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Why Make America Weak?

Financial FAQs “This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror … Continue reading

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Trumponomics 2.0–What To Expect?

Financial FAQs George Will, the conservative pundit, gave the best description of Trump’s incoherence in a Washington Post Op-ed: “It is urgent for Americans to think and speak clearly about President Trump’s inability to do either. This seems to be not a … Continue reading

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On Preserving Freedom

Popular Economics Weekly Random House Freedom is not just an absence of evil but a presence of good. Timothy Snyder in the introduction of On Freedom, the sequel to his best-selling On Tyranny, tells us why we have a sociopath bordering … Continue reading

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Why Nations Fail

Popular Economics Weekly Amazon The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable growth, as … Continue reading

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A Greater Lawlessness–On Tyranny

Answering Kennedy’s Call Could we re-elect a tyrant as President? It’s hard to believe the clownish behavior and blatant lies of former President Donald Trump could again put him in the Whitehouse this November. But author and history Professor Timothy … Continue reading

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Why the Irrational Pessimism–Part II

Financial FAQs I said a week ago that public polls seem to be saying one thing, economic facts another. Real Clear Politics’ compendium of 11 opinion polls on whether participants approve or disapprove of President Biden’s handling of the economy … Continue reading

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