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Here Come the Awful Neocon Trump Appointments
The transition team is rapidly rev Read More Article from Mises Institute Mises InstituteThe Mises Institute’s website is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of Austrian economics, libertarian philosophy, and classical liberalism. Serving as both an educational platform and a research resource, the site offers a vast array of articles, academic papers, books, and multimedia content […]
Weather or Not?
The news cycle leading up to a hurricane is long, but soon after landfall and damage reports; it disappears. The dead are counted, dollar amounts are guessed at and FEMA sends in the troops,…eventually. The aftermath is soon forgotten, but not by the displaced, or the many other victims fighting-off loss, facing endless cleanups and […]
California Voters Opt for Orderly Urbanism on Election Day
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s stories include a few follow-ups on lawsuits and elections the newsletter’s been tracking. That includes: A settlement that’s been reached in a lawsuit challenging Healdsburg, California’s inclusionary zoning fees. A preliminary win for a Kalispell, Montana, homeless shelter in their legal fight against […]
If Iran’s Assassinations Are Illegal, Why Aren’t Trump’s
Reminder: I’ll be speaking at the JFK Lancer conference and also at the CAPA conference. The Lancer conference is being held on November 22-24 in Dallas. The CAPA conference is now being held online. There is also another excellent JFK conference on the same weekend sponsored by the JFK Historical Group. All three of them are […]
“Mesaĝo en botelo,” a Short Film in Esperanto
I just made a new Esperanto film, which I’ve submitted to an Esperanto film festival (the 6th American Good Film Festival). (It’s really short: under five minutes long. And don’t worry: it has English subtitles.) It’s called “Mesaĝo en botelo,” or “Message in a bottle.” My kids (and a couple of others) have acting or […]
Kamala’s California Problem
In the final days of the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump never missed a chance to tie his opponent to California. It was a critique that required no elaboration—though true to form, Trump didn’t shy away from providing an overheated one. At his Madison Square Garden rally in October, he proclaimed that Vice President Kamala […]
Price Controls and Alcoholism—The Buzz First, the Hangover Later
Read More Article from Mises Institute Mises InstituteThe Mises Institute’s website is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of Austrian economics, libertarian philosophy, and classical liberalism. Serving as both an educational platform and a research resource, the site offers a vast array of articles, academic papers, books, and multimedia content aimed at advancing the principles of […]
The Deep Corruptness of Today’s Democratic Party
10 November 2024, by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.) Because I am and always have been a progressive, I’ve always been strongly opposed to the post-Abraham-Lincoln Republican Party, which has always represented ONLY America’s wealthiest, against everybody else; but, as an investigative historian I have also come to recognize that ever […]
Trump’s Reported National Security Advisor Supports Bombing Russia and Afghanistan
So much for keeping out the war hawks. President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly chosen Rep. Mike Waltz (R–Fla.) to be his national security adviser and Sen. Marco Rubio (R–Fla.) to be his secretary of state. Rubio is a longtime regime change and war enthusiast, although he’s recently pivoted to Trump’s position that the war in […]