Its gateway drug is disdain for the truth, the little white lies that lead to bigger ones, that then open the door to more heinous offenses.
Read MoreA Video Interview on Gold and FDR's 1933 Seizure →
Here's a video interview with me on gold, FDR and American monetary history—recorded on May 2, 2023. Conducted via Zoom from Singapore by Patrick Vierra of SBTV, Silver Bullion TV.
Read MoreFoxes: Victims of Good Intentions →
Presidential Campaign Songs: Puffery, Not Education →
Did you know that Saddam Hussein’s campaign song in his rigged election of 2002 was Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You?
Read MoreJane Jacobs vs Robert Moses: A David vs Goliath Story →
In one of the many public protests she helped organize, Jacobs wore a placard around her neck adorned in large letters with the message, “Conscience: the Ultimate Weapon!”
Read MoreIsrael's Declaration of Independence Almost Didn't Make it on Time →
As it always has been, the Middle East is beset with ethnic, religious and national tensions. No matter what your views might be on any of the related issues, you can’t help but recognize that May 14, 1948 was a momentous day in history.
Read MoreHow a Montana Senator Helped Curse Us With the 17th Amendment →
In his own defense, Montana’s William A. Clark said, “I never bought a man who wasn’t for sale.” (Photo is one I took myself along the Skalkaho Pass between Philipsburg and Hamilton, MT in 2019).
Read MoreNOT Socialist Countries! →
While Nordic nations dabbled in welfare-state-style socialism a half-century ago, they learned some lessons from the resulting stagnation. They reversed course. They are now among the freest, most capitalist countries on the planet.
Read MoreEdgar Guest, the People's Poet →
He fell in love with his adopted state and country and never left either. More than 300 newspapers across the country regularly published his work.
Read MoreFDR's Other "Day of Infamy" →
If the federal government tried today to seize the gold holdings of private American citizens, how much do you think we would turn over?
Read MoreThe Amazing Mary Seacole, A Genuine Do-Gooder →
She had only grateful beneficiaries, and no resentful victims.
Read MoreThe Power of Optimism →
Think the Best, Do Your Best.
Read MoreThe Wisdom of Mario Vargas Llosa →
In the 1950s and 1960s, he was a socialist who even flirted with Cuban communism. Thanks to an open and observant mind, he got over that.
Read MoreJohn Lennon: No Model to Emulate →
Stop the John Lennon worship, please. The guy was a fool, a wife beater, a hypocrite, a serial liar, a homewrecker, a drug abuser, and an awful father. He even enjoyed making fun of people with disabilities, mocking and bullying them time and again. Article is also available here: https://tinyurl.com/5rpnufhm.
Read MoreLet's Make Montana Look Like Ireland →
Though fewer people today live in Ireland than did almost two centuries ago, they’re busy teaching the world an important lesson: economic freedom works!
Read MoreDisasters Should Remind Us of Bastiat's Wisdom →
The fact that some people who should know better still see blessings in destruction is an indication that we have a lot of economics educating to do!
Read MoreThe 70th Anniversary of Stalin's Funeral →
Some quotes from Uncle Joe himself that might help readers see what kind of man he really was.
Read MoreCelebrating Courageous Women →
Honorable Mentions: Sacajawea and Pocahontas, two Native American women, neither of whom (so far as we know) ever claimed to be a white woman from Massachusetts. This article is also available here: https://tinyurl.com/yt4t358j.
Read MoreHow To Get the Most Out of Others →
A forgotten high school football game played 15 years ago in Texas reveals the power of encouragement.
Read MoreLaboring to Ensure Freedom For All--The Grimké Sisters →
The Grimké sisters challenged a misconception that was widespread in their time and that persists today: that God is either silent on slavery or in support of it.
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