The Cato Institute is now seeking nominations for the Milton Friedman prize for advancing liberty (see below for their announcement which I am delighted to publicize in this manner). I have no objection to this organization offering a prize to the person who, in the opinion of the judges, best exemplifies Professor Friedman’s contribution to libertarianism and thereby “has made a significant contribution to advance human freedom.” Indeed, I applaud their efforts in this regard. I categorize Milton Friedman as a libertarian. By definition, all libertarians, at least on net balance, must be now promoting, or have promoted, liberty. Otherwise, … Continue reading →

“The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows about us. The thrilling thing is, that will make us feel we’re part of the medium. The scary thing is, we’ll lose our right to privacy. An ad will appear in the air around us, talking directly to us.”—Director Steven Spielberg, Minority Report We are a scant 40 years away from the futuristic world that science fiction author Philip K. Dick envisioned for Minority Report in which the … Continue reading →

With countless settlements documenting the rigging of every single asset class, it was only a matter of time before the regulators – some 10 years behind the curve as usual – finally cracked down on gold manipulation as well, even though as we have shown in the past, central banks in general and the Fed in particular are among the biggest gold manipulators. That said, we are confident by now nobody will be surprised that there was manipulation going on in the gold casino. In fact, ever since Germany’s Bafin launched a probe into Deutsche Bank for gold and silver … Continue reading →

Pope Francis’s four-day visit to the United States was by any measure a personal and political triumph. The crowds were immense, and coverage of the Holy Father on television and in the print press swamped the state visit of Xi Jinping, the leader of the world’s second-greatest power. But how enduring, and how relevant, was the pope’s celebration of diversity, multiculturalism, inclusiveness, open borders, and a world of forgiveness, peace, harmony and love is another question. The day the pope departed Philadelphia, 48 percent of Catalonia, in a record turnout of 78 percent, voted to deliver a parliamentary majority to … Continue reading →

Swords into Plowshares – Ron Paul Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting – David Goodman Accused: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and the Strength to Forgive – Tonya Craft Concealed Carry Lifestyle – Ray H Duncan SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police – Vox Day Primal Panacea – Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD. The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War – Thomas DiLorenzo Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto – Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Empire: A Novel – Gore Vidal Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics – Henry Hazlitt Effortless Healing: … Continue reading →

The brains of high-achieving individuals are wired up differently to those of people with fewer intellectual or social abilities according to one of the first studies to find a physical link between what goes in the brain and a person’s overall lifestyle. An analysis of the “connectivity” between different parts of the brain in hundreds of healthy people found a correlation between how well wired-up some individuals were to their cognitive abilities and general success in life, scientists said. The researchers found that “positive” abilities, such as good vocabulary, memory, life satisfaction, income and years of education, were linked significantly … Continue reading →

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Nowhere has there been so much hand-wringing over a lack of “affordable housing,” as among politicians and others in coastal California. And nobody has done more to make housing unaffordable than those same politicians and their supporters. A recent survey showed that the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco was just over $3,500. Some people are paying $1,800 a month just to rent a bunk bed in a San Francisco apartment. It is not just in San Francisco that putting a roof over your head can take a big chunk out of your pay check. The … Continue reading →

“When men hire themselves out to shoot other men to order, asking nothing about the justice of their cause, I don’t care if they are shot themselves.” ~ Herbert Spencer Stalin and his government never starved a single Ukrainian. Hitler and his government never gassed a single Jew. Mao and his government never beat to death a single Chinese peasant. And even though the senseless, immoral, unnecessary, and unjust invasion and occupation of Iraq resulted in a pile of a million dead bodies, the U.S. president and his government never killed anyone. The U.S. government didn’t kill any Iraqis during … Continue reading →

Hark! Hearest thou yonder sound? It is the sound of the United States government becoming OBSOLETE in the Middle East! Check out the news. See that? Now IRAQ is going to cooperate with Russia, Syria, and Iran to defeat ISIS over in Syria. HA HA HA! How do ya like THEM apples, Obama!? Hey, you can’t say I didn’t warn you. I said this could happen last week right here on Lew Rockwell when I said “Iraq might just join the party, too”. First, Putin went to the UN and rightfully gave the United States a good, swift kick in the … Continue reading →

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has once again shrugged off Catalan independence plans after separatist parties won regional elections. However, he said that he is willing to collaborate with the next Catalan government, but only “within the law.” Rajoy’s center-right government had repeatedly blocked the Catalan referendum on secession in court, adding that plans for independence are “nonsense.” “There are many things that can be discussed. But while I am the president of the government, I will not discuss the unity of Spain, the national sovereignty or the freedom of all Spaniards,” Rajoy said on Monday after pro-independence parties claimed … Continue reading →

When it comes to packing for an outdoor adventure, leave the single-purpose items at home unless you have a pack mule to carry it all. Each item in your camping/bushcraft/survival kit should be able to perform at least three different tasks beyond its intended purpose. Manly woodsmen, listen up. The women folk are more aware of the benefits and well ahead of us in using this stuff. Time to catch up! It may not be as sexy as an ax or knife, but smart woodsmen should pack this non-sexy stuff in all their kits – bushcraft, EDC, Get Home Bag, camping, etc. I rarely go to the woods … Continue reading →

And here’s the knife in the heart of the Echo Housing bubble: declining household income. The Federal Reserve-induced Echo Housing Bubble is finally starting to roll over, and the bubble’s pop won’t be pretty. Why is the bubble finally popping now? All the factors that inflated the Echo Housing bubble are running dry. These include: — unprecedented low mortgage rates — FHA mortgage approvals for anyone who fogs a mirror — frantic cash buying by Chinese millionaires desperate to get their money out of China — the Federal Reserve buying up trillions of dollars in mortgages — lemming-like buying of … Continue reading →