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Life is infinitely divisible. It is impossible to break a situation down to its most fundamental level. The infinite complexity of the world means that we only run out of information when we stop asking questions. Physically, we proceed from molecules to atoms to quarks and particles, and finally to the intersection of energy and […]

Anaxagoras developed a vision of matter that can deeply impact our own understanding of societal frameworks. He wrote that within each part of matter in the material world, there was potential for all other parts. Each bit of matter was infinitely divisible, and could become anything based on the bidding of the Nous. This Nous […]

While it’s been known for many years that Germany’s economy is in poor health, the debate about the cause is quite contentious. Some claim that the government should have stepped in earlier while others claim that the government was the problem the whole time. Numerous German governments have tried to tackle this problem, but to […]

One of the key tenets of Austrian economics is a deep focus on process rather than outcomes. While many other forms of economic or political theory have a stronger emphasis on results, Austrian economics is unique in that it believes that the best results will ultimately arise from the enablement of good processes rather than […]

Political science is a great misnomer that disguises the true nature of the art of ruling. It pretends that politics is an objective science that can be examined using the same boundaries of knowledge as the physical sciences. However, politics bears a great burden that will forever separate it from the natural sciences: it is […]

Peter recently Ed Siddell on The Retirement Trainer podcast to walk listeners through how capital flows, political promises, and central bank policy shape the dollar — and why none of it bodes well for the unprepared saver. He frames the dollar’s past strength as a function of market performance and capital attraction, warns that recent […]

Lobbying is blamed for a multitude of evils by people from every area of the political spectrum. While it is extremely unpopular, its role in shaping the US’s regulation and national character is undeniable. This seems like a non-statement, but the normalization of lobbying as it is currently done has greatly damaged both America’s institutions […]

In order to understand the failings of the current American government system, it is necessary to understand where it violates ideological principles of good government. Great thinkers throughout time have all put forward visions of effective rule that have been continuously violated by our current regime for years. Ancient philosophers and modern skeptics have extremely […]

Many on the left and right speak about the government as if it’s equivalent to a business. This rhetoric, deployed to justify the seizure of productive capital or make the state “more efficient,” obscures the fact that business and government are fundamentally different. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions […]

While most of the American government can be characterized by regulatory overgrowth, few areas loom larger in the public imagination than the Tax Code. This reputation is well earned, as the Tax Code seems to become more complicated each time people try to reform it. Hundreds of years of revisions have left American taxpayers in […]