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Saturday, December 13, 2025

The old classical liberals understood that the real class conflict isn’t what Marx said it was. No, it’s the conflict between the looters and the looted. But the looting is impossible without government intervention, and the state ultimately fuels the class conflict we see today.

Also, Finn Andreen attempts an evenhanded look at the rocky road of the current market reforms going on in Argentina under Javier Milei.

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

Old vs. Young and Rich vs. Poor: How Government Creates Class Conflict

Joshua Mawhorter

Inflation does more than just force up prices. It destroys the wealth-producing process, especially with young people who are prevented from acquiring the same kinds of assets earlier generations procured. The result is inter-generational conflict.

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