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Who Are the Progressives?

By DCT | Published: January 17, 2012

by Burt Folsom: Posted on BurtFolsom.com They want to improve society through increasing the power of the state. We all want to make the world a better place, but progressives choose to do so by increasing the power of the government to enact programs and redistribute wealth from rich to poor. The Progressive Movement started [...]

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The Political Issue of the Year

By DCT | Published: January 1, 2012

by Burt Folsom on December 28, 2011 What has been the political issue of 2011? Class Warfare. The idea that politicians can tax the rich and then give that confiscated wealth to the middle class and poor, in order to win elections with the votes of those receiving the federal funds. Certainly that idea is [...]

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Why the Crisis Hasn’t Ended

By DCT | Published: July 15, 2009

Mises Daily by Joseph Keckeissen | Posted on 7/15/2009 12:00:00 AM This is a partial re-post of the original. To read the complete post click here. Why is the world still in acute misery, even expecting the worst yet to come? All that would have been necessary to halt the continuation of the present freefall [...]

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Open Letter from One Non-Economist to Another

By DCT | Published: March 31, 2009

Mises Daily by Matthew J. Novak | Posted on 3/31/2009 12:00:00 AM Dear Dr. Drew Westen, I read your commentary this morning, as many have undoubtedly done. The economy is a very interesting and pressing current affair. I realize you may receive volumes of email regarding what you have written, so I hope you will [...]

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