Barry Brownstein

Economics

Adam Smith vs. the Tariff State: A Timeless Case for Free Trade

If you maintain that over time, the United States has been the best country at exemplifying the teachings of Adam…

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Economics

David Hume’s Stark Warning: Reason Serves Passion

David Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature has been called “one of the keystone books of western philosophy,” “the founding…

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Economics

How the Government Makes Vaccines Less Safe

Robert Kennedy Jr. is the new Secretary of Health and Human Services. If you enjoy emotionally charged events, you might…

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Economics

The Liberation of Auschwitz: 70 Years Later

On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp. The camp had largely been emptied on Himmler’s orders.…

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Economics

The Liberation of Auschwitz: 80 Years Later

On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp. The camp had largely been emptied on Himmler’s orders.…

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Economics

Is There Hope in Politics?

As beltway watchers intently debate the incoming administration’s cabinet picks and White House appointments, the more jaded observers of our…

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Economics

Principles are the Antidote to Politics 

"Jefferson understood that those who cannot even control themselves should hardly seek to control others." ~Barry Brownstein

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Economics

The Dangerous Reinterpretation of Freedom 

"When freedom from coercion is no longer a shared societal goal, history teaches that unimaginable horrors can be just around…

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Economics

People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others

"Mass movements attract followers who fail to make meaning in their lives, and seek a borrowed meaning from a destructive…

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