Resist the Unique Patient Identifier!
If people who torture animals are psychopaths, then what are government officials who use taxpayer dollars to fund animal torture? Many are asking this question in the wake of revelations …
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Why China’s Property Bubble Is a Big Deal
No economy has been able to ignore a property bubble and even less so offset it and continue to grow, replacing the bust of the real estate sector with other …
The Great Reset, Part VI: Plans of a Technocratic Elite
In previous installments, I introduced the Great Reset idea1 and treated it in terms of its economic2 and ideological3 components. In this, the sixth installment, I will discuss what the Great Reset entails …
The Federal Reserve’s Assault on Savers Continues
The front-page headline in the Wall Street Journal on October 14 says it all, “Inflation Is Back at Highest in over a Decade.” The Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index …
The Historical Origins of Modern American War Crimes
Last month I reviewed Samuel Moyn’s Humane (New York, 2021) but discussed only a few topics in it. Owing to the book’s great importance, I’d like in what follows to address …
Yes, They Are Coming for the Oil Companies
The Biden administration will use the SEC to squeeze oil and gas companies on “climate risk.” As is typical for progressive schemes that drive up the cost of living, the …
“Idle Resources” Are Problems Caused by the Central Bank
It is not possible to replace productive credit by means of the easy monetary policies of the central bank. If this could have been done, then the world would have …
A Libertarian Theory of War
The libertarian movement has been chided by William F. Buckley, Jr., for failing to use its “strategic intelligence” in facing the major problems of our time. We have, indeed, been …
Who Will Build the Roads? Anyone Who Stands to Benefit from Them.
The appropriate question is not “Who will build the roads?” but rather “Who will pay for them without taxation?” History suggests the answer is “lots of people” and the “public …
Daniel McAdams on the Ron Paul Doctrine
Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute joins the show to discuss what might be termed the Ron Paul Doctrine: a combination of laissez-faire at home, decentralized domestic political power …