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Clausewitz, the UN Charter, and a Libertarian View on War

War and Foreign Policy

Blog11/01/2022

Modern warfare is a product of the state, which engages in violence at home and abroad. Peace is possible, but only when the state loses power.

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Kish Me Once, Kish Me Twice

Financial MarketsWar and Foreign Policy

Blog11/01/2022

The Ponzi game known as selling US government debt is nearing its end. The seller is running out of suckers.

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Rothbard on Gold

HayekGold StandardMonetary Theory

At a time when inflation once again ravages the dollar, we recall Murray Rothbard's wisdom in his article "The Case for a Genuine Gold Dollar."

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The Economy Is a Mess: What Lessons Will We Learn?

Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismProgressivism

Blog10/31/2022

As inflation advances and the economy slowly implodes, we also learn valuable lessons.

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Can a Free Market Economy Be Trusted to Recover on Its Own?

The FedBusiness CyclesInterventionism

Blog10/31/2022

As the economy moves into recession, government and Fed officials will increase intervention. If they want an economic recovery, the best course is to permit free markets to work.

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Changing of the Guard: Can Musk Deliver on His Promises for Free Speech and Information?

AntipoliticsBig GovernmentCronyism and CorporatismStrategy

Blog10/31/2022

While Elon Musk says he will bring free speech back to Twitter, the forces of statism will not be still. The jury is out on how successful Musk's experiment will be.

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Black Hole or Shock Absorber: How Does a Free-Market Economy Respond to Crises?

The FedInflationBusiness Cycles

Blog10/29/2022

As the inevitable economic downturn becomes more evident, the Fed will attempt to stop deflation. But what this economy needs is a good dose of it.

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