Earlier this month I was asked by a group in Cleveland, Texas, to give an overview of recent U.S. economic history for a beginner audience. This was the result.
Archives for February 2013
Mitt Romney to Speak at CPAC
In his first public address since his loss to Barack Obama, Mitt Romney will address CPAC , the famed conservative gathering, next month. I attended and spoke at CPAC in 2009, 2010, and 2011. There I finally met people I knew must exist but had honestly never seen before: college-age… Read More
$10,000 Prize Offered For Saving the Republican Party
Richard Viguerie is offering $10,000 for a plan to take the Republican Party back from the “big government Republicans” and put it in the hands of “limited government, constitutional conservatives.”
War Is the Health of the State
The Mises Institute ‘s Mark Thornton talks sacred cows and U.S. history.
Ron Paul’s New Book
New School Manifesto: A Libertarian Look at American Education , due out September 17. I have seen a draft. This is the book that really launches the revolution.
Australian Senate Seat a Road to Freedom for Assange?
Julian Assange, known as the founder of WikiLeaks, is pursuing a run for the Australian Senate , noting that a win there would likely end the international standoff in which he is involved, since the U.S. would not want to create a diplomatic crisis with Australia. “The US Department of Justice… Read More
‘Anarchists’ Destroy Surveillance Cameras
So-called anarchists, dressed in black, have begun an effort they call Camover , whereby they record themselves destroying surveillance cameras and then post the footage. Naturally, they make no distinction between government surveillance and private surveillance, so cameras intended to prevent shoplifting are also considered targets.… Read More
Take a Trip into Space — £130,000
The trip will cost you £130,000. Virgin Galactic plans daily trips starting next year. Once released from the mother ship, the spaceship drops away to a safe distance, where the pilot ignites the rocket motor, using two cockpit switches. With an unthrottled shriek, the rocket-plane shudders to… Read More
The Minimum Wage Is Still a Bad Idea
So the talk these days involves raising the minimum wage to $9. This is not supposed to have any effect on unemployment, even teen unemployment. Now it seems at least conceivable that some teens, who tend to have no experience, are not worth hiring at… Read More
I Give Away Books at the Drop of a Hat
In my monthly giveaway, I just shipped out signed and personalized books to the following subscribers to the (free) Tom Woods Letter : Jeremy Roe Sean Hinckley Don Jungquist Frances Pickard Julie Upchurch Raymond Parady Joseph S. Haas Lisa Liddiard Mike Goethel Tami Campbell You can subscribe here . I’m sending… Read More
