Truth To Power

Editorials

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  Ma-HELL-no: Mises Leadership’s Anti-Competition Continues In Hawaii, Part One
  Geese. Ganders. Pots. Kettles. And the return of the pan. Plus! A special appearance from a financial activism CALL TO ACTION (at bottom)! This is your brain on MiTox. Support the author here. Share to: First, a love note to well-intentioned Mises. If you are currently a member of the Mises Caucus because you once… Read more: Ma-HELL-no: Mises Leadership’s Anti-Competition Continues In Hawaii, Part One
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  The Party of Plastic Princely Pals
  They would do anything for love, including that. Love him or hate him, but for all his foibles, Ronald Reagan had a way with words that we don’t often see in government. Nixon had “I am not a crook.” Ouch. Bush had “Read my lips; no new taxes.” Yeah, right. Clinton had “sexual relations with that woman.” Yikes!
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  More From The Mean Girls: “You Don’t Have A Job”
  So many people who run the Libertarian Party are self-made. And I think we all know why that is. Neurodivergence among libertarians is neurotypical. I mean, how often do we meet freedom-obsessed ‘normies’? Hardly ever. It’s why we struggle to keep ballot access. Freedom is a popular idea, but so is safety. So is expediency. So is comfort. And most people are not do-it-yourselfers.
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  Political Empathy For Dummies
  People on the left claim to care about the out-groups. People on the right claim to care about the in-groups. Most of them don’t. Of them, many care little about the success or plight of others. They’re simply practicing communal narcissism, or inflated self-importance resulting from an association with an institution or group, particularly one deemed by anyone as morally superior. This often overlaps with other virtue signaling.
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  Demographic Destiny & Dissociation and The Future of Poli-Psy Marketing
  Demographic destiny, as it pertains to modern political science, is the idea that demographic trends shift the direction of sociopolitical attitudes. It is commonly associated with 19th-century French philosopher Auguste Comte and is the current primary electoral strategy of the Democratic Party.
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  NH SB11: Power Grabs & Gerrymandering in Presidential Elections
  New Hampshire Republicans are pushing through a bill, SB 11, that could drastically change how the state allocates its electoral votes. This might sound like a minor tweak to the state’s electoral process, but this proposal is anything but simple. If passed, it could fundamentally alter how New Hampshire allocates its electoral votes in presidential… Read more: NH SB11: Power Grabs & Gerrymandering in Presidential Elections