The very rapid growth of how much the U.S. government pays to borrow money to support its spending imposes more than a fiscal burden on Americans...

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June 5, 2024 • Weekly Newsletter
The National Debt Is Becoming a Public Health Threat ([link removed])
Craig Eyermann (The Beacon)
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The very rapid growth of how much the U.S. government pays to borrow money to support its spending imposes more than a fiscal burden on Americans. It threatens their health. Just how much will shock you. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Is the Welfare State Crowding Out Government’s Basic Functions? ([link removed])
An Update ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Summer 2020
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Anthony Fauci Tells Columbia Medical Students to Lie Just Like Him ([link removed])
K. Lloyd Billingsley (American Spectator)
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What happens when an Ivy League medical doctor opts for a career as a government bureaucrat and remains in power for decades with no accountability? You get—Dr. Anthony Fauci; and a shocking proclivity for mendacity. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Virus and Leviathan ([link removed])
Symposium on Public Health and Policy in a Free Society ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Spring 2021
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‘Underpolicing’ And The Social Contract ([link removed])
Scott Beyer (Catalyst)
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As the country experiences spikes in murders, other violent crime, and shoplifting, Americans are successfully responding with private security and other non-police measures—which actually calls into question whether the government was ever worth relying on in the first place. Libertarianism, anybody? READ MORE » ([link removed])
To Serve and Protect ([link removed])
Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice ([link removed])
By Bruce L. Benson
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What the Presidential Campaign Should Really Be About ([link removed])
Alvaro Vargas Llosa (Washington Times)
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What should it be about? How about the fact that the federal debt amounts to $34 trillion, approximately 120% of GDP, and that, if we count Social Security and Medicare commitments, total government liabilities top $200 trillion, about twice the size of the global economy? Cut spending! READ MORE » ([link removed])
Liquidating Federal Assets ([link removed])
A Promising Tool for Ending the U.S. Debt Crisis ([link removed])
By William F. Shughart II, Carl P. Close
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