How nations approach foreign policy, including war, shifts dramatically with time. A shift in American foreign policy seems to be speeding up or, perhaps, the change is merely reaching the logical conclusion of policies developed in the post-World War II decades....
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Lower Interest Rates Don’t Stimulate (Not Ever)
by Thomas Eddlem | Aug 14, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles
Fueled by panic over a weak July jobs report and a one-day crash in global stock markets, an unstoppable growing chorus arose among the political establishment calling for the Federal Reserve Bank to cut interest rates. The reality is that interest rates, as...
China’s Rising Diplomatic Power
by Ted Snider | Aug 14, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The United States is working hard to create a global narrative of itself as the leader of a generational struggle to advance democracy, peace, and international law and push back the forces of autocracy, aggression, and erosion of the rule of law. The facts look...
Nixon’s Resignation and America’s Impunity Democracy
by Jim Bovard | Aug 13, 2024 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Politics
August 8 was the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Unfortunately, that anniversary spurred little reflections or lamentations on how lawless the federal government has become in the subsequent half century. Aside from his Watergate abuses,...
Josh Shapiro and Anti-Semitism: ‘Woke-servatives’ Cry Prejudice
by Brad Pearce | Aug 13, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
Kamala Harris has been criticized by many on the right as the “DEI candidate,” since in 2020 Joe Biden made it clear he would select a “woman of color” for the role of vice president in advance of announcing her as his running mate. This line of attack may be...
Donald Trump Should Endorse the ‘Defend the Guard’ Act
by Liam McCollum | Aug 12, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
This public letter includes a list of signatories including influential libertarians, Republican legislators, and military veterans which can be found below. The newly adopted Republican Party platform promises to “SEAL THE BORDER” and “PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE.”...
TGIF: Khan Controlling Trade
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 9, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Lina Khan is a Washington, D.C., rock star. She is not only President Joe Biden's celebrated chief of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); she's also a favorite of J. D. Vance, Donald Trump's pick for vice president. This Lina Khan must really have something going for...
Is the Economy Headed For a Soft Landing?
by Thomas Eddlem | Aug 8, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
Official propaganda is trumpeting that the Federal Reserve Bank is pulling off a soft landing for the economy after the excesses of the COVID deficit/inflationary era. For example, CNN circulated a story on July 25 boasting that: “America’s economy is about to stick...