Undisciplined

The Spanish Blackout Is a Warning to the World By Daniel Lacalle The blackout in Spain was not caused by a cyberattack but by the worst possible attack—that of politicians against their own citizens. originally posted at…

The Political Business Cycle 50 Years Later By Dale Steinreich William Nordhaus coined the term “Political Business Cycle” a half-century ago. The idea was that government authorities, particularly the central bank, would manipulate the economy to correspond with election cycles, a practice that continues to this day. Some neat…

An emerging curiosity - residential solar arrays and reliability risk This is a neat rundown of some of the local tradeoffs involved in rooftop solar adoption. originally posted at…

P.T. Bauer’s Reminders on Foreign Aid By Joshua Mawhorter The late P.T. Bauer provided much insight into the issue of the so-called First World sending aid to Third World nations in the name of “development.” Bauer demonstrated conclusively that such donations actually impede economic growth in…

The Kashmir Powder Keg | The Libertarian Institute Joseph Solis-Mullen delves into the geopolitical fallout of a recent terror attack in India's restive Jammu and Kashmir region, which New Delhi has pinned on Pakistan. “On April 22, 2025, militants opened fire near the Pahalgam area of Indian-administered

Tariffs Are Sanctions (1999) By William L. Anderson Article description: In a 1999 article, William L. Anderson addresses Pat Buchanan’s simultaneous protectionism and his position that sanctions are counterproductive. A simple insight is needed: tariffs essentially are sanctions. originally posted at…

US Trade Account Balance and the Imposition of Tariffs By Frank Shostak Although politicians, pundits, and the media claim that a trade deficit is harmful to a country, the reality is much different. In a free economy, individuals interact with each other in mutually beneficial exchanges. As Murray Rothbard noted,

Stacker Sports Pod Ep 30: On to the Next Round and the Chronicles of A.L Suckage My morning got away from me a bit. Here's our latest episode on Fountain. We managed to catch up on pretty much everything we missed last week, plus still cover the

Tariffs Did Not Make America Great and Won’t Make America Great Again By Joshua Mawhorter Trump has even dubbed himself “a Tariff Man.” This is nothing new, however, his frequent claims regarding the US economy during the Gilded Age need scrutiny. originally posted at…

On Free Speech, Trump's as Bad as Biden | The Libertarian Institute Jack Hunter highlights the Trump administration's total disregard for the US Constitution. “The Trump administration framing the suppression of free speech as a matter of non-citizens’ rights vs. those of citizens is a cheap