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 […]
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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 […]
Week in Review: May 27 to June 2
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: Fake news, Trump’s libel laws demand, and paging Walter Block North Korea calls John Bolton a ‘warmonger’, ‘defective human product’ How Trump’s tariffs are erasing America’s soy, natural […]
Random Friday: Tariffs on Mexico, agriculture prices, Milton Friedman
News Story of the Day: Beginning on June 10, the United States will slap tariffs on Mexico in order to urge the country to stop illegal immigration. Using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, President Donald Trump will impose a 10 percent tax “on all goods imported from Mexico.” He claimed that he will only […]
White women can ‘Race2Dinner’ with black women to be told they’re ‘upholding white supremacy’
When you go out to dinner, or have a nice little get together, you want to spend it with people you like, participating in interesting conversation and enjoying a delicious meal. But, like everything else they ruin, the left wants to make your dinner terrible. A new service called Race2Dinner encourages white women to invite […]