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A Video Interview on Gold and FDR's 1933 Seizure →

May 11, 2023

Here's a video interview with me on gold, FDR and American monetary history—recorded on May 2, 2023. Conducted via Zoom from Singapore by Patrick Vierra of SBTV, Silver Bullion TV.

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Foxes: Victims of Good Intentions →

May 11, 2023

More than 100 veterinarians from around the UK have signed a letter which points out, “Advocates of the 2004 ban on hunting would not have expected their efforts to protect foxes to result in this catastrophic decline.” Oops.

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Presidential Campaign Songs: Puffery, Not Education →

May 9, 2023

Did you know that Saddam Hussein’s campaign song in his rigged election of 2002 was Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You?

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Jane Jacobs vs Robert Moses: A David vs Goliath Story →

May 4, 2023

In one of the many public protests she helped organize, Jacobs wore a placard around her neck adorned in large letters with the message, “Conscience: the Ultimate Weapon!”

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Israel's Declaration of Independence Almost Didn't Make it on Time →

April 25, 2023

As it always has been, the Middle East is beset with ethnic, religious and national tensions. No matter what your views might be on any of the related issues, you can’t help but recognize that May 14, 1948 was a momentous day in history.

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How a Montana Senator Helped Curse Us With the 17th Amendment →

April 18, 2023

In his own defense, Montana’s William A. Clark said, “I never bought a man who wasn’t for sale.” (Photo is one I took myself along the Skalkaho Pass between Philipsburg and Hamilton, MT in 2019).

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NOT Socialist Countries! →

April 18, 2023

While Nordic nations dabbled in welfare-state-style socialism a half-century ago, they learned some lessons from the resulting stagnation. They reversed course. They are now among the freest, most capitalist countries on the planet.

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Edgar Guest, the People's Poet →

April 12, 2023

He fell in love with his adopted state and country and never left either. More than 300 newspapers across the country regularly published his work.

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FDR's Other "Day of Infamy" →

April 4, 2023

If the federal government tried today to seize the gold holdings of private American citizens, how much do you think we would turn over?

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The Amazing Mary Seacole, A Genuine Do-Gooder →

March 29, 2023

She had only grateful beneficiaries, and no resentful victims.

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The Power of Optimism →

March 28, 2023

Think the Best, Do Your Best.

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The Wisdom of Mario Vargas Llosa →

March 25, 2023

In the 1950s and 1960s, he was a socialist who even flirted with Cuban communism. Thanks to an open and observant mind, he got over that.

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John Lennon: No Model to Emulate →

March 19, 2023

Stop the John Lennon worship, please. The guy was a fool, a wife beater, a hypocrite, a serial liar, a homewrecker, a drug abuser, and an awful father. He even enjoyed making fun of people with disabilities, mocking and bullying them time and again. Article is also available here: https://tinyurl.com/5rpnufhm.

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Let's Make Montana Look Like Ireland →

March 15, 2023

Though fewer people today live in Ireland than did almost two centuries ago, they’re busy teaching the world an important lesson: economic freedom works! 

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Disasters Should Remind Us of Bastiat's Wisdom →

March 9, 2023

The fact that some people who should know better still see blessings in destruction is an indication that we have a lot of economics educating to do!

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The 70th Anniversary of Stalin's Funeral →

March 8, 2023

Some quotes from Uncle Joe himself that might help readers see what kind of man he really was.

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Celebrating Courageous Women →

March 8, 2023

Honorable Mentions: Sacajawea and Pocahontas, two Native American women, neither of whom (so far as we know) ever claimed to be a white woman from Massachusetts. This article is also available here: https://tinyurl.com/yt4t358j.

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How To Get the Most Out of Others →

March 7, 2023

A forgotten high school football game played 15 years ago in Texas reveals the power of encouragement.

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Laboring to Ensure Freedom For All--The Grimké Sisters →

March 4, 2023

The Grimké sisters challenged a misconception that was widespread in their time and that persists today: that God is either silent on slavery or in support of it.

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Hero of the Holodomor, Gareth Jones →

February 28, 2023

No credible person today denies that this holocaust occurred. But in March 1933, Jones was shocked to find his revelations denounced by veteran and highly-respected journalists.

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