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The Green New Deal, Not Climate Change, is an Existential Threat
The core idea of the Green New Deal, endorsed by virtually every Democratic Presidential candidate, is that the government should rapidly outlaw fossil fuel power and rapidly replace it with renewable power, mostly from solar and wind. This would be the most radical...
On Tax Day Thank the Rich and Support Lifting the Tax Yoke off Them
Opponents of tax cuts do not want justice. They want redistribution of wealth
Your Fair Share of Taxes
Do we leave (wealth) in the private sector where the market decides? Or do we subject it to corrupt politicians?
‘Uncle Tom’ Is More Destructive Than the ‘N-word’
“Uncle Tom,” on the other hand is designed to label that person as a traitor, a sellout, as a black person who colludes with white racists to undermine the success of black people.
Free Market Capitalism Is Needed More Than Ever
The famous New York Yankees baseball player and manager Yogi Berra is credited with the saying “It's déjà vu all over again.” He is also credited with claiming, “I really didn’t say everything I said.” Never were both of these truer than in our era of reborn defenses...
Democrats are Desperate for Votes
Democrats seek to undermine individual rights and the rule of law in order to obtain votes.
Right to Print Arms
Are you very afraid? 3D-printed guns are coming. "Virtually undetectable!" shrieked CNN. "This changes the safety of Americans forever!" shrieked MSNBC. Does it? Six years ago, a company called Defense Distributed posted blueprints for 3D-printed guns on the web. The...
The Morality of Capitalism
Yaron Brook delves into the morality of finance, free markets, savings, insurance and using debt to fund consumption.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Immoral Plea For Government Censorship
Mark Zuckerberg wants government regulation of the internet content, not because it would somehow protect us against “harm,” but because it would protect Facebook against competition. Without free speech, we will become sheep. That is the reason we must condemn Mark Zuckerberg’s immoral plea and defend our freedom of speech
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Kisses The Rings of Regulators
The lesson is that if you don’t want politicians destroying your business, you must go to Washington to give them money. Kiss their rings.
The Production of Money Isn’t (Necessarily) the Production of Wealth
The creation of money doesn’t create wealth, unless money itself is wealth — as it was when it was gold and silver.
Millennials for Socialism
Let’s examine the history of socialism.
The Fake News ‘Surge’ in Hate Crimes
“The number of hate crime hoaxes actually exceeds the number of convictions. The majority of these high-profile incidents never happened” according to the author of Hate Crime Hoax.
Abolish the Welfare State to Solve the National Debt Crisis
Why is it so difficult to win the case for freedom in modern American society? A variety of possible answers come to mind. The collectivists are more effective in appealing to people’s emotions. The interventionist-welfare-statist argument is easier to make than it is...
How Many Lives Are Saved by Guns — and Why Don’t Gun Controllers Care?
How many lives are saved each year through the use of firearms
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