If liberals, progressives, and even Marxists are most common in history and political science departments within universities, then it goes to reason that these fields…
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Who in the world is President Donald Trump listening to on economic policy matters? I cannot be any well-read economists, economic historians, or similarly educated…
Duke University historian Nancy MacLean is currently a trendy historian who spent 2017 touring and promoting her book Democracy in Chains. The book has some…
The United States has $20 trillion in debt as of February 12, 2018. The current fiscal year deficit is $715 billion and we’re only at…
In 2016 I posted about the value of reading Peter Vallentyne, Hillel Steiner, and Michael Otsuka. These left-libertarian thinkers remain influential in my life. Online…
When I read recent stories that regulations don’t burden business, I was stunned. The stories (and the studies cited) mentioned how relatively minor compliance costs…
Nobody should be pleased when the United States’ federal government shuts down over congressional squabbling. A shutdown does not expose how little we need government.…
Democrats face a steep climb in 2018, in both the House and the Senate. It’s easy to over-estimate the Trump Effect on 2018 elections, I…
Democrats and media pundits are extrapolating a lot from some horrible Republican candidates who managed close (or losing) races in places the GOP should win,…
Americans, especially exurban and rural Americans, distrust the federal government to spend tax revenues wisely. The great divide in the United States is Urban-vs-Rural —…