Inflation as a Centralizing Force
While monetary authorities and the government claim that they are “fighting inflation,” the truth is that inflation is an important tool for political and economic elites who are centralizing political life.
While monetary authorities and the government claim that they are “fighting inflation,” the truth is that inflation is an important tool for political and economic elites who are centralizing political life.
Western elites repeatedly call for “reparations” payments to former Western colonies ostensibly to lift them from poverty. By turning these countries into large welfare recipients, these elites perpetuate the very poverty they claim to decry.
It's been five years since the covid lockdowns of 2020. Ryan and Tho take a look at the lessons we learned about the regime, medical staff, and libertarians during one of history's biggest abuses of state power.
Is “austerity” in the future for the US Government? Awash in debt and facing economic crises, the government may have to go on a diet, something neither Congress nor the president want to do.
The Fourtheenth Amendment has been used in divisive ways, giving the lie to its claim of “equal protection” under the law. We can have equality under the law, or we can have what is becoming a race-based spoils system. We cannot have both.
President Trump has suggested that the government eliminate the personal income tax and replace it with tariffs. While some may champion that proposal, the truth is that it is much easier to add a new tax than it is to eliminate it.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently claimed that Trump‘s tariffs will improve the economy, but only after a period of painful adjustment. “No pain, no gain,” he said. The truth is that the tariffs will inflict pain without any net gains.
This article delves into the real cost of war as explained by Joseph Salerno in his book Money: Sound and Unsound. Contrary to Keynesianism, war destroys wealth and destroys an economy from within.
While attempts to eliminate USAID are garnering a lot of publicity, the truth is that the foreign aid budget needs even more cutting than the Trump administration is willing to do.