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August 14, 2024  •  Weekly Newsletter
In 2024, the Party Is Over for European Free-Riding on Defense

Ivan Eland (American Conservative)

The faster Europeans realize that the last of the great American trans-Atlanticists is passing the scene, and that Harris or Trump will be less than “all in” on the huge expenses of perpetual war, the better. For everybody—on both sides of the Atlantic. READ MORE »

The Empire Has No Clothes
(Updated Edition)

U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed

By Ivan Eland

Monetarists Warned of a Recession

Steve H. Hanke, John Greenwood (The Wall Street Journal)

The tide has suddenly turned on the economics consensus among everyone from Keynesian professors to Wall Street commentators. Their expectations for a soft landing have fallen to earth. What happened? READ MORE »

Good as Gold

How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money

By Judy L. Shelton

Californians Can Still Be Their Own Boss in the ‘Gig Economy,’ Also Known as the Free Market

K. Lloyd Billingsley (Orange County Register)

Rideshare companies are now being portrayed as “gig companies,” but the people should not be fooled. This is all about the independence of workers—from drivers to handymen to writers and musicians. They are living the life of their own choosing, according to their own values and needs. Three cheers for free markets! READ MORE »

The Uber-All Economy of the Future

The Independent Review, Winter 2015/16

Turn Down the Temperature By Tuning Out the Media

Brady Leonard (Catalyst)

When Donald Trump was shot, journalists predicted a retaliatory response from the former president’s supporters, a response that never came: no protests, no riots, no violence whatsoever. If a presidential campaign is keeping you up at night, ask yourself what you are so afraid of. READ MORE »

Mechanisms of Liberal Bias in the News Media versus the Academy

The Independent Review, Winter 2011/12

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Japan’s Lesson on Government Debt Levels

Craig Eyermann

The Nature of the Union: A Response to Mark Pulliam

William J. Watkins, Jr.

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America Needs to Stop Taxing Citizens Abroad

Kristian Fors

The Car Dealership Monopoly: The Case for Competition

Denny Han

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