Strategy

The challenge facing economic science is to counter the states and governments that smother voluntary cooperation and free human interaction.

Politicians respond to pressure. If we want them to actually carry out the cuts they claim to stand for, it’s up to us to provide that pressure.

We should make every effort to legalize competition to the US dollar and participate in the debate over the fiat dollar, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. It may sound like only “money,” but it has everything to do with living in a free and prosperous society. Let the competition begin.

What happens when the Department of Government Efficiency fails? Human devolution or political revolution? Or both? Mark Thornton discusses some pertinent lessons from the French Revolution.

Is marijuana the magic elixir for economic performance and a cure for the Fed’s inflation?

The theme that connected all of the weekend’s talks at the 2024 Supports Summit was “Our Enemy, the State.” It was a gathering of the "remnant," those who recognize that the government is our common enemy. These are selections from several of the talks.

Another national election has come and gone, and like many of our readers, I think the less awful candidate won. After all, a victory for Kamala Harris was likely to be interpreted as an endorsement of the status quo and a “mandate” for more of the same.

It is unlikely many of the Department of Government Efficiency’s recommendations will ever be implemented. The value of the DOGE lies in how it exposes government waste.

The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy.

The Fed wants independence so it can serve the interests of the banker class. There is no higher principle here. There is only power.