interchange, and engage in voluntary travel, migration, and so forth should be allowed to peacefully do so."
Murray Rothbard on War and “Isolationism”
Remembering Murray Rothbard on our imperialistic wars: "The true principle of isolationism is that the government should be isolated and people who trade, interchange, and engage in voluntary travel, migration, and so forth should be allowed to peacefully do so."
War, Easy Money, and the Working-Class Squeeze
Record-low consumer confidence and record-strong corporate earnings aren’t a paradox: they’re the Cantillon effect in real time. Mark Thornton explains who inflation rewards, who it crushes, and what comes next.
