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.
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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.
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.
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.
The Chimera of a Postpandemic Postwar Return to Monetary Normal
Government and monetary authorities claim that the worst of the postcovid lockdown disruptions are past and a "return to normal" is just around the corner. It will be a very long corner.
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."
Infective Maltruism: Is Charity Still Charity When It Is Performed for Uncharitable Reasons?
What often passes as charity today is little more than progressive billionaires trying to force the Great Reset on unwilling subjects.
Micronations in International Law: How US Policy Could Improve the Fortunes of Upstart Libertarian Countries
Breakaway groups are forming micronations to become free of stultifying governments. This trend certainly will continue.
America, Brazil, and the Illegitimacy of Weaponized Democracy
The similar challenges facing America and Brazil, including concerns about the state of their democracies, is worthy of exploration, as is the global response to the protest and what that response means for those opposed to the current “neoliberal” international order.
The Constitution Failed. It Secured Neither Peace nor Freedom.
The constitution has not protected our natural rights, nor did it prevent the US from becoming a blood-soaked failed state a mere 73 years after the constitution was ratified.
