Source: http://bastiat.mises.org By Mises Updates Gerald Celente Talks Political Atheism with Jeff Deist Published on May 30, 2014 by misesmedia Megatrend forecaster Gerald Celente talks with Jeff Deist about the second American Revolution and how oligarchs have come to power in the U.S. Hosted by Jeff Deist, Mises Weekends features weekly interviews with […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute August 22, 2018 War Abroad, War at Home Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, speaking at a Ron Paul Institute conference this past weekend, predicted US troops would remain in Afghanistan another 50 years — just as they have in Germany and Korea. He also termed the ongoing US-backed campaign in Yemen the “most brutal […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute June 28, 2018 Civility and Property vs. Politics Calls for civility in politics are nothing new, and the incident involving White House spokesman Sarah Sanders at a restaurant has yielded plenty of smoke but little heat from both phony sides of this non-debate/non-issue. I suppose we should be happy when […]
By Jeff Deist and Daniel McAdams Mises Institute February 5, 2018 Daniel McAdams on the Real Cost of “Defense” Daniel McAdams from the Ron Paul Institute joins Jeff Deist for an unbridled discussion of the true costs of war. We know the US spends more on “defense” than many big countries combined, but what are […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute November 30, 2017 Misdiagnosing Populism Is populism inherently bad? Deirdre McCloskey, speaking earlier this month to a meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society in Stockholm, certainly thinks so. Her broad and sweeping liberal critique of populism focused not on criticisms of current populist movements, but rather on the big-picture issues of […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute September 30, 2017 Don’t Fall for Tax Reform Please don’t fall for tax reform. It’s a con, and a shell game. It’s a promise every presidential candidate makes, including Trump. But we ought to be suspicious of grandiose talk about Congress reforming anything. Tax reform proposals always evade and obscure […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute September 20, 2017 Let Catalonia Decide Should Catalonia be independent? Surely Catalans, and nobody else, must answer that question. Some Catalans consider themselves Spanish and some don’t. Many Spaniards consider Catalonia part of Spain, while some don’t. But it’s clear that a significant number of Catalans feel politically conquered, […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute September 13, 2017 What We Lost on September 11th The cliché is true: September 11, 2001, represents a defining American moment. Generation X and Millennials suddenly had their own day of infamy, just as their parents and grandparents had Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy assassination. 9/11 marked the end […]
By Jeff Deist and Scott Horton Mises Institute September 11, 2017 Scott Horton on the Endless War in Afghanistan Our guest Scott Horton just released an important new book—Fools Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan. This is the definitive treatment of the war itself, the history and factions involved, and the disturbing policy mindset […]
By Jeff Deist and Daniel McAdams Mises Institute August 29, 2017 Daniel McAdams: Trump and the War Party Daniel McAdams from the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity joins Jeff to discuss Trumpian foreign policy in light of the president’s recent speech on Afghanistan. The costs of our wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute August 14, 2017 The Wrong Narrative in Charlottesville The political violence in Charlottesville yesterday was as predictable as it was futile. One person was killed and dozens badly injured, marking a new low in the political and cultural wars that are as heated as any time since in America since […]
By Jeff Deist Mises Institute March 10, 2017 Truman Was Right About the CIA Say what you will about President Harry Truman, but at least he didn’t leave the White House a suspiciously rich man. He also actually went home, to Independence Missouri, and moved into a modest house he didn’t own. It was the […]
