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The Trump administration doled out $700 million in CARES “loans” to trucking firm Yellow. Now Yellow has gone bankrupt, and the taxpayers may foot the bill. Original Article: " The Taxpayers Bailed Out Yellow Trucking. It Went Bankrupt Anyway."

The Christian nationalist state is one in which civil rulers—for a time—regard the Church as a convenient ally. Once this comes to an end, however, the "Christian" state transforms into a state hostile to those it was once designed to protect. Original Article: "The Dead End of Catholic Nationalism"

By corrupting the meaning of inflation, mainstream economists have given a false picture of what happens when monetary authorities expand the money supply. Mises and Rothbard understood. Original Article: Taking Back the Meaning of "Inflation "

The fall of the Pac-12 is an unfortunate end to a proud collegiate institution. But its death isn’t the fault of uncurable greed but of the conference’s own inability to be competitive in the game. Original Article: " "Greed" Didn't Kill the Pac-12. Entrepreneurial Failure Did"

In contrast to the imaginary way that mainstream economists present value, Austrian economists properly use ordinal rankings to determine value. Original Article: " How People Determine the Value of a Good"

The usual answer is that secondhand smoke is bad. But if value is subjective, perhaps secondhand smoke also can be seen as a public good. Original Article: "Is Secondhand Smoke Bad, or Is It a Public Good? It’s Complicated"

In order for nations to have capital development and market-based economies, they must have a cultural framework that accepts these developments. Too many nations do not, and they languish in poverty as a result. Original Article: "Cultural Change Is Necessary for Capital Development"

Professor Quinn Slobodian believes that free markets must lead to tyrannical worker exploitation, and socialism is the only solution. In truth, market competition is the answer.  Original Article: "Cracked-Up Slobodian"

President Biden announced recently to much fanfare that his administration will transform the US economy through central planning. This does not end well. Original Article: "Bidenomics Is Yet Another Version of Failed Industrial Policy"

When it comes to the debt ceiling, political parties are irrelevant, and the recent debt ceiling drama, was little more than a sham.  Original Article: "The Debt Ceiling Debate Was Pure Theater"

Socialists and communists claim to support the rights of "indigenous" peoples. However, that support rings hollow given how the USSR abused the native peoples of Siberia, all while American socialists and communists uncritically supported the Soviet Union. Original Article: "The Soviet Abuse of Indigenous Peoples"

Pennsylvania legislators don't claim to be putting people out of work or killing job opportunities. They claim they just want workers to earn more pay. Original Article: " Pennsylvania Legislators Want Higher Unemployment, Government Dependency, and Crime"

Some residents of St. Louis, fed up with the nonprotection from the city's police, have hired private security to deal with the problem. The egalitarian Left, of course, doesn't like that. Original Article: " Egalitarianism as a Revolt against Safety"

The use of interstate compacts by US states shows that the states don't need the federal government to dictate or manage interstate relations.  Original Article: "States Can Curb Federal Power through "Soft Secession""

Trump is essentially being prosecuted for questioning the outcome of an election, and federal paranoia about protecting its own aura of legitimacy is entering a new highly aggressive phase.  Original Article: " The United States vs. Donald J. Trump "

Government statistics on inflation in the food sector have failed to account for skimpflation and shrinkflation. Original Article: "Shrinkflation and Skimpflation Are Eating Our Lunch"

David Gordon take a critical look at Markus Gabriel's Moral Progress in Dark Times, and although he finds parts that are disturbing, he also discovers important areas of agreement. Original Article: " Outside the Universe?"

According to progressive elites, it is terrorism if consumers boycott businesses because of their leftist policies. Original Article: " Is Boycotting Target a Legitimate Protest or an Act of Terrorism?"

President Biden makes the false claim that wind- and solar-generated electricity are cheaper than power generated from coal and oil. Original Article: "Wind and Solar Are NOT Cheaper than Coal and Oil"

The political passion for "social justice" is creating a larger free-rider problem and a problem of injustice. Original Article: " Social Justice and the Free-Rider Problem"

Adults tell young people to follow their dreams, but one cannot follow one's vision without realizing what it takes to get there. Original Article: "Want to Follow Your Dreams? The First Step Involves Hard Work"

Like many colonial ventures, Belgium's involvement in the Congo had some successes—and many failures. Original Article: "Belgian Colonialism of the Congo: Facts and Fiction"

To seriously threaten the regime, one must attack it at its roots. This would require rejecting the modern civil rights legal regime, something modern Buckleyite conservatives and James Lindsay-style liberals are not interested in, and unites paleoconservatives and paleolibertarians. Original Article: " Paleoconservatives Need Better Critics"

Although they professed to support "states' rights," many proslavery activists wanted a stronger federal government that could force slavery on the western territories and deny local sovereignty to territorial residents.  Original Article: "When Slave Owners Chose Federal Power over Local Sovereignty"

In this new age of decentralized and democratized content creation, union members' demands may simply be based on wishful thinking for a bygone era. Original Article: " Striking Hollywood Actors and Writers Might Have to Get Used to Stagnant Wages"