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Could 1929 Happen Again?

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2025/02/19

Downsizing Government

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2025/02/19

In a bold and transformative move, President Donald Trump announced his administration’s intention to downsize the federal government by offering compensation to federal workers who voluntarily resign.

Trump’s Revival of Lincoln’s “Colonization” Plan

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2025/02/18

Both Trump and Lincoln treat a group of people as lepers—i.e., Palestinians and blacks—who should be removed from society and denied property rights in their own country.

Trade War with China Threatens America's Bubble Economy

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2025/02/18

Donald Trump’s coming trade war with China could ultimately topple the current US economic regime of monetary inflation which enables America’s bubble-monopolist capitalism. The road, though, is unlikely to be direct or smooth.

Can We Really Cut Half of the Military Budget? You Bet!

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2025/02/18

The wailing sound you heard last Thursday was the chorus of the Beltway warmongers shrieking in despair at President Trump’s suggestion that there was no reason for the US to be spending one trillion dollars on “defense.”

The Technocracy Movement and Howard Scott

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2025/02/18

The Technocracy Movement was an offshoot of progressivism, and adherents believed that science and technology were the keys to creating a new Utopia. Not surprisingly, this “Utopia” was anti-individual freedom.

The Great Burt Blumert

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2025/02/18

Statist Egalitarianism and Patriotism

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2025/02/17

Modern progressives believe that one can only be loyal to one‘s nation by being loyal to the central government. Yet, American history shows that the “nation” is not the state but rather the community to which one belongs.

Purchasing Power and the International Demand for...

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2025/02/17

What determines currency exchange rates? While “experts” present a number of theories such as trade balance, the most important factor is the purchasing power of the currencies in question.

Trump Must Cut Millions of Tax-Funded "Private" Jobs

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2025/02/17

There are more federal grantees and contractors at NGOs and private firms than there are “official” federal workers. These faux “private“ jobs must be cut also.

Common Sense, Then and Now

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2025/02/16

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised a “revolution of common sense.” However, one area of US government policy that has lacked “common sense” for more than a century is how this government deals with other nations. It‘s time for a change.

The Fed Has Stopped Pretending that Price Inflation...

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2025/02/15

Things aren‘t going as planned. Inflation just rose to an 18-month high, and the Fed has stopped saying that it‘s making “progress toward the 2 percent objective.”

Tariff Increases vs. Tax Cuts

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2025/02/15

The latest political hot potato puts our standard of living at a critical crossroads. Mark Thornton identifies the missing road signs.

The Fallacy of the “Public Sector”

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2025/02/14

As the Trump administration cuts thousands of federal jobs, it‘s good to remember that the public sector‘s “services” provide no actual net value to the “national product.”

Osama bin Laden’s Secret Weapon: Economic Literacy

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2025/02/14

Osama bin Laden never commanded an army, but he managed to militarily and economically defeat the US by enticing its government to waste trillions of dollars with foolish military ventures in the Middle East and elsewhere.

The Panic of 1819: Rothbard v. Browning

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2025/02/14

While Rothbard offers a focused economic analysis that situates the crisis within a broader theoretical framework, Browning gives readers a sense of what it felt like to live through the crisis.

Truth and Reconciliation: Be Careful What You Wish For

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2025/02/14

Much of the world‘s financial system is undergirded by the false claim that US government bonds are “risk-free.” The truth is that all is not well when it comes to banking and finance.

Birthright Citizenship Is as Constitutional as Roe v....

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2025/02/14

Ryan McMaken and Bobby Gunther Walsh discuss birthright citizenship historically.

Unpacking the Document that Spells Out Trump's Tariff...

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2025/02/14

Economics Professor Josh Hendrickson breaks down a little-known document from Trump’s incoming economic adviser, revealing their strategic theory behind tariffs.

The Technological Revolution

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2025/02/14

For all of the political and social turmoil in this country and elsewhere, the technological revolution marches on. While many pundits tell us we should fear these technological advances, the net result of them is positive, as new and improved technology advances capital development.

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