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The current regime wants to use taxation not simply as a means to collect revenue for the government, but as a weapon against economic prosperity itself. Original Article: " Taxation as a Weapon against Prosperity "

Like so many others in the "national greatness" movement, Christopher Buskirk understands some of the problems the country faces but fails to grasp the solutions. Original Article: " Don’t Get on the Nationalist Bus "

While George Orwell wrote magnificently against totalitarianism, his attempt to defend socialism in The Road to Wigan Pier stumbled badly. Original Article: " Review: Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier "  

As the Fed increases interest rates to reverse the inflation it has caused, firms that depended on easy money will face the bankruptcy judge. Stay tuned; there's more to come. Original Article: " The Bankruptcy Caravan Is Now Arriving: Time to Pay for the Easy Money "

Individualism, while condemned in some cultures, has helped make this country economically successful. Will the influx of immigrants from cultures that devalue individualism reverse that success? Original Article: " Individualism in the US Has Helped Make It an Economic Success"  

The trans rights movement has quickly moved into government coercion and outright violence. There is nothing libertarian about what is happening in this movement today. Original Article: " “Trans Rights” Means Trans Entitlements and the End of Civil Society"  

The usual suspects such as Robert Reich claim that corporate profits are causing inflation. Actually, increases in corporate profits are tied to increases in inflation. Original Article: "Higher Corporate Profit Margins Aren't Causing Inflation"  

Modern progressives don't like to refer to their long-held support of eugenics. In fact, American progressives influenced the Nazis, who launched their own murderous eugenics schemes. Original Article: " The Boston Brahmins, WASPs, and Nazis: The Pursuit of Eugenics"  

Despite all of the inflation-fighting talk from the Fed, the truth is that the government benefits from inflating the currency. We need to know how to defend ourselves. Original Article: "Can We Protect Ourselves from Inflation?"  

With the appointment of Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk is trying to appease woke advertisers to bring up his company's revenues. This will not end well. Original Article: "The Woke Cartel and Twitter's New CEO"  

American law protects what is called the "right to strike." However, Leonard Read found no moral code that permits such action. Original Article: "There Is No Moral Right to Strike"  

Domestic violence is a stain on society, but it is worse if we only care about violence committed against people of one sex. Original Article: "Committing Domestic Violence against Men . . . Just for a Giggle"  

The drug war of the last half century has incarcerated millions and created havoc. What it hasn't done is eliminate people using drugs without government permission. Original Article: " The Drug War: An Irrational Crusade"  

More than forty years ago, Leonard Read urged graduates of Hillsdale College to find a premise, a belief in a universal idea of liberty. Original Article:   " Living by a Premise"  

While the US ratchets up efforts to isolate its many enemies, the Chinese, the Saudis, the Arab League, and OPEC all shrug and look to increasing international communication and trade. Original Article:   "Thanks to Sanctions, the US Is Losing Its Grip on the Middle East"  

Radical environmentalists have convinced people that we are doomed if we continue to use fossil fuels. We are doomed if we stop using them. Original Article:   " Energy and Economic Efficiency: The Market versus the Politicization of Our Energy Futures"  

The Durham report reminds us it is well past time for a more realistic assessment of the FBI for what it is: a costly, unnecessary, unconstitutional, and incompetent agency.  Original Article:   "End the FBI"  

We are familiar with the five stages of grief. However, it is not a stretch to apply those stages to what is happening to the banking system. Right now, we are in the second stage: anger. Original Article:   "The Five Stages of Bank Failure Grief"  

Although the Bank of England is largely responsible for inflation in the UK, its leaders blame British consumers and workers for the price increases. Original Article:   "Bank of England Economist: Britons Need to Accept That They’re Poorer"  

A "soft landing" is impossible unless the government cuts both taxes and government spending at the same time interest rates are rising. This won't happen, so get ready for a hard landing.  Original Article:   " Crowding Out: The Fed May Be Killing the Private Sector to Save the Government"  

A new Fed survey shows that banks are cutting back on lending big time. Over the past thirty-five years, this almost always predicts recession. Our economy can't survive without endless new infusions of easy money.  Original Article:   "Banks Are Lending Less Money, and That's a Formula for Recession"  

Noam Chomsky's latest offering—a series of interviews—presents the best (and worst) of one of America's premier public intellectuals. Original Article:   " There's No Place like Noam"  

Calls for black consumers to "Buy Black" can be interpreted as socially divisive, but they are also a way to encourage black entrepreneurs in a free market. Original Article: " The "Buy Black" Movement: Divisive or a Boon to Black Entrepreneurs?"  

President Biden recently claimed that "trickle-down economics" doesn't work but transferring wealth from taxpayers to politically connected people is the real trickle-down economics. Original Article:   "Government Redistribution Is the REAL Trickle-Down Economics"  

American corporations are lavishing billions of dollars on leftist groups in the name of "equity." But many of them also are donating to even more questionable people and causes. Original Article: "The Putrid Underbelly of Woke Capitalism"