From the Contracorner (paywall): It took 213 years and 43 presidents—-from George Washington to Dubya Bush—- to generate the first $6 trillion of public debt. Now a mad man in the Oval Office and a herd of Capitol Hill larcenists will be doing it in just 700 days....
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4/10/20 Christine Ahn on the Implications of Coronavirus on Peace in Korea
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Christine Ahn talks about U.S. relations with North Korea in light of the global coronavirus outbreak. President Trump made what in Ahn's mind was a very good move when he offered to help North Korea in any way he can a few weeks ago. Some members of his...
4/10/20 David Stockman on Coronavirus Hysteria and the Destruction of the US Economy
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
David Stockman pulls back the curtain on congress' recent multi-trillion dollar bailout package, which, although billed as emergency aid for individuals actually allocates most of the money to various special interests on both sides of the aisle, including millions...
Why Central Planning by Medical Experts Will Lead to Disaster
by Gary Galles | Apr 10, 2020 | Economics, Events, Featured Articles
A great deal of the coverage of the COVID-19 crisis has been apocalyptic. That is partly because “if it bleeds, it leads.” But it is also because some of the medical experts with media megaphones have put forward potentially catastrophic scenarios and drastic plans to...
CNBC Shocked To Learn How Capitalism Is Supposed To Work
by Steven Woskow | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog
Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of the investment firm Social Capital explains how capitalism is supposed to work. “What we’ve done is disproportionately prop up poor-performing CEOs and boards, and you have to wash these people out.”...
News Roundup 4/10/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 10, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The Baltimore police are planning to deploy an aerial surveillance system capable of tracking people’s outdoor movements in 90% of the city. The program is expected to cost $3.7 million in 2020. [Link] Kentucky frees 1,000 nonviolent prisoners. [Link] The FED...
Bernie Drops Out Amid Corona Craziness
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 10, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #477, I discuss what impact Bernie Sanders dropping out of the race could have on US foreign policy. Bernie held a more non-interventionist view than Trump or Biden. However, Bernie was never willing to put the foreign policy first or challenge his opponents on...
Timothy McVeigh, Suspects, Visit Strip Club in Weeks Before Bombing
by Richard Booth | Apr 9, 2020 | Events, Featured Articles
Saturday, April 8th, 1995, Timothy McVeigh and two other men paid a visit to a Tulsa strip club called Lady Godiva's. The three men were reportedly there for several hours, from around 8 or 9 until around midnight. The club's owners were Floyd Radcliffe and his wife,...
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Not All Austrian School Libertarians Are Border Restrictionists
For example, David Hathaway wrote this great book, Immigration: Individual vs National Borders a couple of years ago, endorsed by myself and late partner in the Institute, Will Grigg. It's a purely Misesian, praxeological case against state border enforcement. As Will...
Abolish the FBI
J.D. Tuccille writes at Reason, hey, as long as "both" sides are angry about its abuses at the moment, let's go ahead and free ourselves of this menace.
Episode 119: Talking Social Justice Warrior Culture with Ian Miles Cheong
After writing and releasing the book, The Kids Are Not Alright, Mance wanted to have someone on who is an expert on "Social Justice" culture. Enter Ian Miles Cheong. Ian is a writer for the Daily Caller and self-described former SJW. Mance and Ian talk about the...
Ron Paul and Dan McAdams: Why Is Washington Backing Saudi Starvation Policy In Yemen?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io85CtSr0n0&feature=youtu.be
Markets Reaction To FOMC Decision Muted, But Watch Silver (Plus Job Numbers Reality)
Yesterday the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and projected two more rate hikes by year-end. The stock market's reaction was muted, but silver and gold firmed up after the news and are ticking up this morning. At some point, the FOMC is going to pause on its...
Episode 118: Economist Bob Murphy – Destroying Economic Fallacies
Mance welcomes his favorite economist to the show, Dr Robert P Murphy. Mance throws a whole bunch of economic fallacies Dr Murphy's way, and Bob deftly takes them apart so that the listener can know how to answer when presented with these common errors. ENJOY! Contra...
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