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CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion

Economic PolicyThe FedMonetary PolicyU.S. HistoryWorld History

Blog08/08/2023

While the government promotes CBDCs as tools for "inclusion," it is more likely that they will be another vehicle for federal intrusion.

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Can Fractional Reserve Banking Survive the Twenty-First Century?

Bureaucracy and RegulationMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog07/24/2023

Banker and financial expert Caitlin Long believes that fractional reserve banking is closer than ever to collapse, and she has a 100 percent reserve banking solution in progress.

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Censorship through the Centuries: Free Speech Suppression by the Government and the Mainstream Media

Media and CultureThe Police StateU.S. History

Blog07/17/2023

While Americans believe the First Amendment protects their speech, the US government and mainstream media have joined together to suppress speech that does not coincide with government policies.

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Cracked-Up Slobodian

DemocracyEconomic FreedomProgressivismSocialismU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

Blog07/07/2023

Professor Quinn Slobodian believes that free markets must lead to tyrannical worker exploitation, and socialism is the only solution. In truth, market competition is the answer. 

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Cultural Change Is Necessary for Capital Development

CapitalismEconomic FreedomLiberalismMedia and CultureWorld History

Blog07/07/2023

In order for nations to have capital development and market-based economies, they must have a cultural framework that accepts these developments. Too many nations do not, and they languish in poverty as a result.

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Call Rent Control What It Really Is: Theft

Bureaucracy and RegulationPrice ControlsSocialism

Blog06/15/2023

Rent control is all the rage with progressives, with several states and localities trying to impose it. However, when people have their property effectively—and legally—stolen, there are long-term consequences.

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China Calls Out the USA for Instigating the Infamous Color Revolutions

DemocracyWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog06/14/2023

As geopolitical tensions rise, the Chinese political leadership tells the US government to desist pushing its "color revolutions."

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Commodity Prices Debunk the "Blame Ukraine" Excuse for Inflation

Global EconomyInflation

Blog06/10/2023

Inflationists will blame inflation on anything and everything except the only thing that makes all prices, which are measured in monetary units, rise at the same: Money supply growth rising faster than real economic output.

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