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The Sandcastle

Fascism is capitalism in decline. by Jeff Thomas via International Man The decline from democracy to tyranny is both a natural and inevitable one. That’s not a pleasant thought to have to consider, but it’s a fact, nonetheless. In every case, a democracy will deteriorate as the result of the electorate accepting the loss of […]

Mapped: Economic Freedom Around the World

by Anshool Deshmukh via Visual Capitalist Mapped: Economic Freedom Around the World How would you define a country’s economic freedom? The cornerstones of economic freedom by most measures are personal choice, voluntary exchange, independence to compete in markets, and security of the person and privately-owned property. Simply put, it is about the quality of political […]

Stuck Here with Biden and You

Awesome! Piper James just released a new song that is a parody of the classic 70’s hit Stuck in the Middle by Stealers Wheel. This song is priceless. Piper tells it like it is and pulls no punches. He sings what the corporate media and mainstream journalists will never say. I definitely feel your pain […]

Reduce Expectations of Government

by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Institute Inflation was an unwelcome guest at this year’s Thanksgiving gatherings. According to the Farm Bureau, a traditional Thanksgiving meal cost 14 percent more in 2021 than the same meal cost in 2020. Many families went without certain Thanksgiving favorites — or limited their guests — to reduce costs […]

U.S. Blacklists Strategic Culture Foundation in Attack on Independent Journalism and Political Dissent

by Finian Cunningham via Strategic Culture Foundation Washington’s real objective is to criminalize critical journalism and indeed any form of critical dissent. In an audacious attack on free speech, journalists and writers based in the United States have now been banned by the U.S. federal authorities from publishing articles with Strategic Culture Foundation. We interview […]

Vaccine Mandates: The Next Prohibition?

authored by Emily Burns Not all popular policies are good policies. Prohibition, one of the most visible public policy failures in modern history, was wildly popular. There are lessons here. Like vaccines mandates, Prohibition was rooted in the desire to achieve a positive social end, one its proponents felt couldn’t be achieved without legal coercion. […]