Forget everything that conservatives say about individual liberty, personal freedom, property rights, the Constitution, federalism, capitalism, limited government, the free market, and free enterprise. They don’t mean a word of…
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In the so-called world of strategic alliances, things often are not what they seem to be. It is that way with the Islamic State or ISIS, which supposedly is a…
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Americans are clearly more interested in getting our problems solved at home than acting as policeman for the world.
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This latest gold surge follows President Trump’s weekend threats of new tariffs on eight countries unless they support a U.S. purchase of Greenland.
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Were Greenland to adopt an open border policy, Greenland would quickly become a flash point for an international crisis, and would reveal how immigration is often a tool of geopolitics.
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Weak States, Not Limited States: Early Ming Governance and the Illusion of Proto-Liberalism
Although some scholars have labeled the early Ming Dynasty as a proto-liberal state, they are mistaken. The Ming governance at that time was weak, not limited by law and ideology.
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The original 13 British colonies that made up the early United States had very different populations with decidedly different political and social outlooks.
“Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.”
The term “States’ Rights” is interpreted in many ways, but it refers to the separation of powers between states and the federal government. It is seen as one tool used…
Economists consider probability to be central to economic analysis, but, as Ludwig von Mises wrote, economic action involves unique and purposeful events, not random ones.