janeiro 2025
“‘Nobody Was Tricked into Voting for Trump’: Why the Disinformation Panic Is Over”
An interesting article in Politico.eu (Laurie Clarke). A few excerpts: “Everyone [following the 2016 Trump victory and the UK Brexit vote] was saying technology is to blame,” said Reece Peck, associate professor of journalism and political communication at the City University of New York. “These algorithms are to blame.” What followed was almost a decade of alarm over disinformation, with legislators agonizing over which ideas social media platforms should allow to propagate, and hand-wringing at how this was […]
Louis Farrakhan Loses Defamation and First Amendment Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League and Others
From Farrakhan v. Anti-Defamation League, decided today by Second Circuit Judges Susan L. Carney, Joseph F. Bianco & William J. Nardini: Plaintiffs’ sprawling allegations in the 150-page [Complaint] boil down to two types of claims: (1) First Amendment claims that focus on defendants’ alleged speech-chilling activities against plaintiffs through third parties, and (2) defamation claims arising from defendants’ various references to plaintiffs as anti-Semitic…. We agree with the district court that plaintiffs lack standing to assert their First […]
Question about theoretical monopolies
I haven’t read any major works related to the Austrian School of economics, just have read articles from the mises institute or other secondary sources. I understand monopolies are viewed as only a problem if they control the inputs for their product, as otherwise competition is always a threat. But what would AE suggest in such a situation where they did control the inputs? What would that even look like pracrically? Like I can envision if a steel […]
Argumentation Ethics vs Praxeology
Which is stronger for proving the NAP? It seems like praxeology is stronger because it based on intentional action which all humans do, but the NAP relies on argumentation, and you might argue that all action is an argument, but I think that’s a bit of a reach intuitively (though I can be convinced otherwise), and not all humans argue, some will just use violence to get what they want. submitted by /u/Creepy-Rest-9068 [link] [comments]
Industrial Policy, Whether Republican or Democrat, is Anti-Liberty
Michael Chapman Although the incoming Trump administration says it will cut taxes, reduce regulations, and slash wasteful government spending—all of which are good things—it also intends to enact an industrial policy to bolster US manufacturing, using interventionist tools such as tariffs, subsidies, Buy American rules, and similar commands—all of which are bad things and inherently anti-liberty. “On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada […]
Leading Indicators: A Look at the FSWM Stimulus Index and Rebounding Sentiment
By Financial Sense Dec 13, 2025 – Chris Puplava analyzes recent consumer and manufacturing data, highlighting a rise in consumer confidence and auto sales. Combined with insights from the Financial Sense Wealth Management Stimulus Index, this points to…
Jim Welsh: Great Expectations to Collide with Political Realities in Q1 ’25
With James J. Puplava, CFP®, CTS™, CES™, AIF®, CIS™, CFS™, CAS™, CSS™, FPWM™ Dec 13, 2024 – Macro Tides’ Jim Welsh joins Financial Sense Newshour to discuss market trends, economic policies, and the outlook for 2025. Welsh explains that the market’s high expectations for rapid policy implementation under…
The Next Big Thing: More Power!
With James J. Puplava, CFP®, CTS™, CES™, AIF®, CIS™, CFS™, CAS™, CSS™, FPWM™ Dec 13, 2024 – In today’s Big Picture segment of the Financial Sense Newshour, Jim Puplava and Cris Sheridan discuss the increasing strain on the US power grid driven by five converging forces: AI, the cloud, EVs, reshoring of factories…