Scott Bessent pledged on September 22 to do “whatever it takes” to prop up the Trump administration’s most important ally in Latin America
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For those who are actually concerned about the further concentration of political power the president’s habit of sending federal troops to American cities is serious problem.
The media is trying to frame last week’s indictment of James Comey as a “norm-shattering” use of executive power for personal gain. In truth, it’s just the latest chapter in a much older story: the struggle between elected and unelected officials.
Created to assure that newly-freed slaves would receive equal legal protection, the Fourteenth Amendment has come to dominate federal jurisprudence. This is not a good thing.
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Professor Georgy Ganev joins Bob to explain that, contrary to the claims of David Graeber and the MMTers, the barter origin of money has not been refuted.
Created to assure that newly-freed slaves would receive equal legal protection, the Fourteenth Amendment has come to dominate federal jurisprudence. This is not a good thing.
Individual voters have little reason to become informed. Politicians have strong incentives to pander rather than persuade. Partisans are rewarded for tribal loyalty rather than epistemic integrity.
By trying to protect dairy farmers and raise their incomes, the government created a massive cheese surplus, then gave it away, thus harming the farmers they were trying to support.
During the Cold War, pro-assassination forces gained ground, but the illegal killing was hidden because it was inconsistent with the shining-city-on-the-hill propaganda.