economics

How socialized healthcare creates a society of overly cautious, scared adults

March 21, 2020 / economics, health, libertarianism, politics, psychology / Leave a Comment
If you've ever lived in England, you've likely run into some of the over-the-top "health and safety" regulations. One journalist remarked 15 years ago that the country "was on the verge of a permanent change in national character, with its inhabitants shifting in attitude from self-starting to supine, from proud to Read more [...]

Most people don’t want to be free…

November 13, 2019 / culture, economics, libertarianism, morality, parenting, philosophy, politics, self-improvement / 8 Comments
Most human beings today suffer from Stockholm Syndrome. They think that the politicians, the cops, the soldiers, the bureaucrats, and everyone else that makes up "their" government are somehow on their side, especially whenever someone they "elected" won. But they're not. Politicians have immunity from prosecution. When Read more [...]

What is the media distracting us from?

November 8, 2019 / culture, disaster preparedness, economics, libertarianism, narrative, news, philosophy, politics, popular culture, prepping / Leave a Comment
The media has had a sordid history of distraction, misdirection, disinformation, and all sorts of malicious propaganda. That's why I've never owned a TV and haven't "consumed" any mainstream media in years, except occasionally to poke fun at the lies. Illegal radiation experiments Have you ever wondered why O.J. Read more [...]

Americans are poorer today than they were 60 years ago

May 5, 2019 / culture, economics, libertarianism, philosophy, politics, popular culture, prepping, technology / Leave a Comment
Not just Americans, actually, but people all throughout the West. You used to be able to afford to pay for a family with 3-5 kids on one income and still be middle class. Now, both parents have to work, and even with only 2 kids they barely end up in the middle class, burdened by debt for their entire lives, living well outside their means until they retire. If they get to retire. In the 1910's, a teenager used to be able to work for 3 months over the summer and pay for an entire year of tuition at a private college. Now, that's a laughable proposition... Read more [...]