here’s a great deal of commonality in critiques of degrowth by left-wing “ecomodernists” and accelerationists like Leigh Philips (see my critique here), and right-wing libertarians like Steven Greenhut. Both are characterized by a high degree of conceptual laziness; this laziness is manifested particularly in a failure to clearly define what degrowth even is, instead playing on the negative associations of the term and rolling out a series of talking points that don’t honestly frame or directly address actual […]
By Financial Sense Mar 20, 2025 – The past few weeks have marked a turning point for AI, and for Thompson, the spotlight shines brightest on humanoid robots. “It’s almost like someone’s lit a match under 14-16 of these humanoid robot companies,” he remarked…
Ginny Garner wrote: Lew, Are you supportive of a movement that runs counter to the foreign policy of the United States? Then, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, you are a lunatic who meets the standard of individuals who will be eligible for deportation. See here. The post Supporters of Movements Running Counter to US Foreign Policy Meet Standard for Deportation appeared first on LewRockwell.
https://preview.redd.it/wn1vtdp078te1.png?width=905&format=png&auto=webp&s=32d5c99ecbc1e8c20e03ec6157fc9a35b6cee745 https://x.com/JoForLiberty/status/1908187006955360527 I mean, I think she’s right. The idiot brigade in the comments would be easily lead by Trump the go with price controls as the tariffs wreck our economy. Things are going to get more expensive very soon, and it will be very noticeable. People are used to having access to cheap goods delivered to your door and are already financially stretched. As things get more difficult, it’s not a stretch to see them demand more […]
You’ve been liberated from feeling good about your stock portfolio and meeting your household budget! It’s Liberation Day, can’t you feel it? Or at least that’s what President Donald Trump wants you to believe. In reality, today is going to be a terrible bloodbath. Globally, markets have tumbled. Domestically, they will probably tank. I hope you didn’t have any big purchases you wanted to make—like, ever—because shopping is over for now. Yesterday evening, the president imposed universal tariffs […]
Ludwig von Mises’s 1927 path-breaking work in political theory speaks to the current generations. In section 5 of his introduction to Liberalism: The Classical Tradition, Mises sounds impeccably relevant in describing how the opponents of liberalism and the market economy twist facts that are plainly before our eyes. You’ll see how he refuted the absurd claim that capitalism serves only a tiny privileged and exploitative group. The work of most thinkers passes away soon after they do. Not […]
With James J. Puplava, CFP®, CTS™, CES™, CIS™, CFS™, CAS™, CSS™, FPWM™ Mar 14, 2025 – Is the U.S. economy teetering on the edge of a recession, or are the headlines just crying wolf again? Jim Puplava recently sat down with Ryan Sweet from Oxford Economics to unpack today’s pressing economic headlines. ..