Why We Must Come Together
One of the greatest influences on both my personal philosophy and the strategy of how to promote it was Leonard Read, the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education...
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Weaponization of Politics, an American Tradition
President Donald Trump is hardly the first political figure who has had the legal and policy processes weaponized against him. In fact, there is a long and shameful history...
We Need a Peace President
Most people agree that we are closer to nuclear war than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Some would even argue that we are closer now...
The Democrats Versus Trump: A Bad Horror Movie?
The Democrats and Donald Trump reminds me of a bad horror movie, where the hapless protagonists only make the monster stronger with each attempt to eliminate it. So goes...
Republicans’ Fiscally Irresponsible Act
The political and financial class breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The bill suspends the debt ceiling for two years, thus...
Biden’s Running Out of Ukraine Money? Good.
When the smoke finally clears, President Biden’s Ukraine debacle will go down — along with Afghanistan and Iraq — as one of the greatest foreign policy disasters in US...
Gun Control Debate Ignores the Real Problems
Gun control advocates continue to claim that only restrictions on gun ownership will keep people safe from mass shooters and other criminals. However, good people with guns can stop...
NATO’s Great New Idea: “Let’s Start a War With China!”
NATO’s post-Cold War history is that of an organization far past its “sell-by” date. Desperate for a mission after the end of the Warsaw Pact, NATO in the late...
Congress Ignores Real Debt-ceiling Drama
Last week the House passed legislation increasing the debt ceiling. The bill was supported by all but four Republicans. For some Republicans, this was the first time they had...
Did Biden Steal the Election?
Move over Watergate. On or around Oct. 17, 2020, then-senior Biden campaign official Antony Blinken called up former acting CIA director Mike Morell to ask a favor: he needed...
Will the End of the Petrodollar End the U.S. Empire?
Future historians may say that the most significant event of 2023 had nothing to do with Donald Trump, other 2024 presidential candidates, or even the war in Ukraine. Instead,...
Peace Is Breaking Out in the Middle East — and Washington Is Not Happy
While we were being distracted by the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war — and Washington’s increasing involvement in the war — tremendous developments in the Middle East have all but ended...
The RESTRICT Act Restricts More Than TikTok
Supporters of expanding the federal police state have found a new boogeyman to scare the people into surrendering their liberty: TikTok. TikTok is a social media platform that allows...
The Best Way to Protect US Troops in Syria
Last week saw a sharp increase in attacks on US troops occupying northeastern Syria, with a drone strike against a US base blamed on “pro-Iran” forces and a US...
Are Bank Failures a Sign of More Trouble Ahead?
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10 was the second largest bank failure in US history. Just two days following SVB’s collapse, Signature Bank joined the...