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Charles Lee: The Alternative “George Washington” You’ve Probably Never Heard Of12:06 This key decision of the Continental Congress matters because the way a war is fought affects the outcomes; the choice to fight like a state means either losing or winning like a state. Five Objections Libertarians Have Answered23:58 Pundits of the "New Right" are radically opposed to libertarianism. Yet the facts of history, and libertarian arguments, already addressed these anti-libertarian views long ago. The Libertarian Position on the War and Imperialism of the U.S. State23:58 Unfortunately, widespread misconceptions about libertarianism and capitalism (the free-market economy) exist throughout the world. Films, literature, mainstream The U.S. Bares Its Fangs against U.S. Citizens22:51 The fangs of the U.S. Empire are now being bared against not only the Cuban people but also against the American people. The Empire has issued subpoenas to two 8,000 federal workers face the chop under sweeping Trump order22:51 The order reclassified thousands of federal workers as at-will employees, meaning the government can now terminate them without offering a reason. Powell making a ‘significant mistake’ by staying on at the Fed, says Senator22:51 Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Tuesday criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s decision to stay on the central bank’s board. Can the Military-Industrial Beast Be Tamed?22:51 "...we are witnessing an unprecedented shift of resources from domestic investments in the United States to the military-industrial complex" Tikkun Olam: Fixing The World, But For What, For Whom?22:51 "I had surmised, that benevolence is meant to improve society, not the State; and to do so through personal, not political, acts in the community." Edmund Phelps and Dynamic Capitalism21:43 [This article was originally published at Judgment Calls on May 19.]Edmund Phelps died last Friday. Obituaries focus on the expectations-augmented Phillips The Federal Reserve is Why the People are Unhappy21:43 According to the University of Michigan’s latest Index of Consumer Sentiment, a record number of Americans have negative views of the economy. This is yet more The Great Disconnect: When Wealth and Productive Ability Diverge18:17 Thanks to the Fed’s creation of asset bubbles, the US economy is producing many billionaires. However, the savvy entrepreneur is becoming increasingly scarce. Economic Calculation and a Southern California Beach Girl4.června Can a communist system flourish under a liberal government? Bernie Sanders says yes, but Melanie Armstrong, author of Chicken in a Strange Way, gives a resounding no. Praxeology as an Antidote to Hyperreality3.června Government economic policies reflect abstract ideas of what agents wish reality were like. Praxeology is not beholden to abstract economic fantasies. Warsh’s Concerning Interest in Redefining “Inflation”3.června Although it's true that many government-driven price hikes in recent years aren’t “inflation” in the strict sense, the pain they cause is just as real. Warsh’s push to narrow what the Fed counts as inflation—so it can justify even more inflation—is alarming. |