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** SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024
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Unfortunately, this week left no doubt that the GOP's current leadership wants the government to do more, spend more, and meddle more .
– Eric Boehm
"Republicans Don't Even Pretend To Want To Cut Government Anymore" (2024)


** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 1, 2024
Out-of-Control Spending and Debt Means More Tyranny ([link removed])
The federal government’s debt load just passed $35 trillion. According to usdebtclock.org, that amounts to $267,000 per taxpayer. It’s worth mentioning that that federal debt load does not include Social Security and Medicare obligations or the obligations arising from other “unfunded liabilities.” This fiscal situation is not getting any better. That’s because the federal government is spending more than it’s bringing in ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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POLITICS
Republicans Don't Even Pretend To Want To Cut Government Anymore ([link removed])
by Eric Boehm
Reasonhttps://www.nationalreview.com/2024/07/enter-harris-stage-left/
Tulsi Gabbard’s Dumb Defense of J.D. Vance and Criticism of Kamala Harris ([link removed]) [link removed]
by Adam Dick
Ron Paul Institute
Trump and Biden Can’t Wait to Send More Assistance to Ukraine ([link removed])
by Aaron Sobczak
Mises Institutehttps://jonathanturley.org/2024/07/24/call-it-censorship-a-court-rules-against-former-disinformation-czar-nina-jankowicz/
The "Pro-Worker" GOP Is Anti-Worker ([link removed])
by Veronique de Rugy
Reasonhttps://www.aier.org/article/will-scotus-break-big-tobaccos-grip-on-nicotine/
MONETARY POLICY
The Virtues of Social Market Order: Review of "Abundance, Generosity, and the State" ([link removed]) [link removed]
by Joakim Book
AIERhttps://theintercept.com/2024/06/17/pentagon-ai-kamikaze-cheap-drones-replicator/
The American Tradition of Abolishing Central Banks ([link removed]) [link removed]
by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Mises Institutehttps://bracingviews.substack.com/p/bang-bang-youre-dead-has-replaced?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1156402&post_id=146952871&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1o392b&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
GUN CONTROL
8th Circuit Court Rules for 18 to 20-Year-Olds: Relies on Rahimi in Support of Liberalized Gun Carry Permits. ([link removed])
by Stephen P. Halbrook
Independent Institute
ECONOMICS
Don Lavoie on the Continuing Relevance of the Knowledge Problem ([link removed])
by Cory Massimino
Liberty Fundhttp://www.thegunmag.com/kamala-harris-gun-control-schemes-are-no-laughing-matter/
FOREIGN POLICY
Why NATO Cannot Be (& Never Was) a Defensive Alliance ([link removed])
by Eric Zuesse
LewRockwell.com
NATIONAL SECURITY STATE
Satirizing the National Security State: An Interview with the Authors of "How to Run Wars" ([link removed]) [link removed]
by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall
Foundation for Economic Educationhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/24/its-bigger-than-nato-and-its-coming-to-the-pacific/


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