From 1788 to World War I, the United States strenuously avoided being dragged into Europe’s conflicts. But no longer...
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August 2, 2022 • Weekly Newsletter
Flashpoints of Potential Escalation in the Ukraine War ([link removed])
Ivan Eland (Inside Sources)
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From 1788 until World War I, the United States strenuously avoided being dragged into Europe’s conflicts. But no longer. The latest entanglement in Ukraine threatens to get worse, for all sides, if we don’t avoid some key flashpoints. Let’s pray that we do. READ MORE » ([link removed])
War and the Rogue Presidency ([link removed])
Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure ([link removed])
By Ivan Eland
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A Recession by Any Other Name ([link removed])
Phillip W. Magness (Wall Street Journal)
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The Biden administration appears to be preparing for a recession—or rather, for news of one. Instead of tackling the underlying economic problems, the White House is playing word games. Remember “transitory” inflation? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Boom and Bust Banking ([link removed])
The Causes and Cures of the Great Recession ([link removed])
Edited by David Beckworth
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Time to Eliminate the Federal Gas Tax—and Federal Road Building ([link removed])
James T. Bennett (Washington Times)
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Mr. Biden’s federal gas-tax holiday proposal is just a three-month gimmick. Let’s make this holiday permanent. If we do, pickup-drivers in Maine and Montana can stop subsidizing bond traders’ and investment bankers’ train rides from Chappaqua, New York, and Darien, Connecticut, to Wall Street. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Highway Heist ([link removed])
America’s Crumbling Infrastructure and the Way Forward ([link removed])
By James T. Bennett
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Why the Fed May Soon Need Treasury Help ([link removed])
Judy Shelton (Wall Street Journal)
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The Fed has long boasted of its status as an “independent government agency” that “doesn’t receive funding through the congressional budgetary process.” Then why is the Treasury about to start underwriting the Fed’s operating expenses? READ MORE » ([link removed])
WATCH: The Gold Standard: Prospect & Retrospect 50 Years After the Bretton Woods System ([link removed])
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