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A satirical essay from a 1978 classroom, speculating about what it would cost to become Santa.
Politics
Warren Harding provides a case for how lies and myths—in the name of the truth—can be centralized and become the dominant narrative for generations,...
Politics
The first English settlers in America learned a hard lesson about socialist economics in the early years of their new colonies as they faced...
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For 150 years, Thanksgiving has been primarily an apolitical holiday that’s really about family fun and eating a huge meal.
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There have been four gold busts under the fiat dollar money regimes since the “freeing” of the gold price in March 1968. Will the...
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Many Americans are convinced that only government can provide useful science since government is supposed to be “neutral,” not corrupted by profit seeking. However,...
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Popular views of capitalism and free markets are not shaped by the facts, but rather by anti-capitalist intellectuals and the media.
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Ever since the Great Depression, most economists have claimed that the key to increasing economic growth is to lower unemployment. However, increasing the savings...
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The Dutch Tulip Bulb Mania of the 1630s continues to fascinate, especially given the recent asset bubbles our economy has experienced. What caused this...
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What do we mean by “individualism” in the American tradition? It is not separatist or atomistic, but rather freedom from having state actors running...
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Popular views of capitalism and free markets are not shaped by the facts, but rather by anti-capitalist intellectuals and the media.