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** SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021
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The gold standard as money was a tremendous bargain for humanity and an effective check on government, and its end should be sorely lamented.
– Mark Thornton, "The Demise of the Gold Standard ([link removed]) " [2021]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 20, 2021
The Meaning of Open Borders ([link removed])
Guests on conservative Fox News are going nuts over what they are calling President Biden’s “open borders” policy. One recent example was Stephen Miller, a former Trump advisor, who appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show, where he lamented Biden’s supposed “open-border policies.” Another was Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, who appeared on Fox and Friends, where he complained that Biden is ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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MONETARY POLICY
The Demise of the Gold Standard ([link removed])
by Mark Thornton
Mises Institute
After the Gold Standard, We Got Bigger Government and A Smaller Dollar ([link removed])
by Robert P. Murphy
Independent Institute
IRAQ
After 18 Disastrous Years, the U.S. Should Withdraw All Troops From Iraq ([link removed])
by Noor Green
Reason
WAR ON TERRORISM
Recognizing and Combating the Pernicious Effects of Propaganda ([link removed])
by Daniel Larison
Antiwar.com
FOREIGN POLICY
Engaging China was the Right Strategy Then; It Remains the Right Strategy Now ([link removed])
by Doug Bandow
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AFGHANISTAN
The Pentagon and the Generals Wanted This Disastrous War ([link removed])
by Ryan McMaken
Mises Institute
Like It or Not, Taliban Is Afghanistan’s True Independence Movement ([link removed])
by Eric S. Margolis
LewRockwell.com
Afghanistan: Did the Deep State Strike Out, or is it Striking Back? ([link removed])
by Thomas L. Knapp
Garrison Center
We Will Keep Spending Trillions on the Afghanistan War Long After the Last Soldier Leaves ([link removed])
by Eric Boehm
Reason
The Collapse of Afghanistan and American Illusions ([link removed])
by Danny Sjursen
Antiwar.com
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