The recent Elon Musk takeover of Twitter has The Usual Suspects in a frenzy. Contrary to what progressives may claim, Twitter has not been the "town hall for democracy," but rather an enforcer for wokeness, political fealty, and obedience to official state dictates and narratives. (Originally published on the Mises Institute Wire. April 26, 2022.)
Michael Rectenwald takes on the progressive canard of "socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor," in which the government protects the wealthy but throws everyone else to the tender mercies of rapacious capitalism. (Originally published on the Mises Institute Wire. April 21, 2022.) Audio version.
The quickest way to discredit an intellectual opponent is to accuse that person of being a "conspiracy theorist." But what happens when real conspiracies occur? (Originally published on the Mises Institute Wire. April 20, 2022.)
This book is both an anomaly and a monumental achievement. It represents the inaugural volume in a new science—ponerology, or the science of evil. It explains the emergence and development of macrosocial evil thoroughly and with scientific precision…Łobaczewski made the bold claim that he’d uncovered “the general laws of the origin of evil.” If true, the book was on par with Newton’s Principia in the physical sciences, while being of greater practical importance. (Originally published on the Mises Institute Wire. March 26, 2022.)
