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Dec 31, 2020
2 min

We don't need $2,000 stimulus checks, we need an open economy

The strangeness of 2020 continues. We are now ingrained in a fight between $600 stimulus checks, or $2,000 stimulus checks. As if it...

The Myth of Cuba's Glorious Health Care System

Nate Thurston

Mar 3, 2020
6 min

The Myth of Cuba's Glorious Health Care System

We should be revolted by people who are willing to be dupes for totalitarianism. Reposted from FEE.org, and originally written by Daniel...

Why Cuba's Infant Mortality Rate Is so Low | FEE

Nate Thurston

Mar 3, 2020
3 min

Why Cuba's Infant Mortality Rate Is so Low | FEE

Cuba’s impressive infant mortality rate has a simple explanation: data manipulation. Fidel Castro, the dictator who ruled Cuba with an...

Why Hong Kong's Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba's Since the 1950s | FEE

Nate Thurston

Mar 3, 2020
3 min

Why Hong Kong's Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba's Since the 1950s | FEE

Neil Monnery’s book "A Tale of Two Economies" explains how the fortunes of Hong Kong and Cuba were shaped by two individuals. This...

The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else

Nate Thurston

Feb 17, 2020
4 min

The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else

In 1820, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. In 1990, 34.8%, and in 2015, just 9.6%. We discussed this article on...

Chicago’s PlayStation Tax Shows How Greedy Politicians Can Be

Nate Thurston

Feb 7, 2020
6 min

Chicago’s PlayStation Tax Shows How Greedy Politicians Can Be

Chicago is proof that there is almost nothing that government entities won’t try to tax. This article was originally posted by FEE.org,...

Canada Collected Less Revenue from High-Income Earners after Trudeau Tax Hike

Nate Thurston

Feb 7, 2020
3 min

Canada Collected Less Revenue from High-Income Earners after Trudeau Tax Hike

Trudeau’s tax hike was a big mistake. The only tangible results are that the private sector is now smaller and the country is less...

Nate Thurston

Feb 7, 2020
3 min

The Truth about Amazon’s Tax Bill

Politicians prefer not to talk about the billion and a half dollars in taxes Amazon paid last year. It is widely reported, and believed,...

Will Insolvent Union Pensions Get Bailed Out by the Government?

Nate Thurston

Feb 7, 2020
3 min

Will Insolvent Union Pensions Get Bailed Out by the Government?

Despite the accumulation of nearly ten years worth of evidence that the U.S. government cannot make money from its student loan business...

5 Union Rules That Are Ruining Transportation

Nate Thurston

Feb 7, 2020
6 min

5 Union Rules That Are Ruining Transportation

Union contracts are making transit expensive and inefficient. Listen to the Good Morning Liberty Podcast - New Episodes every day of the...

I'm a Libertarian, and I Did Not Support Trump's Impeachment

Nate Thurston

Feb 6, 2020
4 min

I'm a Libertarian, and I Did Not Support Trump's Impeachment

So, the day is finally here. Man was it a surprise, right? Not exactly.. From the very beginning, our podcast just like many others,...

Dear Gen Z: Learn from Millennial Mistakes and Say No to Student Loan Debt

Nate Thurston

Feb 5, 2020
6 min

Dear Gen Z: Learn from Millennial Mistakes and Say No to Student Loan Debt

As more Gen Zers come of age, they would be wise to learn from the mistakes of millennials and think twice before borrowing money to pay...

93 Vermont Towns Have No Public Schools, But Great Education. How Do They Do It?

Nate Thurston

Feb 4, 2020
4 min

93 Vermont Towns Have No Public Schools, But Great Education. How Do They Do It?

In "tuition towns," the funds local governments expect to spend per pupil are instead given directly to the parents of school-age...

Warren Wants To Make "Lying" a Crime On Social Media - While Also Pushing Fake Stats Daily

Nate Thurston

Jan 30, 2020
3 min

Warren Wants To Make "Lying" a Crime On Social Media - While Also Pushing Fake Stats Daily

Elizabeth Warren, whose campaign is flailing about, trying to regain traction, is in the background screaming "Hey! Don't forget how...

Poverty in the U.S. Was Plummeting—Until Lyndon Johnson Declared War On It

Nate Thurston

Jan 27, 2020
7 min

Poverty in the U.S. Was Plummeting—Until Lyndon Johnson Declared War On It

Yet again, government intervention hurts those it is intended to help. One of the more elementary observations about economics is that a...

How the Government Makes Nuclear Power Less Safe

Nate Thurston

Jan 27, 2020
5 min

How the Government Makes Nuclear Power Less Safe

If the Price-Anderson Act is allowed to expire, the nuclear industry might develop new safety systems. My heart began to race as I walked...

No, US Billionaires Aren't Paying A Lower Tax Rate Than Working People

Nate Thurston

Jan 23, 2020
3 min

No, US Billionaires Aren't Paying A Lower Tax Rate Than Working People

There's a lie going around. The massive lie that the 1% pay a lower tax rate than the bottom 50%. If you are willing to look at actual...

How the Federal Government Created the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Nate Thurston

Jan 22, 2020
6 min

How the Federal Government Created the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Rather than a failure of the free market, the federal government was directly complicit in the mortgage market’s spectacular ramp-up and...

Imagine if We Paid for Food like We Do Healthcare

Nate Thurston

Jan 15, 2020
7 min

Imagine if We Paid for Food like We Do Healthcare

Hint: it would be a dystopian disaster. Imagine if you purchased food like most Americans obtained healthcare. No, I really want you to...

Warren pledges to bypass Congress and wipe out student loan debt - This is not the solution

Nate Thurston

Jan 15, 2020
7 min

Warren pledges to bypass Congress and wipe out student loan debt - This is not the solution

Fox News reported: Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren vowed Tuesday that if elected, she’d cancel federal student loan...

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We don't need $2,000 stimulus checks, we need an open economy

The Myth of Cuba's Glorious Health Care System

Why Cuba's Infant Mortality Rate Is so Low | FEE

Why Hong Kong's Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba's Since the 1950s | FEE

The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else

Chicago’s PlayStation Tax Shows How Greedy Politicians Can Be

Canada Collected Less Revenue from High-Income Earners after Trudeau Tax Hike

The Truth about Amazon’s Tax Bill

Will Insolvent Union Pensions Get Bailed Out by the Government?

5 Union Rules That Are Ruining Transportation

I'm a Libertarian, and I Did Not Support Trump's Impeachment

Dear Gen Z: Learn from Millennial Mistakes and Say No to Student Loan Debt

93 Vermont Towns Have No Public Schools, But Great Education. How Do They Do It?

Warren Wants To Make "Lying" a Crime On Social Media - While Also Pushing Fake Stats Daily

Poverty in the U.S. Was Plummeting—Until Lyndon Johnson Declared War On It

How the Government Makes Nuclear Power Less Safe

No, US Billionaires Aren't Paying A Lower Tax Rate Than Working People

How the Federal Government Created the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Imagine if We Paid for Food like We Do Healthcare

Warren pledges to bypass Congress and wipe out student loan debt - This is not the solution