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Audrey Conklin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders introduced a $16.3 trillion Green-New-Deal-like plan on Thursday, which he says will create 20 million jobs. The plan aims to make 100% of energy in the United States renewable by 2030 and have “full decarbonization” by 2050, according to Reuters. “As President, Bernie Sanders will boldly embrace the…
This article is the first in a series of articles addressing the question of how do Americans get control of their country from the Republican and Democratic parties (“R&D parties”) who have so manipulated election laws that the two parties have complete control of the government of the United States. People think of monopolies/duopolies in…
Audrey Conklin President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked Newsmax TV host Wayne Allyn Root for saying he is “the greatest President for Jews,” who love him like “the King of Israel.” Root’s comments came from a Tuesday broadcast of Newsmax during which he also said “75[%] of all Jews vote Democrat.” “Thank you to Wayne…
Timothy Taylor, aka The Conversable Economist, has an excellent post in which he reports on another study about whether driverless trucks could create more trucking jobs. I’ll quote a paragraph that Tim quotes from Uber Advanced Technologies Group: The biggest technical hurdles for self-driving trucks are driving on tight and crowded city streets, backing into complex loading…
In a win for free markets and consumer choice, U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson issued a preliminary injunction on July 23 barring the state of Tennessee from enforcing a new law that would have made online auctioneering a licensed profession. The law, which was passed unanimously and signed by Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, was set to take effect…
Are you an OG libertarian who loves rap music and hates government overreach? If so, here are five tunes with a message that anyone who reps liberty can enjoy. 1. The Ancap Rap Part 1 by Eric July This freestyle rap over the beat to “You Should Know” by the frontman of the libertarian rap/metal…
From kindergarten to adults in college, students are beginning the daily grind of classes, attendance, and (God-forbid) group projects. Many of the Democrat presidential candidates have proposed plans for student-debt forgiveness and/or making college tuition free. This isn’t surprising, considering the campaign trail has become a string of constant promises of free stuff that was…
When President Donald Trump tweeted that Baltimore was “a disgusting rat and rodent-infested mess,” Americans erupted with the usual torrent of opinions. Scott Presler, however, was determined to do something about it. He organized a cleanup day in the city to pick up trash. It went so well that he has scheduled another one for Sept. 9….
Earlier this year, Pope Francis again blasted capitalism as “a fallacious economic model that has been followed for too long.” It is “profit-oriented, shortsighted, and based on the misconception of unlimited economic growth,” and said that it results in a “disastrous impact on the natural world.” Attacks on economic freedom as we know it have been a…
Immediately following the conclusion of the First World War and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was thrust into a state of economic, political, and social disarray. The infantile German state, which had recently been established in 1871, struggled to maintain its reputation as a global superpower. Kaiser Wilhelm II chose to abdicate…