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Economics Political Video Link

What. Free. Market?

I’ve been hearing commentators, most notably Sargon of Akkad and Nick Fuentes, saying we need to “give up on the free market.” But we haven’t had anything like a free market for over a hundred years, and what have we gotten for it?

Full show notes here.

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I Couldn’t Say It Better…

Lew Rockwell explains “Why I Won’t Be Mourning Dick Cheney.”

I could elaborate on what Lew says but it might be legally actionable.

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Economics Political Video Link

On State-Owned Grocery Stores and Ayn Rand

Now we have a second mayor threatening people with State-owned grocery stores… how does nobody understand the very obvious consequences of such a policy?!

A short and (attempted) humorous look at this phenomenon.

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Economics Political Video Link

The One-Two Punch of Redistribution

Trying to expand upon a really good article by William L. Anderson at the Mises Institute: “Yes, Heather Cox Richardson Is Economically Illiterate – And Proud of It”

Bill notes how using wealth inequality as a measure for economic health is a major problem. I talk about his conclusions and try to expand on them a bit.

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Economics Political Satire Video Link

On Lemmings and Socialism

Just a few somewhat tongue-in-cheek thoughts brought on by the recent mayoral election in New York City.

Lemmings don’t actually commit mass suicide, so why is it so easy to convince people to do it? Is the siren song of “free stuff” so overpowering that it makes us dumber than lemmings?

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Essay Philosophy Political Video Link

Seven Pillars of Classical Liberalism That Are Actually Fatal Flaws

Now that we’ve seen Locke’s framework and Rousseau’s twisted, totalitarian version of it, I’m going to lay out seven actions taken by governments that Locke would allow, but which spell doom for any government that would actually serve the people.