Let Staten Island Secede!
Homeless foreign nationals (i.e., “illegal aliens”) began arriving last week at a makeshift shelter in a Staten Island neighborhood. The arrivals
Totalitarian Ideals and Not Living by Lies
On we go, further and further into the era of post-journalism, where outlets survive not on the accuracy and honesty
Politics Has Infected Everything in Our Society, Especially
Modern American media has become so politicized that a once-venerable institution now cannot be trusted. Original Article: “Politics Has Infected
Why Stabilization Policy is Destabilizing
U.S. presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy took aim at the Federal Reserve recently: The reality is, if the dollar is volatile,
Navigating by the Stars on a Cloudy Night
In this episode, Mark examines Fed Chairman Jay Powell’s recent confession that the Fed is “navigating by the stars on
The Corrupt Bargain and the Preservation of Slavery
[Chapter 19 of Rothbard’s newly edited and released Conceived in Liberty, vol. 5, The New Republic: 1784–1791.] The most important battle of the
Why the “Just Wage” Theory Doesn’t Make Much
The concept of the “fair wage” or the “just wage” is centuries old. It dates back at least to the
How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in
It is no coincidence that Nigeria, with a population of over two hundred million, became the first serious global testing
Understanding Hegel from a Straussian Viewpoint
This book offers an account of Hegel that will surprise many readers—at least it surprised me. The political philosopher Leo
There Is No Fed Magic Trick to Achieve
Economic growth in the United States accelerated to a 2.4 percent annualized rate in the second quarter of 2023, picking