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Frank Herbert’s Amazing ‘Dune’ Quote: ‘All Governments Suffer a Recurring Problem’

When I was in my teens (a lifetime ago), I read a lot of fantasy. J.R.R. Tolkien. G.R.R. Martin. C.S.…

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Economics

Crop Insurance, NASCAR, and Seatbelts: Why The Safer We Get, The More Risks We Take

In his famously odd 1975 book, Platform for Change, the British business professor Stafford Beer made the following observation: So…

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Economics

Two Reasons Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Threatens American Values

On Saturday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up to arrest Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbian graduate student who was…

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Economics

Congress Continues Push to Restrict Credit Access

Last December, I wrote about Senators Hawley and Sanders’ call to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent. This…

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Economics

What DOGE Can Learn from Reagan and Clinton

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting crusade has reignited discussions about the need for a leaner, more efficient public sector. While Musk’s Department…

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Economics

I Attended Apple’s Annual Meeting. It Was a Turning Point Against ESG and DEI

I attended Apple’s annual meeting several weeks ago. I saw many signs of how corporate culture is shifting away from…

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Economics

Want Starter Homes? Cut Minimum Lot Sizes

One of the big problems in the American housing market today is the dearth of “starter” homes. These are smaller,…

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Economics

Inside the Mar-A-Lago Accord

A proposed “Mar-a-Lago Accord” to devalue the US dollar is gaining traction, but such a move risks severe economic fallout.…

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Economics

$3000/Ounce: Why The Oldest Money Just Hit Its Newest High

Less than a week after breaking the $2,900 per ounce barrier, gold has surged past $3,000 per ounce, driven primarily…

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Economics

Churchill Would Have Approved of Trump’s Battle Against Bureaucracy

It has become a tradition that when a Democrat occupies the White House, a bronze bust of Winston Churchill, historically…

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