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Has the Fed's Monetary Meddling Set the Stage for the Worst Financial Crisis of Our Time? | Josh Adamson
The stock market dip in October saw an onset of hysteria regarding the state of the global economy, with many analysts asserting that another sweeping worldwide downturn is imminent. Trade tensions, a poorly timed US fiscal stimulus, slowing Chinese growth, and a messy and uncertain Eurozone have signaled to many that the perfect storm is brewing and may spur another global recession.
The Problem with "Check Your Privilege" Rhetoric | Gary M. Galles
The "check your privilege" phrase has been used to peremptorily declare victory in social justice disputes, assert special privileges for those self-defined as morally superior due to oppression, and disqualify those who disagree from any consideration, without any coherent argument.
Economist Explains the Greatest Threat to Liberty in the Modern World | Gary M. Galles
Democracy need not serve liberty. It is entirely consistent with choices that destroy liberty, even though Americans commonly equate them. Consequently, it is important to refocus attention on the primacy of liberty as we move from electing to governing. And there is an excellent guide to such reflection in F.A.
Capitalism: Understanding Its Secret | John D. Waterman
Many of the people who disagree with us think that capitalism is just an anarchistic, zero-sum game that paves the way for rich folks to exploit poor folks and to steal the products of workers' labor. So which side of this contentious debate is on the right track?
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
The Unseen Economic Benefits of Brexit | Madeline Grant
Creating a competitive, innovation-friendly atmosphere is a huge potential hidden "win" of Brexit-with correspondingly huge opportunity costs from failing to do so.
When Will Politicians Admit That Social Security Is on a Collision Course with Math? | Brenton Smith
When you combine how little we talk about the program with how little we do about the broken mechanics, we have a program that is on autopilot. Every year the mechanics drive payouts higher. It collects more as wages rise and the cap on taxable wages increases.
Income Inequality Is a Natural and Desirable Feature of Labor Markets | Joseph Michael Newhard
With the next presidential election already looming, it's as certain as death and taxes that another round of hysterical demagoguery is upon us. Among the regurgitated bromides will be complaints about that tired socialist bogeyman of income inequality. Yet, when envy gives way to economic analysis, we find these grievances to be without merit.
Why Speaking Like Pepé Le Pew May Soon Be a Crime in France | Jon Miltimore
A member of the French parliament is proposing a bill that would classify mocking a regional accent as a form of prohibited discrimination. The proposal comes after a former French presidential candidate mocked a journalist's heavy accent by asking if someone in the audience had a question in "understandable French."
Cultural Marxism Is the Main Source of Modern Confusion-and It's Spreading | Antony Mueller
Another name for the neo-Marxism of increasing popularity in the United States is " cultural Marxism." This theory says the driving force behind the socialist revolution is not the proletariat-but the intellectuals. While Marxism has largely disappeared from the workers' movement, Marxist theory flourishes today in cultural institutions, in the academic world, and in the mass media.
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”
-Senator Barry Goldwater, 1964 Republican Presidential nominee
