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The 12 Day War was a Political Disaster for America and Israel
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The 12 Day War was a Political Disaster for America and Israel
On June 13, 2025, the Israeli military launched a Pearl Harbor-style attack on Iran, killing multiple military officials, diplomats, and nuclear scientists who were key to the US-Iran nuclear talks. For the twelve days, Iran and Israel exchanged fire—with Israel claiming to completely dominate Iranian airspace, while Iranian missiles broke through the Iron Dome and hit multiple targets around Israel.
The Deserving End to the Post-War Order
After the tongue lashing President Zelenskyy received in the Oval Office by President Trump and JD Vance, European and American establishment leaders were infuriated to say the least. But the most surprising thing that came out of the meeting was the reaction of European leaders; they have decided to take action without the approval of the American president.
What the UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination Revealed About American Elites
On the early morning of December 4, 2024, the UnitedHealth CEO, Brian Thompson, was assassinated by Luigi Manigone in front of the Hilton Midtown Hotel. The response by the establishment media, fellow CEOs, and politicians had revealed the weakness and unwillingness of these elites to defend their power.
What the UnitedHealth Assassination Revealed About American Elites
On the early morning of December 4, 2024, the UnitedHealth CEO, Brian Thompson, was assassinated by Luigi Manigone in front of the Hilton Midtown Hotel. The response by the establishment media, fellow CEOs, and politicians had revealed the weakness and unwillingness of these elites to defend their power.
The Political Theology That Maintains State Power
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The Reactionary Containment in the 2024 Election
On September 29, 2024, President Trump posted on X the Catholic prayer of St. Michael the Archangel alongside a photo of a St. Michael painting by Italian artist Guido Reni. The next day, Russell Brand and Jordan Peterson said the Lord’s Prayer over a crowd in Washington, D.C. Although social conservatism has been a touch-and-go tactic for Republicans in elections, it’s incredibly useful to use when trying to mobilize Christian groups, but has often scared off women, moderates, and independents.
The Political Theology That Maintains State Power
For religions throughout the world, established rules, studies, and practices are instrumental for their legitimacy. Established religious institutions throughout the world train theologians to study the nature of God and their belief system. For the Sunni Muslims, theologians in the school consist of legal studies in line with Islam, while others like the Murji’ah sect focus on moral teachings of work and faith.
The new Iranian president sets the stage for negotiations
From Mullah to Progressive On May 19, 2024, the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains of Iran. He was a Shi’ite cleric and lawyer who won the presidency in 2021. After his death, a man by the name of Masoud Pezeshkian won the following presidential election. Pezeshkian is a polar opposite of the previous president Raisi; he has been called a reformist by Western and Middle Eastern media outlets.
The Regime No Longer Wants Biden
After the first presidential debate on June 27, 2024, the media did something no one suspected: they began running headlines questioning President Biden’s mental capacity. CNN named its first analysis, titled “Biden’s disastrous debate pitches his reelection bid into crisis.” The author claimed that “objectively, Biden produced the weakest performance since John F.
Connecticut’s Housing Shortage Is Rooted in Government Policies
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Connecticut’s Housing Shortage Is Rooted in Government Policies
There is no shortage of experts that the government is willing to hire to gain public favor for a particular policy. For Connecticut, that expert is a man named Cameron Rifkin, a policy associate for the National Council of State Legislatures.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: US Foreign Policy Is a Far Cry from the Founders Intent Big GovernmentCronyism and CorporatismU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy The founders of the United States warned against getting entangled in foreign wars. Unfortunately, political elites today seek to expand the US empire, leaving death and destruction in their path.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: US Foreign Policy Is a Far Cry from the Founders Intent Big GovernmentCronyism and CorporatismU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy The founders of the United States warned against getting entangled in foreign wars. Unfortunately, political elites today seek to expand the US empire, leaving death and destruction in their path.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: How Did the U.S. Government Become So Big? Big GovernmentPoliticsU.S. History The behemoth known as the US government didn’t metastasize by accident. The process began as soon as the US Constitution was ratified.
