politics
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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Is This Even Capitalism Anymore?
Both right and left are lurching toward authoritarianism, including the kind of state-controlled economy America once opposed.
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‘Abundance’ of Contradiction: Progressives Discover Public Choice
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson admit government is a tangle of competing interests. But they still want more of it.
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The High Cost of Free Transit
Paying even a modest fare signals that the service has worth. Without that signal, transit quickly attract vandals and lawless behavior.
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Why the Old Left–Right Divide No Longer Works
Michael Oakeshott’s distinction between government as referee and government as crusader sheds light on the identity-driven shifts remaking Western politics.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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France’s Financial Misery Is a Bad Omen for Other Countries
Financial and debt crises aren’t so much solved as covered up by political actions aimed at alleviating market anxieties.
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Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?
The Constitution is designed to check the power grabs of reckless men. Will Congress and the Courts defend the rule of law against an increasingly lawless executive branch?
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“You’re Fired” — The President, Lisa Cook, and the Fragility of Fed Autonomy
Both parties have shown themselves willing to play politics with the Fed when it suits their interests. Neither likes it when the other does.
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Trump Plays for All the Federal Reserve Marbles
If President Trump truly gained control of Fed policy, monetary decisions would likely cater to short-term political goals rather than the long-term stability and well-being of citizens.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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•
Is This Even Capitalism Anymore?
Both right and left are lurching toward authoritarianism, including the kind of state-controlled economy America once opposed.
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•
‘Abundance’ of Contradiction: Progressives Discover Public Choice
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson admit government is a tangle of competing interests. But they still want more of it.
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•
The High Cost of Free Transit
Paying even a modest fare signals that the service has worth. Without that signal, transit quickly attract vandals and lawless behavior.
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•
Why the Old Left–Right Divide No Longer Works
Michael Oakeshott’s distinction between government as referee and government as crusader sheds light on the identity-driven shifts remaking Western politics.
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•
The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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•
France’s Financial Misery Is a Bad Omen for Other Countries
Financial and debt crises aren’t so much solved as covered up by political actions aimed at alleviating market anxieties.
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•
Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?
The Constitution is designed to check the power grabs of reckless men. Will Congress and the Courts defend the rule of law against an increasingly lawless executive branch?
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•
“You’re Fired” — The President, Lisa Cook, and the Fragility of Fed Autonomy
Both parties have shown themselves willing to play politics with the Fed when it suits their interests. Neither likes it when the other does.
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•
Trump Plays for All the Federal Reserve Marbles
If President Trump truly gained control of Fed policy, monetary decisions would likely cater to short-term political goals rather than the long-term stability and well-being of citizens.