Will Debt Sink the American Empire?
So asks the Wall Street Journal, in an uncharacteristically gloomy article for the bull market’s paper of record.
They kick off with the problem: America is “cruising” into an uncharted sea of federal debt, …
The French Right: Defeat Snatched from the Jaws of Victory
So, what happened in the French legislative elections last weekend? How did Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, the big winner in the first round of elections the previous weekend, having obtained nearly one-third of all the votes cast, end up …
The Pandemic Response Was the Turning Point
The Republican convention made for great television, both entertaining and exciting, and infused with incredible energy after Trump’s miraculous survival of the assassination attempt. In the backdrop has been the astounding upheaval among Democrats: the drive to push Biden aside …
A Historical View of Today’s Political Theater
A few weeks ago, we woke to various bloviating regarding last night’s first presidential debate. Depending on which side you hold, your preferred candidate won. They may have had a disappointing performance, but the other candidate is a liar. One …
A Historical View of Today’s Political Theater
A few weeks ago, we woke to various bloviating regarding last night’s first presidential debate. Depending on which side you hold, your preferred candidate won. They may have had a disappointing performance, but the other candidate is a liar. One …
The Media’s Latest Pathetic Blame Game
By late 2020, the media and public health establishment had two obsessions. One of their obsessions involved forcing the public to wear masks, even though the mountains of data and several studies had already confirmed that they don’t stop the …
Anatomy of Money and the State
A couple of weeks ago, a slim brown paper-wrapped package arrived in my rural postbox. Clearly, a small paperback had been sent to me unsolicited by the Mises Institute. Title? “What Has Government Done to Our Money?” by the genius …
Russia and Richard Cobden 1836
Russia and America each seem “called by a secret design of Providence to hold the destinies of half the world one day.”
The words are from 1835. They come at the end of the first volume of Democracy in America …
Censorship and the Corruption of Advertising
The most powerful companies in the world have united against free speech, and they’ve deployed your tax dollars to fund their mission.
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee released a report on the little-known Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) …
The Censorship Boomerang
Madness is rare in individuals; but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.
Friedrich NietzscheThey fooled themselves. The censorship meant to keep regular people in the dark instead blinded the pseudo-elite censors and their friends.
The …
The Ultimate Monument to Journalism
An assassin took several shots at Donald Trump. A poor debate performance exposed the senility of President Biden. Some of the headlines the media have produced have been utterly beyond belief. The meme of the “Fiery but Mostly Peaceful Protests” …
My Professional Journey through Infectious Disease
In previous Brownstone Journal posts, I provided a view of American healthcare from the 30,000-foot level, and an experience I had back in 1978, while an internal medicine resident that had a profound impact on my subsequent professional practice. Today, …
Voters Take Vengeance on the Tories
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the rise of the New Right and its challenge to the liberal consensus on social, economic, and environmental policies; the displacement of the old left-right ideological divide by that between the inner city managerial-technocratic …
Voters Take Vengeance on the Tories
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the rise of the New Right and its challenge to the liberal consensus on social, economic, and environmental policies; the displacement of the old left-right ideological divide by that between the inner city managerial-technocratic …
SCOTUS Delivers a Victory for the People
The past few years, our Independence Day has taken on even more importance. Our way of life, the American way, is under attack. It’s constant. It’s on all levels – social, economic, religious, medical, legal…Anyone who doesn’t think there are …