Perhaps some economics texts should come with a warning label.
Read MoreThe Under-Rated Warren Harding →
When it came to race and the law, Warren Harding was well ahead of his time.
Read MoreThe Reeds of Pennsylvania →
The story of the largest private fundraising campaign of America’s Revolutionary War.
Read MoreThe Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove →
We would do well to remember, as economist Milton Friedman instructed, that “The power to do good is also the power to do harm. Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.”
Read MoreCelebrate Christopher Columbus! →
If your aim is to delegitimize American liberty or even Western Civilization in general, then Columbus must go even if it requires lies to get the job done.
Read MoreThe Story of an American Entrepreneur: Will Kellogg →
The next time you eat something with the name “Kellogg” on the box, think of what a great country it must be if a man can mix an idea with a few bucks and turn it into a great enterprise. If the class warriors and their political friends have their way, we’ll someday have to go to museums to learn about such things.
Read MoreHeroes: Relief from Today's Nastiness →
Chester Mops the Floor with Joe →
Big spenders in Washington exhibit the same pomposity with which the arrogant, swaggering demagogues of ancient Rome demolished first the Roman Republic and then later, the Roman Empire too.
Read MoreFreedom Hub Interviews Me on George Orwell →
Was George Orwell a Budding Libertarian? Recorded September 15, 2021. Based on this article: https://fee.org/articles/was-george-orwell-a-socialist-or-a-libertarian-its-complicated/.
Read MoreCanada's Infamous Voter Suppression →
Call your Canadian friends and urge them to make voting so simple and effortless that no one would even think of stealing an election (wink)!
Read MoreLife Without Liberty is Unthinkable, So Think About It - Part 1 →
Important. Precious. Indispensable. Priceless. Liberty is all these and more. And yet, people frequently vote it away in exchange for a short-term advantage or benefit. (Part 2 of this article is here: https://elamerican.com/life-without-liberty-unthinkable-2/).
Read MoreLove Bluegrass, Love America →
Bluegrass is quintessential, all-American, Appalachian, hillbilly music. I’ve never seen a bluegrass musician who didn’t seem as happy as a rooster on a June bug.
Read MoreJudging the Rich and the Poor →
Stereotyping people according to income grouping is superficial bigotry.
Read MoreRemembering Paul Harvey's Wisdom, Optimism and Common Sense →
“They have gun control in Cuba. They have universal health care in Cuba. So why do they want to come here?” asked the late, great Paul Harvey.
Read MoreA New Holiday to Celebrate →
Any good economist will tell you that as factors of production, labor and capital are not only indispensable but hugely dependent upon each other as well — from this significant 2021 revision and expansion of an old essay.
Read MoreLouisa May Alcott and the Fruitlands Commune →
As most of the country reveled in newly won freedoms and a market economy that allowed the enterprising to create wealth, a few malcontents sought a different life.
Read MoreBreaking the Rules of Governance →
A century from now, people will look back on this turbulent but pivotal moment in history and ask, “What did our American ancestors in the early 21st Century do when faced with dire threats to their Constitution and their liberties?”
Read MoreGeorge Orwell: Socialist or Libertarian? It's Complicated →
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history -- George Orwell. To watch a video interview I did on this subject (on 9/15/21), follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMPl7lYfmc.
Read MoreAs All-American as it Gets →
He would likely be appalled at how partisan and politicized so much humor has become today. He ripped both major parties with good, clean humor and was consequently appreciated by Democrats and Republicans alike in the 1920s and 1930s.
Read MoreWhat is Hyperinflation? Ask Venezuelans →
The bolivar is so close to absolute worthlessness that Venezuelans are refusing en masse to use it, preferring American dollars and cryptocurrencies instead.
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