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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024

Fear is perhaps the greatest enemy of candor. How many men fear to follow their conscience because they would rather conform to the opinion of other men than to the truth they know in their hearts? How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform with the shadow of what I think others expect of me?
–  Thomas Merton, From No Man Is an Island [1955]

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October 24, 2024
What’s Wrong with Admiring Hitler?
According to an article in the New York Times, former Homeland Security secretary John Kelly, who also served as Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, “confirmed previous reports that Mr. Trump had made admiring statements about Hitler.” Kelly made the statement in the context of discussing Trump’s authoritarian proclivities. Trump isn’t the only one though. According to an article in the
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ECONOMICS
The Broken Window Fallacy in Hurricanes Helene and Milton
by Jacob G. Hornberger and
Richard M. Ebeling
Foundation for Economic Education
FREE TRADE
US Tariffs Will Not Bring Back Jobs from China
by Michael R. Strain
AEI
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Bring Us Peace and Prosperity
by Rand Paul
Wall Street Journal
MONETARY POLICY
Rising Prices and Falling Values—Inflation and Social Decay
by Doug Casey
International Man
CONSTITUTION
Illegitimate Attacks on the Court’s Legitimacy
by John O. McGinnis
Law & Liberty
THE FREE SOCIETY
The “Freedom From Fear” Ticket for Tyranny
by James Bovard
Libertarian Institute
FOREIGN POLICY
Fewer Americans Willing to Fight and Die for Other Countries
by Aaron Sobczak
Responsible Statecraft
CIA
My Conversation With Flemming Rose
by Jefferson Morley
JFK Facts
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Execution Despite Doubt Over Guilt Is a Perversion of Justice
by Editorial
Los Angeles Times
IMMIGRATION
Does Immigration Hurt Natives?
by Ilya Somin
IEA

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