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Can We Understand AI? A Response to Jordan Peterson’s Podcast

Bureaucracy and RegulationFree MarketsLaw

Blog06/01/2023

All too often, when we see a new technology we don't understand, our natural inclination is to condemn it. Artificial intelligence is no exception.

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Can We Protect Ourselves from Inflation?

The FedInflationU.S. Economy

Blog05/27/2023

Despite all of the inflation-fighting talk from the Fed, the truth is that the government benefits from inflating the currency. We need to know how to defend ourselves.

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Committing Domestic Violence against Men . . . Just for a Giggle

LawMedia and Culture

Blog05/22/2023

Domestic violence is a stain on society, but it is worse if we only care about violence committed against people of one sex.

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Crowding Out: The Fed May Be Killing the Private Sector to Save the Government

Money and Banks

Blog05/20/2023

A "soft landing" is impossible unless the government cuts both taxes and government spending at the same time interest rates are rising. This won't happen, so get ready for a hard landing. 

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Comprehensive Reform versus Piecemeal Reform

Decentralization and SecessionDemocracyHayekPoliticsU.S. History

Blog05/09/2023

Should political reform be the result of a much-discussed comprehensive plan? Or should it come about through decentralized decision-making that deals with the situations at hand?

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Congress Ignores Real Debt Ceiling Drama

Cronyism and CorporatismPoliticsTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog05/02/2023
The looming economic crisis is a symptom of our moral and philosophic crisis.
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Charles Schwab and Other Big Banks May Be Secretly Insolvent

The FedMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog05/01/2023

While the Fed and the Biden administration try to assure Americans that their banks are safe and secure, the numbers tell a different story.

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Canada’s Housing Boom Was a Bubble. Now Comes the Bust

Booms and BustsCentral BanksMonetary Policy

Blog04/28/2023

Like the USA, Canada has had a central bank–fueled housing boom. Like all other booms, it also has an inevitable ending.

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