Don’t Be Fooled by the Fed’s Taper Talk
There won’t be a taper tantrum if the Fed seriously moves toward tapering. Investors now understand how the game works. Tapering doesn’t actually mean the end of monetary inflation, and …
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Lithuania’s Crackdown on the Unvaccinated
Many Lithuanian politicians are embracing outright segregation of unvaccinated Lithuanians. Fortunately, many Lithuanians are resisting. This fight is not about opposing vaccines, but about protecting basic freedom of choice. Original …
How to Use Democracy To Deny Human Rights
“You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.”– Mark Twain Since its rebirth as an independent state in 1968, …
Some Conservatives Still Pine for the Good Ol’ Days of Cannabis Prohibition
Aron Ravine, a self-described “nudnik,” who writes for National Review thinks so and I suspect others do as well. This thinking, however, is that of an ever-shrinking minority and it …
Review: Classical Economic Theory and the Modern Economy
Classical Economic Theory and the Modern Economyby Steven KatesEdward Elgar, 2020, 264 pp. Per Bylund ([email protected]) is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Records-Johnston Professor of Free Enterprise in the …
As the Political Divide Grows, It Makes Sense to Redraw State Boundaries
In the coming decade of heightened political tension, cartographers may have to make serious adjustments to the borders of several American states. The American Left’s desire to micromanage activities ranging …
Happy Hour May Be Getting a Little Happier
“It’s five o’clock somewhere,” so the song and the story go. This phrase is used by those wishing to justify drinking alcohol at some point during the day instead of …
Why So Many Americans Reject Legal Due Process in the Age of Covid
The policy response to the covid panic of 2020 in the United States was one of the most widespread direct attacks on fundamental human rights in decades. Overnight—and without any deliberation, …
Bretton Woods and the Spoliation of Europe
Gold was only included in the plans for the Bretton Woods system because of the veneer of solidity it gave. Original Article: “Bretton Woods and the Spoliation of Europe“ This …
Covid: How the West Embraced Central Planning and Abandoned Human Rights
In January 2020, Hubei and more than a dozen other provinces in mainland China implemented totalitarian lockdown measures, such as the closure of schools and workplaces, and strict restrictions on …