Ayn Rand’s Political Philosophy
What’s the difference between Objectivism and Libertarianism?
Controls Breed More Controls
How government regulation (controls) turned the COVID-19 health issue into a full-blown pandemic.
Unsung Heroes of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
Government’s rules often make it harder for private actors to help people. In a crisis, America’s unsung heroes are people who overcome that.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: One Word of Truth Outweighs The World
The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie,” he said. “One word of truth outweighs the world.”
Trump’s Contradictory Statements on the COVID-19 Pandemic Inflame People’s Uncertainty, Fear, and Panic
In a time of crisis we need leaders to communicate openly, frankly, and truthfully.
“Price Gouging” Restricts “Hoarding” and Eliminates Shortages
Higher prices charged have a couple of unappreciated benefits.
What Sweden Has Done Right on Coronavirus
Contrary to the U.S., where President Trump and Governor Cuomo and countless other political figures compete for the attention of their constituents and populace and underlings, the Swedish experience has been one of decentralized decision-makers and arms-length officials calling the shots.
Crony Altruism: What’s Inside The $2.3 Trillion 2020 Bailout
This bailout is quite unfair to those relatively few states that are responsible with their finances. Through this federal action, taxpayers in those states have to bail out the government officials and citizens of irresponsible states.
The Real Record of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1932)
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (modeled after the earlier War Finance Corporation) was created in early 1932 under the Hoover Administration as what amounted to the “discount lending” facility of the Federal Reserve System: it would lend to financial institutions chartered by states and in rural areas.
