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Notre Dame de Paris - It's Up To Us to Preserve Its Spiritual Symbolism of Beauty and Peace

by Mark Shupe

Victor Hugo asks, "Who set cold white panes in place of that stained glass of gorgeous hue? An architect, on the plea of good taste, amputated it." And one might also ask, what has become of the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution, the one that guarantees federalism? Our progressive masters, on the plea of the common good, amputated it.

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Pete Buttigieg Doesn't Believe In Capitalism, Individual Rights Or Private Property.

by Brittany Hunter via FEE.org

The Democratic Party’s latest flavor of the week, Pete Buttigieg,…

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Ray Dalio Has Made His Pile, So Now He Wants To Change The Rules.

by Jeff Deist via mises.org

Dalio's recent article titled "Why and How Capitalism Needs to be Reformed" is a mess, though to be clear it's a thoroughly well-intentioned and heartfelt mess. It's a mix of self-effacement, dubious statistics concerning the non-problems of wealth and income inequality, and utterly unoriginal, counterproductive proposals for government action.

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Trump's Laudable Strategy Of Values-Based Alliances With Self-Reliant, Self-Determining Nations.

by Hunter Hastings

Having subsidized the creation of a dependent socialist paradise in Europe, the U.S. now has to watch as the EU’s malign influence washes over America and other nations via international bodies, universities, nongovernmental organizations, multinational corporations and other channels.

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When The Left Talks About Their Programs, They're Never Honest About The Increase In State Power And Coercion.

by Jeffrey Tucker via AIER

The bitter truth about most public policies being sold by the political class is that they give them more power to control our lives. If you favor some of these policies, be honest with the rest of us about what you mean, so that we can make more clear-headed judgments about the kind of society we want to live in.

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Democratic Socialism Is Not Only Unachievable, Its Unintended Consequences Would Be Unbearable.

by Peter Boettke via AIER

If we really want progress, we must earnestly scrutinize the array of feasible outcomes that are economically viable. Such moves in public discourse require a discipline in intellectual affairs that seems almost out of reach at this time of division and discord.

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We Need The Billionaires Who Revive Neighborhoods Where The Rest Of Us Don't Feel Safe.

by John Tamny via Real Clear Markets

To hear the class warriors say it, the rich aren’t paying enough. Even though the top 1 percent of earners account for nearly half of all federal tax revenues, this isn’t enough for those who live to redistribute. They want the rich to pay much, much more. Such a view is quite literally impoverishing.

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Economics For Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs Change The World For The Better By Thinking Exclusively About How To Offer New Value To Consumers.

by Per Bylund

When you no longer need to own a car, there is a huge convenience gain. Not only that, but resources become better utilized as owned automobiles no longer are wastefully parked in garages for long stretches, and consumers don't have to tie up their capital in something as banal as personal transportation.

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There Is No Collective Responsibility For Mass Shootings. Individuals Are The Criminals, The Rest Of Us Are Not.

by Brittany Hunter

Groupthink dehumanizes people by reducing each person down to the merits, or faults, of the groups they belong to rather than their own individual attributes. We must stop seeing each other as groups and blaming those groups for the evil in the world around us.

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Shall We Regulate Google, Facebook, Amazon & Twitter? No. Market-Based Creative Destruction Will Do The Job.

The Father of The Information Age And The Socialist State’s Resistance.

Notre Dame de Paris - It's Up To Us to Preserve Its Spiritual Symbolism of Beauty and Peace

Pete Buttigieg Doesn't Believe In Capitalism, Individual Rights Or Private Property.

Ray Dalio Has Made His Pile, So Now He Wants To Change The Rules.

Trump's Laudable Strategy Of Values-Based Alliances With Self-Reliant, Self-Determining Nations.

When The Left Talks About Their Programs, They're Never Honest About The Increase In State Power And Coercion.

Democratic Socialism Is Not Only Unachievable, Its Unintended Consequences Would Be Unbearable.

We Need The Billionaires Who Revive Neighborhoods Where The Rest Of Us Don't Feel Safe.

Economics For Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs Change The World For The Better By Thinking Exclusively About How To Offer New Value To Consumers.

There Is No Collective Responsibility For Mass Shootings. Individuals Are The Criminals, The Rest Of Us Are Not.

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