Source: Why Russia Is Dumping Dollars And Buying Gold At The Fastest Pace In Decades
Archive for March, 2019
Libertarians for Forced Vaccinations?
Does everyone—including libertarians—have an obligation to vaccinate themselves and their children in order to protect the most medically vulnerable among us?
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The Fresh Face of Stalinism by Yuri Maltsev
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked political observers after defeating 10-term incumbent Congressman Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th District by nearly 14 points at the 2016 primaries. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez calls Ocasio-Cortez “the future of our party. The 29-year-old “Democratic socialist” has used her popularity in the mainstream media to move Democratic Party further down to socialism. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ran on the same platform as Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong. Her program of the socialist revolution in the United States is named the Green New Deal and uses the threat of … Continue reading →
Source: The Fresh Face of Stalinism – LewRockwell
Study Estimates the Green New Deal to Cost $93 Trillion
Both fans and foes of the so-called Green New Deal (GND) agree that it is a wildly ambitious set of proposals, which—by design—will involve the federal government spending boatloads of money.
Source: Study Estimates the Green New Deal to Cost $93 Trillion — That’s a
Majority of Americans support progressive policies such as higher minimum wage, free college
From government-mandated paid maternity leave to tuition free college, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey reveals a surprising American appetite for some very progressive policies.
Source: Majority of Americans support progressive policies such as higher minimum wage, free college
The failure of the educational system to teach sound economics is coming home to roost.
Is This The Final High? And Was The Top In 2018?
Much has been made of the 10-year yield dropping below the 3-month yield. In this week’s case, it was particularly acute. The equity market (stocks) plummeted as the yields fell hard. US banks dropped significantly. When the scale of interest rates loses its normal
Source: Is This The Final High? And Was The Top In 2018?
France Is the Socialist Future We Should Dread
France was once a role model for what big government can do for its people, the very model of socialism sought by the American left. Now the place is in shambles.
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How to end our national nightmare — probe Hillary Clinton again
With Robert Mueller finished, the only way to end our national nightmare is to probe Obama, Clinton and the FBI, Michael Goodwin writes.
Source: How to end our national nightmare — probe Hillary Clinton again
The Data Don’t Speak for Themselves
Obituaries for the late Princeton economist Alan Krueger have mixed praise for his personal character with implicit (or explicit) endorsement of his research approach.
Source: The Data Don’t Speak for Themselves