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Intellectual freedom cannot exist without political freedom; political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries. – AYN RAND

Democrats Won the Tariff Argument—Now Comes the Hard but Necessary Part

Democrats have run against tariffs in the past and then kept them in place once in power. Repeating this would be a mistake, especially when voters have made their preferences well-known. 

Only A Gold Dollar Will End Deficits

Only A Gold Dollar Will End Deficits

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The United States government has had a budget deficit in almost every year since 1933. Repeated pledges to end the deficits have come to nothing. The latest pledge, President Clinton's plan to eliminate the deficit by the year 2002, is only one more such empty...

“Buy American” Is Un-American

“Buy American” Is Un-American

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Government interference with free trade is un-American. Sacrificing one’s standard of living in order to subsidize inefficient domestic producers is un-American. The tribal fear of foreigners is un-American. Resentment at others’ success is un-American. A patriotic American acts as a capitalist and an individualist: he buys the best, wherever it may be found.