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In theory, the Constitution should safeguard individual liberty by giving citizens a bulwark against state tyranny. However, the Constitution actually advanced federal government power...
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In theory, the Constitution should safeguard individual liberty by giving citizens a bulwark against state tyranny. However, the Constitution actually advanced federal government power...
Bob uses three recent controversies–Richard Murphy’s “Christmas all year” claim, Elon Musk’s net worth, and Ron DeSantis on the Great Depression–to clear up common...
The Continentals and other paper monies only temporarily retained some value largely because of an initial promise of future redemption in gold and silver—a...
President Trump recently accused the New York Times of treason because the paper printed something he didn’t like. Unfortunately, Trump is not the only...
The GSEs have likely been told by the administration to buy up more mortgage debt to create the illusion that there is more demand...
Cuban hospitals are overwhelmed, pharma drugs are in short supply, and diagnostic tools are in short supply. The Cuban state is pretending nothing is...
Hassett was thought to be a done deal, but Trump and his allies are now suggesting that Kevin Warsh is the frontrunner.
The drive to religious freedom in America was carried out overwhelmingly in the state legislatures—and the federal First Amendment had almost nothing to do...
While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with...
He’s described by media as “hard right” and “ultra-conservative” which suggests he’s a center-right candidate who, nonetheless, handily beat his communist rival.
The so-called K-shaped economy—where some experience positive growth and others negative growth—is perfectly explained by Austrian business cycle theory and the Cantillon effect.
On the economy, Trump gives himself a grade of “A+++++,” which is reminiscent of Hoover and other politicians who interpreted their economic failures as...
While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with...
For more than 40 years, US farm policy has socialized farm land and transferred wealth to politically-connected people.