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The Charlatans of Control

The Charlatans of Control

The modern age is full of charlatans.  They claim to free you from oppression while fastening the chains tighter.  Their … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025Categories Logic, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Charlatans of Control

The Subtle Machinery of Aggression

The Subtle Machinery of Aggression

Society divides not only over ideas, but over which forms of violence should be permitted.  Most people never question this … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025Categories Ideology, Statism1 Comment on The Subtle Machinery of Aggression

The Pretenders of Progress

The Pretenders of Progress

There’s no shortage of pretenders who redefine progress to fit their agenda.  They speak with confidence, but every word is … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 21, 2025September 21, 2025Categories Economics, Ideology, Logic, Statism1 Comment on The Pretenders of Progress

Pseudo-Free Markets

Pseudo-Free Markets

Markets are constantly paraded as free when they are anything but.  Politicians love to cloak intervention under the banner of … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 16, 2025September 16, 2025Categories Economics, Statism1 Comment on Pseudo-Free Markets

The Machinery of Control

The Machinery of Control

Control is never immediate.  Step by step it’s expanded.  They’ll never impose the full weight of their desire at once—there … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Categories Ideology, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Machinery of Control

The Dominion of Belief

The Dominion of Belief

Society doesn’t rest on armies or weapons.  It rests on what men believe.  No matter how many swords are drawn, … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 13, 2025September 13, 2025Categories Ideology, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Dominion of Belief

The Power of Belief

The Power of Belief

Society isn’t the product of brute strength.  It emerges from cooperation, and cooperation depends on ideas.  Ideas shape how men … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Categories Statism, Economics, Ideology, Psychology1 Comment on The Power of Belief

The Parasitic Nature of Inflation

The Parasitic Nature of Inflation

The nature of inflation is often misunderstood.  It’s not some mysterious rise in prices floating in the air.  It’s the … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Categories Economics, Inflation, Money, Statism1 Comment on The Parasitic Nature of Inflation

The Balance of Exchange: Exposing the Mercantilist Lie

The Balance of Exchange: Exposing the Mercantilist Lie

The mercantilist error refuses to die.  It rests on the belief that one man’s gain must come at another’s expense.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 7, 2025September 7, 2025Categories Economics, Statism1 Comment on The Balance of Exchange: Exposing the Mercantilist Lie

The Great Confiscation

The Great Confiscation

Statism is built on contradictions.  It claims to protect, yet it destroys.  It claims to organize, yet it disorganizes.  At … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 1, 2025September 1, 2025Categories Economics, Logic, Statism1 Comment on The Great Confiscation

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