There have been several recent articles on this website concerning the loss of freedom and the changing relationship between the government and the people. Simon Black dealt with this same subject in a recent email in which he summarized the changes in one week: So, in just a week’s time, the political elite in the [...]
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Capital Controls Are Near
Economics is really simple unless you believe in macroeconomic quackery as practiced by government. It is about individuals and how they react to incentives and disincentives. We all strive to improve our position by moving from a less comfortable state to a more comfortable one. What different people consider more or less comfortable is personal. [...]
The Conflict Between Politicians and Citizens
Ron Holland detects some intelligence or fear in Washington. He believes that politicians may have done something worthwhile, although is unsure what has motivated them: It also could be preservation planning by politicians scared to death of re-election losses and their personal safety after what they have done to our nation, economy, wealth and freedoms. After all, [...]
The Economic Crisis is a Sideshow to the Real Issue
The world is changing and few people understand the implications. Old rules and guidelines which worked for generations no longer apply. Profound changes, termed “discontinuities” by the late Peter Drucker, have obsoleted them. For those accustomed to linear change, there is a new normal. Mr. Drucker described a discontinuity as a change so profound that [...]
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