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TGIF: Beware Elitists in Populist Clothing

by Sheldon Richman | Dec 22, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, History, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF

We're led to believe that today's political struggles are largely a contest between populists and elitists. But something besides libertarians is missing from that simple tale: the elitists in populist clothing, or elitist populists. We have no better example than a...

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The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil

The Trump administration's abduction and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old green-card holder and permanent legal resident of the United States, is horrifying not just for him and his pregnant wife, a U.S. citizen, but as a sign of things to come....

Roast in Hell Karl Marx

On this day when Karl Marx became a good communist.

Parenting w/Kyle Matovcik

Kyle joined me to discuss what to expect when becoming a parent. Alp

Chinese Chess Moves: A Tectonic Shift in Exquisite Platforms

If the Saab 37 Viggen and the F16 had a love child, it is the Chinese J-10C. The realignment begins, you are witnessing a tectonic shift away from US influence in all the conflict hot-spots on Earth. Meanwhile, the J-10C is equipped to fight against modern threats in...

All Flesh is Forfeit

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Aerial robotics dominate the battlefield. For the remainder of this century, ALL flesh is forfeit in the combat theater. The Kursk Thunder Run

Why Economic Growth Comes from Saving, Not Spending

Keith Knight and I debunk Paul Krugman’s argument that government spending is the cure for economic slumps.

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Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine

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Over and over, U.S. government officials and their mainstream media allies called Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine an “unprovoked attack.” The slogan became so overused that people began to ask the obvious question: Why do they protest so much? In Provoked: How...

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