The Mixed Economy Model Still Disrupts Private Markets | John Kennedy
Market processes rely on prices, which are not established by a government decree or by the randomness of the human mind but are instead determined by supply and demand. The consumer’s wants and needs are signaled through prices, which are in turn satisfied by the producers, who want to make a profit. Despite the success of this process, many still believe that government intervention is necessary to help the poor and to provide services that may not be available in the market.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: The Mixed Economy Model Still Disrupts Private Markets Big GovernmentEconomic PolicyFree MarketsProgressivism Progressives believe that government intervention in the economy is necessary to promote both efficiency and fairness. In truth, intervention accomplishes neither of them.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: Seven Reasons to Abandon the Public Health System Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationHealthSocialism Government-run medical systems are always touted by political elites, who usually take advantage of private care themselves. It is time for everyone else to have access to the same system. Read More Sovereign Debt is Eating the World Financial MarketsWorld HistoryMoney and Banking Sovereign debt is eating the world.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: Sovereign Debt is Eating the World Financial MarketsWorld HistoryMoney and Banking Sovereign debt is eating the world. Lining up a financial crash that could make 2008 look like a picnic. How did we get here? Read More Statist Ideology and War: Israel versus Hamas Big GovernmentThe Police StateWar and Foreign Policy As this author previously has noted, the ideology of statism is responsible for much of the violence that plagues the world.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: Statist Ideology and War: Israel versus Hamas Big GovernmentThe Police StateWar and Foreign Policy As this author previously has noted, the ideology of statism is responsible for much of the violence that plagues the world. We see this played out in Israel's aggressive retaliatory attacks in Gaza in response to the October 7 killings by Hamas.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: Strikes Always Have Economic Consequences and the Latest UAW Strike Is No Exception Economic PolicyLabor and WagesSocialismU.S. Economy The UAW's strike against US automakers will do long-term damage to the domestic auto industry. Unfortunately, unions and their advocates will learn nothing from this debacle.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: Chess, Trans Athletes, and Free Markets in Sports Bureaucracy and RegulationLawMedia and Culture Is there a way out of the seemingly intractable demands that trans athletes who are "transitioning" from male to female be permitted to compete with female athletes? There may be a free-market solution.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: Strikes Always Have Economic Consequences and the Latest UAW Strike Is No Exception Economic PolicyLabor and WagesSocialismU.S. Economy The UAW's strike against US automakers will do long-term damage to the domestic auto industry. Unfortunately, unions and their advocates will learn nothing from this debacle.
Strikes Always Have Economic Consequences and the Latest UAW Strike Is No Exception | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | Strikes Always Have Economic Consequences and the Latest UAW Strike Is No Exception Strikes Always Have Economic Consequences and the Latest UAW Strike Is No Exception Tags Economic PolicyLabor and WagesSocialismU.S. Economy On September 15, 2023, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union staged a massive strike consisting of thirteen thousand workers, and for the first time, the union hit three separate automotive enterprises simultaneously: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis.
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Censorship through the Centuries: Free Speech Suppression by the Government and the Mainstream Media Media and CultureThe Police StateU.S. History While Americans believe the First Amendment protects their speech, the US government and mainstream media have joined together to suppress speech that does not coincide with government policies.
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Shrinkflation and Skimpflation Are Eating Our Lunch Economic PolicyInflationWorld History Government statistics on inflation in the food sector have failed to account for skimpflation and shrinkflation.
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Censorship through the Centuries: Free Speech Suppression by the Government and the Mainstream Media Media and CultureThe Police StateU.S. History While Americans believe the First Amendment protects their speech, the US government and mainstream media have joined together to suppress speech that coincides with government policies.
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The Failure of Public Works and Public Funding Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic FreedomHayekCalculation and Knowledge Shoddy service, regular breakdowns, and overbudget to boot. There is a reason why government-funded projects always waste resources.
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The Failure of Public Works and Public Funding Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic FreedomHayekCalculation and Knowledge Shoddy service, regular breakdowns, and overbudget to boot. There is a reason why government-funded projects always waste resources.
The World War Boom and ’46 Bust: Why War Does Not Keep Us Out of Recessions | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | The World War Boom and ’46 Bust: Why War Does Not Keep Us Out of Recessions The World War Boom and ’46 Bust: Why War Does Not Keep Us Out of Recessions Tags Economic PolicyHayekU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy When I took my high school’s twentieth-century world history class, both the teacher and workbooks claimed repeatedly that World War II took us out of the Great Depression. Why would anyone question this? After all, unemployment went down.
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The World War Boom and '46 Bust: Why War Does Not Keep Us Out of Recessions Economic PolicyHayekU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy Perhaps the most pernicious Keynesian myth is that a market economy needs wars in order to keep full employment. Wars don't stimulate the economy; they depress it. Read More The Current Farm Bill Fraud: Government as Usual Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismU.S. Economy The newest farm bill in Congress picks the pockets of both consumers and taxpayers.
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The World War Boom and ’46 Bust: Why War Does Not Keep Us Out of Recessions Economic PolicyHayekU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy Perhaps the most pernicious Keynesian myth is that a market economy needs wars in order to keep full employment. Wars don't stimulate the economy; they depress it. Read More The Current Farm Bill Fraud: Government as Usual Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismU.S. Economy The newest farm bill in Congress picks the pockets of both consumers and taxpayers.
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Mastering the Future: The Megalomaniacal Ambitions of the WEF Bureaucracy and RegulationCorporate WelfareCronyism and CorporatismProgressivismSocialismStrategyU.S. EconomyWorld History The leaders of the World Economic Forum have a wonderful future planned for all of us. They just don't plan to share in our misery.
