Howard Buffett: Against Legal Plunder
The commandment "Thou shalt not steal" was not to be abolished outright. That would offend too many. So the commandment was simply modified to "Thou shalt not steal—except by majority vote."
Mises Wire
Where Did the US Government Get the Power to Assassinate People?
This CIA’s omnipotent power to assassinate people came into existence without even the semblance of a constitutional amendment. It was ostensibly enacted by Congress and later acceded to by the Supreme Court.
The Evidence Keeps Piling up: Lockdowns Don’t Work
Extraordinary measures require extraordinary evidence. Have the advocates for lockdowns made their case? The data suggests they have not.
We’re Headed toward Stagnation—Unless the Fed Reins In Its Money Printing
Eventually, loose monetary policy will damage real savings to the point that the economy can no longer sustain sufficient economic growth. At that point, it will become clear that money printing can't create economic growth.
MKULTRA and the CIA’s War on the Human Mind
Is the CIA a dastardly menace or a hotbed of horrible mistakes? If Stephen Kinzer’s new book is any indication, the answer is both.
The EU’s Drive toward Political Centralization Will Doom Its Economy
Europe needs more than ever the principles that made it successful: decentralization, free trade, and sound markets.
How Capitalists Improve Human Productivity
Capitalists, acting as intermediaries between present production and future consumption, are the key players in every capitalistic economy.
Roosevelt’s Fraud at Yalta and the Mirage of the “Good War”
The fact that Yalta can now clearly be seen to have been a betrayal is another reason to be wary when pundits and talk show hosts jump on the bandwagon for the next killing spree abroad
Bankruptcies Rise Despite Trillions in New Liquidity
Liquidity only disguises risk; it does not resolve solvency issues driven by collapsing cash flows while costs remain elevated.
The Collapsing Universities—and What We Can Do about It
It is sad that the contemporary American university has sunk so low from the heights of medieval Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, and Salamanca. Fortunately, private alternatives are still available.
