Topic: Authoritarianism

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Healthcare, Science

How Threat-Free Are Americans from Covid-19? Late January 2022 Update

– January 30, 2022

“Failures of government to defeat this virus were predictable and by now are self-evident. The tools they used, however, must be taken away before they use them against us for other emergencies, real or fabricated.” ~ Jon Sanders

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Free Markets, Government

Today, You Will Have an Opportunity to Make More Meaning in Your Life

– January 30, 2022

“When government makes it harder for businesses to flourish, our entrepreneurial insights show the way. No one can ever force us to renounce our inner freedom. Today, like every day, we will have opportunities to make more meaning in our lives.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Authoritarianism, Government, History, International

Russia Closes Gulag Memorial, but Communist Oppression Must Not Be Forgotten

– January 27, 2022

“Let us honor the Memorial International and its brave supporters. They helped force the rest of us to remember the evil that never seems to lurk far from men’s and women’s hearts.” ~ Doug Bandow

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, History

From Darkness to Light

– January 23, 2022

“As long as people believe the current anointed, such as Dr. Fauci, are trusted societal screenwriters the lessons of history, economics, and the laws of power will not be learned. We will continue to deny our responsibility to oppose anyone claiming to be anointed.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Free Markets, Government

“Zero Risk” Is Too Risky for Me

– January 21, 2022

“Patrick Henry declared under a much greater risk environment, ‘Give me liberty, or give me death!’ My request is not so audacious. I seek the liberty we had even if it comes with a slight uptick in risk.” ~ Jon Sanders

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Free Markets, Government

Politics is Dead. Now What?

– January 19, 2022

“A revolution in entrepreneurship – subversive innovation – is the tip of the spear for societal change. Never forget that you are launching your attack from the highest moral high ground of all: consent. Your enemies will have to fight you from the low perch of compulsion.” ~ Max Borders

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Economic Education, Government

They’re Now Saying Lockdown Spending Erased Poverty

– January 18, 2022

“What if politicians had wisely done nothing in March of 2020? Some will scoff at the notion, but the people are the marketplace, and it’s rare that substitution of limited knowledge for that of the marketplace turns out well.” ~ John Tamny

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Science

The Government Scientific Agency Oxymoron

– January 15, 2022

“America might be best off if all government funding was phased out over a few years but barring that, a more decentralized, merit-based, or even randomized grant decision-making system needs to be implemented” ~ Robert E. Wright

Authoritarianism, Government, Media, Socialism

Rise of the Jacobins: America’s Socialists Want Your Help

– January 13, 2022

“The idea that socialism, other than various forms of voluntary communities in which people choose material privation and seek agreed equality, is the answer to anything runs against human experience.” ~ Doug Bandow

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Science

Fauci Lies in the Senate

– January 12, 2022

“The emails quickly made the rounds, and they reveal Fauci’s modus operandi. He speaks ‘the science’ to the public while working in private to stifle dissenting views.” ~ David Waugh & James R. Harrigan

Authoritarianism, Government, Taxation

Elon Musk’s Big Giant Enormous Tax Bill

– January 6, 2022

“Democratic proposals generally involve making the tax code even more complicated, with the Alternative Minimum Tax applying to increasing numbers of taxpayers, and increasing the demand for tax-planning.” ~ Clifford F. Thies

Art and Culture, Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education

Critical Race Theory Does Not Dismantle, But Reinforces Social Power Structures

– January 6, 2022

“Just as CRT advocates argue that white supremacist power structures harm white people as well, their maintenance of those power structures will continue to harm people, including those they claim to want to help.” ~ James E. Hanley