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Australia: The Nation Founded by British Convicts Embraced Entrepreneurship Free MarketsWorld HistoryEntrepreneurship Australia is famous for its laid-back culture and for being founded by convicts from Great Britain. It also should be famous for its embrace of entrepreneurship. Read More Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationProgressivismU.S. History We like to think of the "deep state" as a conspiratorial entity.
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Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationProgressivismU.S. History We like to think of the "deep state" as a conspiratorial entity. In reality, the term describes much of what the federal government does in broad daylight.
The Reichsbank: Germany's Central Bank Lays Foundation of Monetary Disaster | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | The Reichsbank: Germany's Central Bank Lays Foundation of Monetary Disaster The Reichsbank: Germany's Central Bank Lays Foundation of Monetary Disaster Tags Central BanksInflationMoney and BanksWorld History On January 18, 1871, the German Empire was established after a seven-year conflict to unite the German confederacies. Prussia, a northern German state on the Baltic Sea would be the nation to unite Germany under a central ruler, Kaiser Wilhelm I.
The Competing Ideologies for the Collectivist Mind | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | The Competing Ideologies for the Collectivist Mind The Competing Ideologies for the Collectivist Mind Tags SocialismWorld History Competition creates service from businesses, and competition produces benefits for everyone. Neither are politics and ideologies exempt from competition, with Republicans and Democrats going door to door for their candidates, having political rallies, or even fighting in the streets.
Is the Constitution a Centralizing or Decentralizing Document? | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | Is the Constitution a Centralizing or Decentralizing Document? Is the Constitution a Centralizing or Decentralizing Document? Tags Decentralization and SecessionU.S. History Two years before the end of the Revolutionary War on March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were officially put into effect. While the articles still established a small national government, there were a decentralizing document that put more power in the hands of individual states.
Sí, eran socialistas: cómo los nazis hicieron la guerra a la propiedad privada
Cuando el ciudadano medio piensa en los nazis, lo que le viene a la mente es la segunda guerra mundial, el holocausto y los discursos de odio. Sin embargo, los nacionalsocialistas también tenían políticas económicas y políticas, políticas que muchos asumen como de libre mercado o proyectos de obras públicas al estilo del New Deal, como la Autobahn. Pero la política nazi no era tan sencilla.
Yes, They Were Socialists: How the Nazis Waged War on Private Property
When the average person thinks of the Nazis, what often comes to mind is World War II, the Holocaust, and rousing speeches of hate. However, the National Socialists also had economic and political policies, policies many just assume were either free market or New Deal–style public works projects like the Autobahn. But Nazi policy was not so cut-and-dried. The Nazis were socialists, and it showed in many of the policies they implemented after coming to power in 1933.
Yes, They Were Socialists: How the Nazis Waged War on Private Property | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | Yes, They Were Socialists: How the Nazis Waged War on Private Property Yes, They Were Socialists: How the Nazis Waged War on Private Property Tags Cronyism and CorporatismSocialism When the average person thinks of the Nazis, what often comes to mind is World War II, the Holocaust, and rousing speeches of hate.
How Bad Were Recessions before the Fed? Not as Bad as They Are Now | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | How Bad Were Recessions before the Fed? Not as Bad as They Are Now How Bad Were Recessions before the Fed? Not as Bad as They Are Now Tags Booms and BustsThe FedInflationBusiness Cycles With a recession looming over the average American, the group to blame is pretty obvious, this group being the central bankers at the Federal Reserve, who inflate the supply of currency in the system, that currency being the dollar.
Make No Mistake, War Hawk American Policy Helped Start This War in Ukraine | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | Make No Mistake, War Hawk American Policy Helped Start This War in Ukraine Make No Mistake, War Hawk American Policy Helped Start This War in Ukraine Tags ProgressivismWar and Foreign Policy On December 21, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spoke to Congress in an effort to get more financial and military support from the American government.
The Failure of Public Works and Public Funding | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | The Failure of Public Works and Public Funding The Failure of Public Works and Public Funding Tags Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic FreedomHayekCalculation and Knowledge State projects are funded by your money, either through taxation or by inflation, most times both. Money is either taken directly from you or you lose purchasing power. The result is the same, as you will lose the ability to buy or produce as much as you wanted because of these projects.
Censorship through the Centuries: Free Speech Suppression by the Government and the Mainstream Media | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | Censorship through the Centuries: Free Speech Suppression by the Government and the Mainstream Media Censorship through the Centuries: Free Speech Suppression by the Government and the Mainstream Media Tags Media and CultureThe Police StateU.S. History The United States government, which prides itself in being the leading force in defending freedom throughout the world, has a history of putting a muzzle on news organizations and individuals throughout its history.
US Foreign Policy Is a Far Cry from the Founders Intent | John Kennedy
Home | Wire | US Foreign Policy Is a Far Cry from the Founders Intent US Foreign Policy Is a Far Cry from the Founders Intent Tags Big GovernmentCronyism and CorporatismU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy In July 2021, the Watson Institute of Public Affairs at Brown University reported that since September 11, 2001, 7,057 US military personnel have been killed in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan alone.
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