"The object aimed at in the punishment of vices is to deprive every man of his natural right and liberty to pursue his own happiness under the guidance of his own judgment and by the use of his own property."

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Vices Are Not Crimes: A Vindication of Moral Liberty (1875)

Vices are NOT Crimes: A Vindication of Moral Liberty | Lysander Spooner

Since becoming president, most of the actions taken by President Trump have been anti-economic growth, and the US economy now is sputtering. Unfortunately, Trump seems to believe that a combination of trade restrictions and inflation is what the economy needs.

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Trump Is Digging His Own Economic Grave

Political elites insisted that the 9/11 attacks occurred because the US Government lacked power and authority. Unfortunately, the elites got their wish and Americans received war, economic calamity, and massive government debt in return.

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The 9/11 Attacks Exposed Major Government Failure, But Americans Learned the Wrong Lessons

Senator Tim Kaine’s definition of “rights” as things created by government and human law is extremely dangerous because a government that creates rights can also abolish them.

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Senator Tim Kaine Declares that Rights Come from Government

Modern political life in the U.S. is increasingly defined by violence and toleration of violence against one's perceived enemies. The murder of Charlie Kirk has exposed the left's endorsement of deadly violence as a political tool.

The Dehumanization of Charlie Kirk Came from the Establishment

From interstate wars to local stabbings, violence is the ultimate expression of political action.

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9/11, Charlie Kirk, and Political Violence Everywhere

Newly released jobs data this month shows that the jobs narrative from the media was based on bogus numbers.

The Jobs Picture Is Worse than They Told You

On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton argues that “black swans” aren’t root causes but announcement effects of imbalances created by the Fed’s cheap-credit booms. He highlights Ball State economist James McLure’s idea of "sequestered capital"—R&D, financial innovations, and opaque private assets shielded from public information—which proliferate under artificially low rates. From the Dutch Tulip Bubble and 1929 investment trusts to today’s candidates—hedge-fund private deals, AI data centers, commercial real estate, and crypto—the pattern is the same: policy-driven credit expansion seeds the very “unknowns” that later trigger crises. The fix isn’t more regulation; it’s removing the fuel line of easy money.

See also "Sequestered Capital: An Overlooked Lacuna in the Capital Structure” by James McClure: https://mises.org/MI_137_A

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Black Swans, Sequestered Capital, and the Next Bust

Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses.

The Unique Evil of the Left

One of the reasons Charlie Kirk was considered “divisive” was that he spoke out against the civil rights laws, which was interpreted as his supporting Jim Crow segregation. Yet, these laws did not increase liberty but rather imposed a new progressive vision on Americans.

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Charlie Kirk and the Sacred Totem of Civil Rights

As the Federal Reserve signals it doesn’t care about price inflation, we’re reminded the Fed is mostly motivated to ensure rising asset prices for Wall Street while pushing cheap credit to finance federal deficits.

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