Every one of these would deny it, yet it really is undeniable. Socialism is about the government owning the means of production and directing its use to the ends of the state rather than the ends of consumers. What our political class wants is not exactly that; I should have more accurately called it fascism, […]
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Great list of Questions for Ms. Harris
29 Aug 2024
Is over on National Review, you should check it out. I predict that no more than three of these questions (or the issues they represent) will be asked, and will not be pressed hard when the prevaricating begins. But the best one is this: Were any of Trump’s tariffs mistaken? Follow-up: Then why hasn’t your […]
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The #1 issue this election is still “it’s the economy stupid.” And as we’ve noted since before the inflation really got going, this is one of the issues that can override the rationale ignorance of most voters. Neither spin, nor media deflection saying “you’re wrong, the economy is really great” is going to be effective. […]
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So why do politicians, left and right, want to emulate the Chinese on industrial policy?
29 Jul 2024
China’s economy is a mess. They created the world’s biggest credit bubble in history after the financial crisis, creating tremendous imbalances–vast overproduction in non-renumerative businesses. Their bubble has burst, and the millions of apartments built simply as a financial hedge, with no one to live in them, continue to decline in price. The vast stimulus […]
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Donald Trump proudly claimed that “I am a Tariff Man!”, falsely suggesting that imports impoverish us: Mr. Trump and Mr. Bernie Sanders are in unity: protecting industries from foreign competitors is the way to create a great economy (although even Mr. Sanders understood the folly of starting a trade war with Canada, strongly disagreeing with […]
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Chile’s New Direction
26 Dec 2021
This year, Gabriel Boric won the Chilean Presidency by riding a populist wave of anti-market sentiment. Populism is a political tool not tied to any particular ideology, and it can drive people to very dangerous conclusions. In this case, Boric convinced Chile that the rich elites maintained power in his nation at the expense of […]
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Don’t Tax Me! I’m Irish!
25 Jul 2021
The Biden administration seeks to form an international agreement to establish a global minimum corporate tax at 15%. According to CNN, 132 nations back the proposal, but some notable holdouts including Ireland, block the way. The EU needs to vote unanimously to pass the proposal, so as long Ireland opposes it, there’s no deal. Over […]
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The Perfect Time to De-Tariff
24 May 2021
The other day I read a Wall Street Journal piece about EU tariffs on U.S. goods that (thankfully) never came to be. It reminded me about the Trump administration’s departure from U.S. policy for the last few decades which generally aimed to increase free trade. The Biden administration has yet to make any strong changes […]
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Apparently, Africans Are Against Abortion
22 Feb 2021
Recently, I came across a video calling for the US to maintain its, “Mexico City Policy.” In the video, a variety of folks from across the continent speak out against American money coming overseas to fund abortions in Africa. This policy blocks funding to family planning organizations that direct people to or provide funding for […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 28
03 Jun 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. So there I was, checking the mailbag and wondering to myself if anyone was going to send something in for this week, when […]
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