One of the most abused words in English is privilege. Observe how indiscriminately this word is spoken and written. For example, in some quarters, all straight white men -- without exception -- are said to be privileged, which seems absurd. Practically all we hear...
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Trump Administration Flunks Trade Economics 101
by Sheldon Richman | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog
International trade is one of the many areas in which the Trump administration has been egregiously bad. Trump himself seems to lack even the most basic knowledge about the principle of trade -- he seems to think it is always zero-sum with a loser for every winner --...
Bernie’s Big Criminal Justice Plan, Flores Fix, New Tariffs
by Jennifer Monroe | Aug 25, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian
Bernie has got A Plan for reform all the criminal justice things, the Trump administration tries to "fix" the Flores agreement, and hold on to your butts because here come the 15% tariffs http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode118.mp3
Episode 263: A Patreon Only ‘Ask Me Anything’ w/ Bob Murphy
by Peter R. Quiñones | May 24, 2019 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
60 Minutes Rated PG-13 Pete was thankful to be able to have Robert P Murphy agree to do an Ask Me Anything livestream for his Patreon supporters. Enjoy this informal discussion! The Contra Cruise The Bob Murphy Show Free Ross Petition Pete's Patreon Pete's Bitbacker...
The Antiwar Comic: Some Problems With Trump
by Tony DiGerolamo | Nov 24, 2018 | Blog
Interesting comments with this one. For a long time, I was accused of defending Trump, now that I'm critical of him, those who yelled at me before praise me and vice versa. More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
Protectionism Abroad and Socialism at Home
by Ron Paul | Aug 23, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
One of the most insidious ways politicians expand government is by creating new programs to “solve” problems created by politicians. For example, government interference in health care increased health care costs, making it difficult or even impossible for many to...
Shocker! American Steel Prices Spiked in April.
by Eric Boehm | Apr 25, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
In the days and weeks after President Donald Trump slapped 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, it was widely reported that American steel-consuming companies were bracing for higher prices. Some said they were already seeing those higher prices...
Jim Bovard: Why Washington Never Learns
by Scott Horton | Mar 25, 2018 | Blog
The great Jim Bovard gives a speech to the Mises Institute about America's insane regulatory state including agriculture policy, steel tariffs and the FDA. https://youtu.be/GQeK52P11iQ
TGIF: Economic Nationalism: Elitism in Populist Clothing
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 16, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
My old friend and former American Conservative editor Dan McCarthy gets it all wrong about Donald Trump's "national security" tariffs on aluminum and steel. I won't discuss Dan's strictly economic case for the tariffs -- I've already discussed this -- but I want to...
3/9/18 Sheldon Richman on Trump’s Tariffs
by Scott Horton | Mar 9, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Executive editor of the Libertarian Institute Sheldon Richman returns to the show to discuss Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum. According to Richman the major damage of Trump's tariffs will be felt by downstream producers and the disruption to the price...
3/9/18 Sheldon Richman on Trump's Tariffs
by Scott Horton | Mar 9, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Executive editor of the Libertarian Institute Sheldon Richman returns to the show to discuss Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum. According to Richman the major damage of Trump's tariffs will be felt by downstream producers and the disruption to the price...
TGIF: Trading Places
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 9, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
"What protection teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war." --Henry George When Donald Trump can propose tariffs on imported steel, aluminum, washing machines, and solar-panels without being roundly booed off the...
On Tariffs and Trade (and Why Trade is Better for America)
by Matt Knight | Mar 5, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles
I have a huge trade imbalance with Wal-Mart. Huge. I spend hundreds of dollars on groceries and other items every month, but never--not once--has Wal-Mart ever bought something from me. Maybe I should stop shopping at Wal-Mart as a way of sticking it to them. Or not....
Foreign Policy Focus #163 – Trump's Tariffs and Putin's Missiles
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #163, I discuss several events occurring around the world. Trump has proposed new steal and aluminum tariffs. Putin announces that Russia has developed nuclear-armed cruise missiles. At the UN, the US is looking to punish North Korea and Assad. I also update...
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Military Conscription is Slavery: Woodrow Wilson Edition
By the guidelines set down by the Selective Service Act, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register to potentially be selected for military service. At the request of the War Department, Congress amended the law in August 1918 to expand the age range to include...
The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
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