This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. East Asia — With the mainstream media contemplating the significance of Kim Jong-un sending his sister to the Olympic Games in South Korea, as well as any messages found within the North’s military parade on...
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Pence Addresses a Palestinian-Free Israeli Knesset
by Sheldon Richman | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog, Foreign Policy
From Mondoweiss: As Vice President Mike Pence began his speech to the Israeli Knesset this morning, Palestinian lawmakers protested the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, waving posters that said, “Jerusalem is the capital of...
Trump Impeachment – Pros and Cons
by Eric Schuler | May 24, 2017 | Featured Articles, Politics
The campaign to impeach President Trump began immediately upon his inauguration. That's not an exaggeration. On January 20, 2017, The Washington Post reported on a movement to rally support for impeaching Donald Trump under the little known Emoluments Clause. While...
News Roundup 4/18/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Mike Pence says North Korea should see the missiles launched against Assad and the MOAB in Afghanistan as a sign not to mess with Trump. [Link] The 8th Circut Court of Appeals overturned a federal judge's ruling that stopped the execution of eight Arkansas prisoners....
Ex-Pentagon Chief: North Korea Not ‘Suicidal’ so Won’t Attack U.S. First
by James Holbrooks | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
As Vice President Mike Pence warns that the “era of strategic patience” with North Korea is over, the country’s U.N. ambassador is comparing the U.S.’s behavior in Asia to that of gangsters. At a news conference on Monday, Ambassador Kim In-ryong said the...
The Rise of the Wannabe Political Street Warrior
by Will Grigg | Mar 18, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice, Will Grigg
"I can’t wait for the liberal genocide to begin,” exclaimed a demonstrator at a March 4 rally in Phoenix on behalf of President Trump, as an expression half-way between a sneer and a smirk creased his corpulent face. Asked by left-leaning independent journalist Dan...
The House GOP Leadership’s Health Care Bill Is ObamaCare-Lite — Or Worse
by Michael F. Cannon | Mar 7, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised legislation that “fully repeals ObamaCare.” Monday night, the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives released legislation it claims would repeal and replace ObamaCare. Tuesday afternoon, Vice...
News Roundup 2/8/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog
The Senate approves Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. Devos has been the most contested of Trump's appointments so far. The Senate vote was 50-50 with Mike Pence breaking the tie. [Link] In a conversation with sheriffs around the country, Trump expresses support...
Mike Pence Thinks the “Free Market” Is Making You Poor
by Brittany Hunter | Dec 11, 2016 | Economics, Featured Articles
Vice President-elect Mike Pence has no idea what the term “free market” means, or at least, that is what his most recent statement would suggest. Defending President-elect Trump’s $7 million deal with Carrier, Pence recently stated, “the free market has been sorting...
The Coming Economic Fascism
by Jacob Hornberger | Dec 10, 2016 | Economics, Featured Articles
The recent efforts by President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-President-elect Mike Pence against Carrier Corp. provide us with a signpost of the economic fascism that lies ahead after both men take office. Whatever might be said about economic fascism, one thing is for...
Never Say Never?
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog
"We're going to have a president again who will never say what we'll never do." --VP-elect Pence Think about that.
President-Elect Donald Trump: Stay Out Of Syria
by Doug Bandow | Nov 18, 2016 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The U.S. presidential election mercifully has ended. But global conflict continues. And American politicians are still attempting to drag America into another tragic, bloody Middle Eastern conflict. To do so would be madness. President-Elect Donald Trump appears to...
News Roundup 11/13/16
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
Obama gives up on attempting to pass that Tras-Pacific Partnership. [Link] A look into Trump's Transition team. Mike Pence will head the team that includes Trump's children. [Link] Hillary Clinton blames FBI Director Comey in part for her election loss to Trump....
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GDP is a Scam, Here’s How to Measure Wealth
https://youtu.be/mYfH_9arsRk In 1981, the cheapest IBM personal computer cost $4,459 (in 2018 U.S. dollars), or 210 hours of labor. An Insignia tablet and keyboard combo cost $120 in 2018, or 5.6 hours of labor. - Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know, CATO...
The Democratic Policy Which Keeps Poor People Poor – Walter E. Williams
To criticize occupational licensing laws is not to argue that information about the quality of a licensee's services is not important to consumers. However, it is by no means clear that licensing is the most effective way to provide that information. Indeed, licensing...
How Economic Regulation Hurts the Poor – Walter E. Williams
In the name of protecting public health, California requires that an individual who seeks to perform any kind of hairstyling service must complete nine months (1,600 hours) of classes at a state-approved cosmetology school, at a tuition cost of at least $5,000, before...
My Body My Choice: Abolish Occupational Licensing
The most immediate effect of licensing is to restrict the number of practitioners because of the higher entry costs involved in meeting the qualifications of the activity. Some licenses, as in the cases of cosmeticians and barbers, require many months of schooling....
Progressives Are Domestic Imperialists
Progressives will fight tooth and nail to make sure every citizen gets a 1 in 100,000,000 vote between two politicians every four years since it allows the political system to reflect the wishes of the population at large. However, when those very same voters try to...
Leaked Pentagon Documents: A Thread
What follows are highlights from the trove of leaked US government documents that appeared on the internet sometime last month, including a handful of the documents themselves, reporting on the material, my own observations, as well as official statements and...