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Were Recent Bank Failures the Result of Lax Regulation? In a Word, No

Bureaucracy and RegulationThe FedMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog04/08/2023

While progressive lawmakers blame the current banking crisis on regulatory issues, the Fed's easy money policies have been the real problem.

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Boeing 737 MAX Disasters' Root Cause Was Government Regulation

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic FreedomLegal System

Blog04/08/2023

When the Boeing 737 MAX had two crashes, the usual suspects called for more regulation. It turns out that the crashes were due more to regulatory failure than anything else.

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Real Wages Fall, Food Service Jobs Rise as Layoffs Mount

Blog04/07/2023

The problem isn't that the Fed is now allowing rates to rise. The problem is that the Fed forced those rates down much too far for much too long. 

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Low Rates of Military Enlistment May Portend Prosperity Ahead

AntipoliticsDemocracyEconomic PolicyWar and Foreign Policy

Blog04/07/2023

Low rates of military reenlistment in the USA are spun as a near crisis. Perhaps this situation should make us more optimistic about our future.

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If at First You Don't Secede . . .

PoliticsSecessionU.S. History

Blog04/07/2023

David Gordon explores how Abraham Lincoln's stated view on secession was fundamentally Hobbesian, cynical, and violent. 

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Presidents Are Legally Immune for Their Most Dangerous Crimes

Legal SystemThe Police StateWar and Foreign Policy

Blog04/07/2023

Donald Trump legally pays hush money and prosecutors try to fashion a crime from it. However, if a president lies and thousands of people die, it is called foreign policy.

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Role Reversal: The Collapse of the Dollar-Enforced Empire

The FedInflationMonetary PolicyU.S. HistoryWorld History

Blog04/07/2023

A generation ago, the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR collapsed. Today, US monetary authorities are bringing down our own country.

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Biden's Wealth Tax Is a Trojan Horse Requiring Multiple Manipulations

Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationPoliticsTaxes and Spending

Blog04/06/2023

President Biden pushes a wealth tax as a measure of "fairness." Not only is it unconstitutional, but it's also bad for the economy.

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