I’ve got you under my skin… It seems that the mainstream media have a new talking point: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets under President Donald Trump’s skin. While it is true that Trump is a thin-skinned individual, it is doubtful that Pelosi can get under anyone’s skin, including the president’s. Here is a compilation from […]
Archives for June 2019
How economists serve as ‘useful idiots’ for AOC, other green tyrants
By: Robert Murphy In the old Soviet Union, the Communists allegedly used1 the term “useful idiot” to describe Westerners whose naïve political views furthered the Soviet agenda, even though these Westerners didn’t realize that they were being exploited in such fashion. It is in this context that I confidently declare that American economists have been useful idiotsfor the green socialists […]
STUDY: Washington has top state economy, Alaska has the worst
WalletHub is out with a new study that looks at the best and worst states of 2019. You can bet this will initiate a battle between Republicans and Democrats. “See! You stupid Crapublicans have the worst state economy in the country.” “Well, you Dumbocrat, Washington State is only up there because of Amazon, Starbucks, and […]
GIMME SHELTON: Trump’s newest Fed pick is pro-ZIRP, pro-gold, anti-globalist
By: Andrew Moran Would President Donald Trump’s recent Federal Reserve nominees lead the Mises wing of the Libertarian Party? No. Have his picks been interesting to say the least? Yes. Though far from being reincarnations of Murray Rothbard or disciples of Walter Block, the last couple of nominations have been an improvement from the typical Keynesian, […]
WATCH: 2020 presidential candidate blowout – free stuff vs. bailouts
The Democrats are giving everything away to win your vote. Free health care, free education, free money, free everything! The fun doesn’t stop. The Republicans? Meh. But the most important development so far in the 2020 race is that Andrew Heaton has finally done another video for Reason! Here is their latest: 2020 Presidential Candidate […]