The Italian City-Republics Were the Manhattan of the Twelfth Century
The move from feudalism to the relatively free capitalist societies occurred slowly, beginning with the emergence of the city-states in Italy in Medieval Europe.
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The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It’s Definitely Not a Bank.
The Federal Reserve is no more "private" than the Environmental Protection Agency, and through its special government status, the Fed inflicts many economic crimes on regular people.
Just Say No to the New Forever War
American and European political elites seem to be wanting the Russia-Ukraine war to be fought to the last Ukranian and have done nothing to bring peace. It's time for a change.
The Politicization of Procreation: The Ultimate in “the Personal Is Political”
Gloria Steinem declared, "The personal is political." Today, politics has reached into family life and even procreation itself, an unhappy trend for unhappy people.
Australia: The Nation Founded by British Convicts Embraced Entrepreneurship
Australia is famous for its laid-back culture and for being founded by convicts from Great Britain. It also should be famous for its embrace of entrepreneurship.
The Government Throws Money at Heart Disease, but Prevention Is Better than Cure
Americans spend billions of dollars on treating heart disease. Prevention is cheaper, but thanks to perverse government incentives, preventing heart disease takes a backseat to medical spending.
Make No Mistake, War Hawk American Policy Helped Start This War in Ukraine
When the Soviet Union collapsed more than thirty years ago, US and European political elites sought to isolate and threaten Russia. The result has been war, destruction, and death, none of it necessary.
Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think
We like to think of the “deep state” as a conspiratorial entity. In reality, the term describes much of what the federal government does in broad daylight.
Real Wages Fall for the Twenty-First Month as Rent and Food Prices Keep Rising
The Federal Reserve has yet to get price increases anywhere near its own arbitrary 2 percent goal, but a mild slowing in growth rates has Biden claiming that price inflation is "falling."
The Great Depression’s Patsy
Poplular history says that massive government spending—made possible by ending the gold standard—ended the Great Depression. As usual, popular history is wrong.
