democracy - Michael DeVinney

Democracy is the Enemy of Thinking

The aim of all leftists is to destroy language. Thinking is done in language. Communication is done in language. You … Read the rest

The Size of the Social Unit: Demented Masses

There is a catastrophic lack of understanding regarding democracy. This lack of understanding is aggravated by endless propaganda. A “win” … Read the rest

Democracy Needs Fear

The demagogues are the ones who win popularity contests in a democracy. Those who perpetuate fear are the ones who … Read the rest

Democracy: World State

A state has a territorial monopoly over taxation. All states want to increase their revenue, but there is a limit. … Read the rest

Muddleheaded Babbler

We live in a strange falsification of life.

Oh, how people support superficial measures.

The crowd looks at books as … Read the rest

Seattle’s Other Monorail: Some Lessons for California June 2, 2025
While this page has covered rail boondoggles in California and elsewhere, we also look at Seattle, which looked at building a monorail system, but then later wisely back off, saving the city‘s taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars of future taxes.
Jane L. Johnson
1995: When I Testified Before the Train Wreck Known as Congress June 2, 2025
Elon Musk has found out the hard way that one can ferret out hundreds of billions of dollars that Congress wastes, but fail in getting its members to stop wasteful spending. Jim Bovard learned that hard lesson 30 years ago.
James Bovard
What Should the Optimum Growth Rate of Money Supply Be? June 2, 2025
The mainstream economic belief is that a growing economy needs a growing money supply to ensure “price stability.” Austrian economists, however, believe that there is no “optimum” money supply, which means government should not engage in monetary expansion.
Frank Shostak