Inequality And The Gold Standard
Imagine that you earn $40,000 a year and your boss doubles you at $80,000 a year. Business was good to you both in 2013, and you received a 25% raise …
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Taxation and Forced Labor
When the government taxes you, it is taking away your money without your consent, and this is theft. This argument is well known, but there is another, though related, problem …
What the Covid Vaccine Hype Fails to Mention
If there were a reduction in mortality from these vaccines, that information would be in the first paragraph of the announcement. But it’s not there, which suggests the vaccines aren’t …
Why Commies Hate Your Thanksgiving Dinner
The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States has a checkered past. Its more recent origins lie largely in government attempts at pushing propagandistic narratives. For example, Abraham Lincoln demanded Americans …
Lockdowns Destroy What Makes Us Human
While GMU economist Tyler Cowen may have dismissed the idea of more pandemic lockdowns as being “a straw man” and saying that the extreme measures that started in March of …
2021 Would Be a Great Time to Audit the Fed
In spite of its relentless public relations efforts claiming the opposite, the Fed remains a leading reason for the impoverishment of working-class and middle-class families. Original Article: “2021 Would Be …
Giving Thanks to Society’s Economic Benefactors
With all the attention commanded by the presidential campaign, election, and aftermath, plus the ongoing covid-19 story, many other issues have faded into the background. Though escaping the headlines, some …
Was the Election Free and Fair? The American Foreign Policy Establishment Doesn’t Care.
There’s at least one good reason to support Donald Trump’s ongoing lawsuits challenging the election results in several states: the US foreign policy establishment doesn’t want you to. As Newsweek …
Debunking Seven Common Criticisms of Austrian Economics
Let’s clear up some misconceptions about Austrian economics. If people want to dismiss this school of thought, which many seem inclined to do for political (not theoretical) reasons, at least …
What the Covid Vaccine Hype Fails to Mention
Pfizer recently announced that its covid vaccine was more than 90 percent “effective” at preventing covid-19. Shortly after this announcement, Moderna announced that its covid vaccine was 94.5 percent “effective” at …