By Caroline Breashears Halloween is weeks away, but the monster is already at the door. It’s not your four-year-old neighbor under a pointed hat. It’s not even her witchy parent demanding that you don a three-ply mask, or the serial sniffer admiring her coiffure. They’re all just playing for treats. The real threat is a Monster created by the modern Frankensteins, the … [Read more...] about Frankenstein 2020: An Economic Horror Story
Ernest Hancock and Derrick Slopey on IPFS — Interview with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report Did you know The Corbett Report is on IPFS? Well, you do now! Do you know what that means? Well, you’re about to! (Spoiler: The Corbett Report is now censorship proof resistant). Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Watch on Archive / BitChute / LBRY / Minds / YouTube or Download the mp4 SHOW NOTES: Declare Your Indpendence … [Read more...] about Ernest Hancock and Derrick Slopey on IPFS — Interview with James Corbett
An Attempted Media Sandbag: My Experience
By Jeffrey A. Tucker I’ve got a day job but try to fit in podcasts and television when possible. I don’t always pay super close attention to what’s coming up on the agenda. So the day I sat down for a quick interview on a Turkish TV show, which turned out to be partisan state-run TV, I figured I would be on for a few minutes. And, call me irresponsible, but I didn’t even … [Read more...] about An Attempted Media Sandbag: My Experience
Goodbye Grounded, My Favorite Coffee Bar Destroyed by Lockdowns
By Raymond C. Niles It is now estimated that half of all bars and restaurants in New York City will close forever, as a result of the loss of customers due to fears of Covid transmission, mandatory lockdowns, and the slow pace of reopening. Just a few days ago, the City finally permitted indoor dining, but in only ¼ of available restaurant space. This happens just as colder … [Read more...] about Goodbye Grounded, My Favorite Coffee Bar Destroyed by Lockdowns
Airlines Blackmail Government – Socialism, NOT CAPITALISM, In Action
By Krishna Chandrasekaran In the October 2nd, 2020 post on David Stockman’s Contra Corner, which is a recommended financial newsletter on this blog, David Stockman talked about an advertisement put out by the airlines industry that 50,000 employees would be laid off if the United States. Government did not give them yet another taxpayer-funded bailout. Stockman is a former … [Read more...] about Airlines Blackmail Government – Socialism, NOT CAPITALISM, In Action
Is Self-Sufficiency Possible? — James Corbett, Sal The Agorist, Peter Quinones and Ernest Hancock
By The Corbett Report Derrick writes in to ask about agorism, self-sufficiency and trade without fiat currency. To help answer this important question, James talks to Sal The Agorist, Peter Quinones and Ernest Hancock. ? SHOW NOTES An Agorist Primer “Agorism” on corbettreport.com SalTheAgorist.com Community Technology by Karl Hess The Survival Podcast … [Read more...] about Is Self-Sufficiency Possible? — James Corbett, Sal The Agorist, Peter Quinones and Ernest Hancock
Entrepreneurship Is Skyrocketing During the Pandemic
By Kerry McDonald The pandemic and related government lockdowns have caused widespread economic and social disruption over the past several months. There is much to despair about, as tens of thousands of small businesses have permanently closed and rates of depression and suicide rise. Yet, there are signs of hope. Uncertainty and fear might stop many of us from taking risks … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurship Is Skyrocketing During the Pandemic
Need to Teach Your Kids about Personal Finance? Here Are Some Fun and Engaging Ways to Start
By Sam Bocetta One of the most important skills that parents can pass on to their children is the correct and responsible way to handle money. Considering how important financial literacy is for navigating life, it's surprising that it isn't generally taught in schools. This also makes it all the more important that, as a parent, you impart these crucial life skills. The … [Read more...] about Need to Teach Your Kids about Personal Finance? Here Are Some Fun and Engaging Ways to Start
An Inalienable Human Right to Commerce
By Peter C. Earle News over the last several days of a rise in Covid-19 infections raised concerns regarding a “second wave” of coronavirus infections; and in turn about new rounds of lockdowns and other restrictive measures. One could be forgiven for wondering why if stay-in-place orders, interstate movement restrictions, and other such tyranny didn’t scare off or confuse … [Read more...] about An Inalienable Human Right to Commerce
Private Enterprise Fuels the Community
By Max Gulker Residents of Berkshire County, the mostly rural far-western slice of Massachusetts where AIER makes its home, joke that Bostonians don’t know the final fifty miles of their state exists. Kudos to the Boston Globe, therefore, for gazing past Springfield and Amherst to tiny Housatonic–population just over one thousand–at the edge of that frontier. The … [Read more...] about Private Enterprise Fuels the Community
Top Twenty Lessons I’ve Learned in 2020
By Jeffrey A. Tucker This year has been a shock. Here is an early sketch of what I think I’ve learned. Governments are fully capable of doing the unthinkable, and doing so suddenly with no exit plan, little consideration of cost, and a callous disregard for individual rights. The US Constitution and Bill of Rights are largely irrelevant when governments declare an … [Read more...] about Top Twenty Lessons I’ve Learned in 2020
The Best And Worst States For Homeschool Freedom
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man Pennsylvania is among the most restrictive states when it comes to the freedom to homeschool your children. The state requires that parents teach their children state-mandated subjects for 180 days per year, for at least 900 hours. Tests must be administered, and the district must assess the child at the end of each school year. Immunizations … [Read more...] about The Best And Worst States For Homeschool Freedom