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If You Give the State an Inch, It Will Take a Mile
If You Give the State an Inch, It Will Take a Mile There’s No Such Thing as Neutral Intervention Humans are imperfect beings. Try as we may, each of us is subject to some degree of inconsistency in our own thought patterns. Even the greatest champions of liberty who have made invaluable contributions to the […]
The Political and Economic Mystiques of State Power
THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC MYSTIQUES OF STATE POWER One of the great political mysteries has been the success of governments in ruling over societies with little opposition and resistance from the vast majority of the population, even when those governments have been brutal tyrannies and openly dictatorial in their control. This has been true, no […]
Doug Casey on the End of Western Civilization
Doug Casey on the End of Western Civilization Nick Giambruno: The decline of Western Civilization is on a lot of people’s minds. Let’s talk about this trend. Doug Casey: Western Civilization has its origins in ancient Greece. It’s unique among the world’s civilizations in putting the individual—as opposed to the collective—in a central position. It enshrined […]
The Status Quo Has Failed and Is Beyond Reform
The Status Quo Has Failed and Is Beyond Reform The truth is the usual menu of reforms can’t stop this failure, so we have to prepare ourselves for the radical transformations ahead. That the status quo–the current pyramid of wealth and power dominated by the few at the top–has failed is self-evident, but we can’t […]
The Root of Rising Inequality: Our “Lawnmower” Economy (hint: we’re the lawn)
The Root of Rising Inequality: Our “Lawnmower” Economy (hint: we’re the lawn) This predatory exploitation is only possible if the central bank and state have partnered with financial Elites. After decades of denial, the mainstream has finally conceded that rising income and wealth inequality is a problem–not just economically, but politically, for as we all […]
Geopolitics, the State, and Cybersecurity in a Globalized World
Geopolitics, the State, and Cybersecurity in a Globalized World On February 9th of this year, the Obama administration announced that after a seven year observation of the cybersecurity environment, it was going to establish the Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP). The new cybersecurity plan was formulated to counter the ever-morphing threats and hackings […]
The Formlessness of Progressivism
The Formlessness of Progressivism Progressives are often good people with good intentions. However, modern Progressivism has evolved into something so shapeless and amorphous as to amount to little more than a belief in “things that sound nice.” Mainstream Progressives have done an abysmal job of outlining precisely, in their view, the proper role of government […]
Global Angst over US Secrecy Fetish
Global Angst over US Secrecy Fetish With the reach of U.S. surveillance now global – and with the U.S. military deployed all over the world – anger at President Obama’s unprecedented crackdown on whistleblowers who disclose the U.S. government’s abuses and crimes has gone international, as this Norwegian opinion piece by Victor Wallis shows. The more extreme the crimes of state, […]
Introduction: Bank-Money
Introduction: Bank-Money ‘BANK ROBBERY’ is not a book about how to rob a bank: it’s about how banks rob us. The title sounds a bit sensationalist: perhaps people think it’s not meant to be taken too seriously. Banks don’t actually rob us, surely: they provide a service – even if they do charge too much, and behave […]
Why Do We Let Other People Tell Us What to Do?
Why Do We Let Other People Tell Us What to Do? Lame Theories of Government We have been disappointed with political ideas and theories of government. They are nothing but scams, justifications, and puffery. One tries to put something over on the common man… the other claims it was for his own good… and the […]
Untangling America from the American Empire
Untangling America from the American Empire Those calling for an end of the Empire don’t seem to realize that the federal state’s vast entitlement programs are ultimately funded by the Empire. The Status Quo would have us believe that America and its Empire are one entity. This is handy for those with Imperial designs but […]
EU Moloch in a Fresh Bid to Inflate
EU Moloch in a Fresh Bid to Inflate Brussels Alters Capital Requirements to “Spur Lending” Saints preserve us, the central planners in Brussels are giving birth to new inflationist ideas. Apparently the 2008 crisis wasn’t enough of a wake-up call. It should be clear by now even to the densest observers that a fractionally reserved […]
You Can’t Separate Empire, the State, Financialization and Crony Capitalism: It’s One Indivisible System
You Can’t Separate Empire, the State, Financialization and Crony Capitalism: It’s One Indivisible System The great irony is what’s unsustainable melts into thin air no matter how many people want it to keep going. Disagreement is part of discourse, and pursuing differing views of the best way forward is the heart of democracy. Disagreement is abundant, […]
