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patriotism

Patriotism

War and Foreign Policy

Blog04/26/2021

“When men hire themselves out to shoot other men to order, asking nothing about the justice of their cause, I don’t care if they are shot themselves.”

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gc

Polarization in Washington Is Forcing Politicians to Decentralize

Decentralization and Secession

Blog04/21/2021

From gun control to abortion, gridlock and polarization in Washington forces policymakers to look to state and local governments as the centers of political reform.

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Sanaa, Yemen

Politicians Concerned about Violence Should Start by Ending Their Wars and Their Police State

U.S. History

Blog04/15/2021

When politicians claim to deplore violence, its hard to take them seriously when they have a long track record of supporting brutal and arbitrary violence both at home and abroad. 

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sav

Printing Money Can't Replace Real Savings

Money and Banking

Blog04/13/2021

If monetary stimulus could strengthen real economic growth, then world poverty would have been eliminated a long time ago.

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15wage

Progressivism's Failures: From Minimum Wages to the Welfare State

Poverty

Blog04/02/2021

The empirical evidence shows that neither minimum wages or welfare reduce poverty. In fact, minimum wages tend to increase the cost of living while poverty rates have gone nowhere since the Great Society was introduced.

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school

Public Schools Refuse to Open. Give the Taxpayers Their Money Back

Education

Blog03/04/2021

If grocery stores were run like public schools, they'd still be in the midst of an extended covid lockdown. Fortunately, though, we have a (mostly) privatized system, with vouchers for low-income shoppers.  A similar system for schools would be a far saner choice than what we have now. 

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gamestop

Playing Games with Stocks

Corporate WelfareCronyism and CorporatismFinancial Markets

Blog03/04/2021

The GameStop saga—can we call it an insurrection?—wants easy heroes and villains. Both are available.

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tom wolf

Pennsylvanians May Amend Constitution to Stop Endless Lockdowns

Bureaucracy and RegulationDecentralization and SecessionLegal System

Blog02/15/2021

Not only will these amendments reduce the abuse of emergency declarations, but they will also help to decentralize power within Pennsylvania. While covid has allowed the executive branch to run wild, Pennsylvania is actually structured in a way that makes the decentralization of power easier.

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