Mance welcomes Will Porter back to the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast. Will and his friend Kyle Anzalone wrote an article reporting on the record opium crop in 2017 the Taliban will use the proceeds from to fund their “Spring Offensive” against U.S. forces. Will talks about the article and what the funds raised could mean for tensions in the region.
Will and Kyle’s Article
Will on Twitter
Mance’s Book
Mance on Twitter
Mass Production Equals Mass Consumption
[R]elative shares in national income have remained substantially constant over the last hundred years. This, however, is true only if we measure them in money. Measured in real terms, relative shares have substantially changed in favor of the lower income groups. This...