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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

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

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