The preeminent libertarian thinker Robert Wenzel is out with a new book titled Foundations of Private Property Society Theory: Anarchism for the Civilized Person. It explores a society without the government and only private property. The idea is intriguing and is worth discussing. Over at LibertyNation.com, Wenzel talked about his book, pushbacks against the premise, legendary […]
Archives for April 2018
Nouriel Roubini says ‘everybody is a loser’ in a trade war – there’s more to it
The trade war is just heating up, and it seems like President Donald Trump is prepared to weather the economic storm. He seems intent on staying the course, despite the number of people who are warning about the risks associated with protectionist policies and other 18th-century mercantliist endeavors. Economist Nouriel Roubini is one of these […]
Week in Review: April 2 to April 8
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: TRADE WAR: China retaliates with tariffs on 128 U.S. products, totals $3 billion Economic Storm Clouds Gather, but Ending the Fed Provides Hope #IStandwithLaura: Backlash may be brewing […]
How Canada passed universal healthcare
By: Lee Friday Tom Kent was the senior government policy person in Canada when the Medical Care Act was passed in 1966. Kent described the impetus to universal health care: “…many poorer people just did not get care when it was needed.” A year earlier, U.S. legislation created Medicare and Medicaid, which did not constitute universal […]
WATCH: MSNBC goes Alex Jones, embraces conspiracy theories
It looks like conspiracy theories have gone mainstream! In the age of President Donald Trump, the mainstream media have stolen the tinfoil hat from Alex Jones and other conspiracy theorists. MSNBC has become the biggest conspiracy theorist in the entire U.S. press. And it doesn’t look good for them. But conspiracy theories generate attention. Jones […]