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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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Is It Real Money or Just Artifice?

Monetary PolicyMoney and BanksMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking

Blog03/29/2023

Money proper is not artifice. It is a physical "thing" of value, acquired through labor and emerging out of the needs of individuals, who through voluntary exchanges determine its value.

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Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It

Central BanksThe FedFinancial MarketsMonetary PolicyMoney and BanksU.S. EconomyWar and Foreign Policy

Like the arsonist who then heroically fights the fire he set, the Fed is increasing its efforts to bail out banks both at home and abroad. This does not end well.

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It Turns Out That Hundreds of Banks Are at Risk

The FedFinancial MarketsMonetary PolicyMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog03/20/2023

Federal authorities want us to believe that by bailing out Silicon Valley Bank, they have prevented a financial crisis. Instead, we will have a crisis with bailouts.

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Influencers and Subjective Value: They Have Something to Teach Us

Free MarketsMedia and CultureSubjectivism

Blog03/17/2023

The latest from the world of social media is the role of "influencers." There is a perfectly good economic explanation for their popularity.

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Is the Silicon Valley Bank's Failure Another "Canary in the Coal Mine"?

The FedMoney and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog03/11/2023

The FDIC's takeover of Silicon Valley Bank should make us take a hard look at the damage the Federal Reserve has done. Will other banks face the same fate?

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Ivy League Law Schools and the Slow Death of the Meritocracy

LawPoliticsProgressivism

Blog03/01/2023

In the name of "equity," the two most prestigious law schools in the country are changing the rules of admission and more.

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Is Democracy under Attack in Canada? No, but It Should Be

Cronyism and CorporatismDemocracyProgressivism

Blog02/27/2023

Canadian political, academic, and media elites "worry" that democracy in that country may be under attack. Actually, democracy works all too well there.

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