There are two distinct classes in America, and we have to break up. And we have to break up sooner rather than later. If we are to avoid a disastrous conflict, each side has to let the other go. From the 2020 Supporters Summit, presented at the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort on Jekyll Island, Georgia, on October 9,
Although many politicians and pundits have deified democracy, it often leads to the oppression of political minorities while encouraging abuse. Here are some strategies for lessening the damage democracy can do. And be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard
Hans-Hermann Hoppe has shown in his writings on democracy that democracy leads to economic impoverishment and political disaster under certain conditions. But what are those conditions, and are they dominant in electoral institutions in the United States today? And what role does ideology play in limiting the abuse of the ballot box by voters?
On Tuesday, February 18, President Trump with excellent judgment commuted the fourteen-year prison sentence of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, a.k.a. “Blago.” “We have commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich,” Trump said. “He’ll be able to go back home with his family after serving eight years in jail. That was a tremendously powerful,
One thing we’ve learned from the Trump presidency is that the “deep state” is not just some crazy conspiracy theory. For the past three years we’ve seen that deep state launch plot after plot to overturn the election. It all started with former CIA director John Brennan’s phony “Intelligence Assessment” of Russian involvement in the 2016 election.
Secession is less of a dirty word these days, but how it might actually work is a mystery. Fortunately, unless you’re a politician, there’s almost no downside. It’s a win for nationalists, open-borders advocates, and, most especially, for everyone in between. New York splitting into two or three states, Illinoisans ditching Chicago, West Virginia
With election season well underway and political tensions heating up, everyone’s attention will be glued to the TV or their favorite political website for the next few months. Political ads will inundate TV and internet media as political action committees (PACs) and official campaigns beg for votes and donations while trumpeting their preferred
El martes 18 de febrero, el presidente Trump, con excelente criterio, conmutó la sentencia de 14 años de prisión del ex gobernador de Illinois Rod Blagojevich, alias «Blago». «Hemos conmutado la sentencia de Rod Blagojevich», dijo Trump. «Podrá volver a casa con su familia después de haber pasado ocho años en la cárcel. Esa fue una frase
Una cosa que hemos aprendido de la presidencia de Trump es que el «Estado profundo» no es sólo una loca teoría conspirativa. Durante los últimos tres años hemos visto ese profundo plan de lanzamiento estatal tras otro para anular las elecciones. Todo comenzó con la falsa «Evaluación de Inteligencia» del ex director de la CIA John Brennan sobre la
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