The Fed Is Not “a Good Idea that Became Corrupt”: It Always Was Corrupt
It is easy to think of the Fed as a good institution that simply lost its way. In truth, it was a bad idea and a bad institution from its beginning.
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A (True) Thanksgiving Tale of Socialism in America and Israel
The Pilgrims tried socialism at Plymouth. After two years, they returned to private enterprise. Likewise, Israel was founded as a socialist state but has back turned toward free markets.
World War I: The Great War Was also the Great Enabler of Progressive Governance
Historians praise the US entry into World War I because it enabled an Allied victory. But it also led to the economic disasters of the 1920s and ’30s.
After Years of “Stimulus” Come Surging Debt and Falling Wages
For all the positive talk, Americans are piling on more debt just as real wages are falling, job losses are mounting, and debt costs are rising. Thanks, Fed!
What I Learned from my Grandfather about Money
The author recalls the 1922 peace dollar his grandfather gave him sixty years ago. Real money.
The Midterm Lesson: Unserious People Can’t Stop the Left
This year’s midterm disappointment for Americans hoping the lunacy of the left would undermine the Democrat Party highlights that the very real problems we face will not fall under their own weight. Anti-human progressivism continues to rise, no matter how visually absurd it manifests itself.
“Antidemocratic” Just Means “Something the Regime Doesn’t Like.”
Marxist regimes used to slap the word "antirevolutionary" on everything the regimes disliked. Today's regimes use the words "undemocratic" and "antidemocratic" in the same way.
For the Midterms to Matter, the GOP Needs More MTG, Less McConnell
Firebrands like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz demand a GOP-controlled Congress hold DC villains accountable. If the GOP refuses to treat Anthony Fauci like the Democrats have treated Steve Bannon, the party remains controlled opposition.
Without Easy Money, the Tech Sector Faces Layoffs and Losses
Cheap money in the last decade has meant good times for companies that barely make money and hire employees who barely work. But those times are now ending.
World War I: The Great War Was also the Great Enabler of Progressive Governance
Historians praise the US entry into World War I because it enabled an Allied victory. But it also led to the economic disasters of the 1920s and ’30s.
