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We Can Do FAR Better Than Biden, Surely! →

May 26, 2022

How many Joe Bidens does it take to screw in a light bulb? Two. One to assure the public that everything possible is being done and the other to screw the bulb into the water faucet.

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How the U.S. Ended Civil War Inflation →

May 21, 2022

A return to sound money is impossible without a simultaneous return to sound budget management.

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Hayek on Serfdom →

May 19, 2022

If only we make sure the right people are in charge, said the socialist intellectuals, the iron fist will wither away. That's not just wishful thinking; it's lunacy. Hayek explains.

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Impeach Merrick Garland →

May 12, 2022

When the country’s chief law enforcement officer is egregiously derelict, to the point of condoning illegal threats against justices, it’s time for him to go.

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Hyperinflation in China →

May 11, 2022

The greatest hyperinflation in all Chinese history occurred less than a century ago. It played a huge role in the collapse of the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek and the ascendancy to power of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.

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America's Amazing World War II Production →

May 10, 2022

If instead of buying the stuff from competitive private enterprises, we had purchased planes and tanks from government factories, we would have paid twice the price for half the quality.

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Two Heroes of Conscience Who Changed the World →

May 5, 2022

No setback ever deterred the iron wills of these two great men.

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The Japanese Tocqueville--Part 3 →

May 3, 2022

Coming from a country where the State historically monopolized education, Mori saw America’s much freer institutions as a model of accomplishment.

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Hyperinflation in America? Been There, Done That →

April 29, 2022

If someone tells you that hyperinflation can’t happen in America, you can tell them it already did.

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The Japanese Tocqueville--Part 2 →

April 27, 2022

Mori Arinori saw private life and civil society in America as remarkably cheerful and robust, reserving special praise for a particular day. This is Part 2 of a three-part series.

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A Virtue We Must Cultivate →

April 26, 2022

If you can say someday that when liberty was challenged, you rose to defend it and did not run for cover, your children and grandchildren will thank you. They will remember you as heroes for a noble cause.

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Celebrating Freedom in Prague →

April 23, 2022

More than 30 years now since its liberation from Soviet socialism, its charm is greater than ever.

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Does Goofy Still Run Disney? →

April 21, 2022

Let’s hope the leadership at Disney makes 2025 the year they finally ditched DEI, wokeism, and the nonsense that Walt would have never tolerated.

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The Japanese Tocqueville--Part 1 →

April 20, 2022

A leading figure of the Japanese Enlightenment, Mori Arinori also offered some fascinating insights about America.

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The Beloved Big Mouth from Butte →

April 19, 2022

Martha Raye’s affection for the troops was rivaled only by her love of the country.

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Ukraine and Poland: Brothers in War and Peace →

April 7, 2022

For reasons only magnified by Putin’s invasion, the Mickiewicz column is in a most appropriate place.

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Putin the Fool

March 31, 2022

The real fool of this April Fool’s Day in Odessa is Vladimir Putin.

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Putting Friedman to Work at 110 →

March 31, 2022

“Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.”

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Educating for Freedom →

March 26, 2022

What are some ways to introduce ideas of freedom and free markets to young people who have not heard them before? This is the topic of this short video interview I did at the initiative of Jan Kuban of the Polish-American Foundation for Education and Research in Economics (PAFERE) in Warsaw. — March 2022.

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Better to Shun the Bait →

March 24, 2022

Do the right thing now or you will inevitably regret your failure later. How many times does this have to be stated before its wisdom sinks in?

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