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Central Banking’s Greatest Deception

Central Banking’s Greatest Deception

A stable economy doesn’t come from central planning.  It comes from the market.  Production creates goods, exchange reveals prices, and … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 31, 2025August 31, 2025Categories Economics, Inflation, Money, Statism1 Comment on Central Banking’s Greatest Deception

The Early Stages of Tyranny

The Early Stages of Tyranny

Governments don’t grow to protect their people.  They grow to rule them.  The real purpose of power isn’t defense—it’s control.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Categories Ideology, Law, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Early Stages of Tyranny

The Poison of Power

The Poison of Power

Power is always dangerous to those without it.  It thrives on taking, never on giving.  If they gain, it’s at … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 17, 2025August 17, 2025Categories Statism, Logic1 Comment on The Poison of Power

The Applause Machine

The Applause Machine

There are those who live for the spotlight—not to create anything of value, but to look like they have.  They … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 16, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Statism, Psychology1 Comment on The Applause Machine

Hands That Trade vs. Hands That Take

Hands That Trade vs. Hands That Take

There’s no ambiguity in the term.  Capitalism is the private ownership of the means of production.  That’s it.  Not crony … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 11, 2025August 11, 2025Categories Economics, Logic, Statism1 Comment on Hands That Trade vs. Hands That Take

The Cult of Control

The Cult of Control

Statism isn’t a system—it’s a cult.  It doesn’t merely govern.  It demands faith.  It rewards obedience, punishes dissent, and sanctifies … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 10, 2025August 10, 2025Categories Ideology, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Cult of Control

Open Borders and the Violation of Property

Open Borders and the Violation of Property

The slogan of “open borders” sounds like a call for freedom of movement.  It isn’t.  It’s the state declaring the … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 9, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Ideology, Economics, Statism1 Comment on Open Borders and the Violation of Property

Breaking the Spell

Breaking the Spell

Evil rarely announces itself.  It comes disguised—usually in official language, smiling faces, and noble-sounding causes.  It cloaks itself in … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 3, 2025August 3, 2025Categories Statism, New Idol, Psychology1 Comment on Breaking the Spell

When Dissent Dies, Error Thrives

When Dissent Dies, Error Thrives

We live in a world where agreement is mistaken for truth.  If enough people say it, it must be right.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 27, 2025July 27, 2025Categories Ideology, Logic, Statism1 Comment on When Dissent Dies, Error Thrives

Echoes of Thoughtlessness

Echoes of Thoughtlessness

Modern debate has devolved into marketing.  Arguments have been replaced with slogans, logic with labels, and thought with repetition.  You … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 26, 2025July 26, 2025Categories Ideology, Logic, Statism1 Comment on Echoes of Thoughtlessness

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