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Real Progress versus the Progressives

The EnvironmentProgressivismSocialismWorld History

Blog08/03/2023

Progressives have distinguished themselves in the past half century by being against progress. That trend is unlikely to change.

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Has World War III Already Begun?

Economic PolicyThe FedWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog07/31/2023

The recent actions of the Federal Reserve are reminiscent of central bank activities in wartime.

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Even in Slave Economies, the Division of Labor Was Inescapable

Legal SystemWorld History

Blog07/28/2023

Even under chattel slavery, inequality was still pervasive. Carpenters, sugar boilers, blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, and rum distillers constituted an elite core of slaves.

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Progressives Have Corrupted Not Only Money, but Its History as Well

Economic PolicyWorld HistoryMonetary TheoryOther Schools of Thought

Blog07/26/2023

Social democrats are so desperate to cast off limits on government that they'll embrace anything that justifies their ambitions. So they invent theories of money that are very, very wrong.  

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How East Germany's Stasi Perfected Mass Surveillance

Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationSocialismWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog07/21/2023

The East German secret police, the Stasi, developed the art of mass surveillance using pre-digital  methods. Modern tech now makes the job a lot easier. 

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Mises and Nationalism

DemocracyEuropeLiberalismWorld HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog07/21/2023

At a time when ethnic politics were tearing Europe apart, Ludwig von Mises believed that such ethnic devotion did more harm than good.

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The Media and Ukraine War Coverage: Where Truth Takes a Holiday

Media and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog07/19/2023

Despite the rhetoric we hear from mainstream media organizations, its coverage of the Ukraine war borders on outright propaganda.

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US Consumers Are Suffering in a Less than "Robust" Economy

World History

Blog07/18/2023

All the money printing has created a recovery where the United States has seen twenty-six consecutive months of negative real wage growth. We have not seen such a negative recovery for American workers in decades.

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Shrinkflation and Skimpflation Are Eating Our Lunch

Economic PolicyInflationWorld History

Blog07/18/2023

Government statistics on inflation in the food sector have failed to account for skimpflation and shrinkflation.

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