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Thursday, January 29, 2026
 
 

Political violence and conflict are only going to get worse as competing groups fight over who gets to control our bloated federal government. In the process, the power of the central state will continue to erase what little is left of the rule of law as the state comes down ever harder to preserve “unity.” The only real answer is radical decentralization.

Also: Bernardo Ferrero takes a look at Italy’s runaway government spending and the unpleasant reality behind it.

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

 
 
We Can Have Unity or We Can Have Freedom. We Can’t Have Both.
Ryan McMaken
While unity sounds like a nice thing to have, when it comes to politics and nation-states, experience repeatedly shows that unity is the tool of those who build state power at the expense of freedom.
 
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The Mirage of Public Finance: Italy’s Budget Bill
Bernardo Ferrero
When it comes to fiscal reform, the Right—in Italy and abroad—should remember Jean-Baptiste Say: “The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest.”
 
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Trump’s Embrace of Economic Leftism Will Destroy the Legacy He’s Desperately Trying to Build
 
 
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The Meaning
of Competition
 

Competition is a discovery process, not a “perfect” model.

 
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