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Life, Liberty, Property #143: GAO Confirms Enormous Entitlement Fraud
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Federal government programs paid out hundreds of billions of dollars of undeserved benefits to criminal organizations and other opportunists over just five years. -
Some Lessons from Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan: Working at the Fed Is Harmful for One’s Understanding of Reality
Opinion -Editorial -The founders of the United States had quite a good understanding of the main problems caused by government banks (e.g., “Why Do We Have the Federal Reserve Bank?” by Dalia Marciukaityte). This knowledge was not completely lost in the 20th century. Before becoming one of the longest serving Fed chairs, Alan Greenspan described the reasons […] -
Florida’s History of Communism Law: What Americans Need to Know
Opinion -In 2024, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1264, “requiring instruction in public schools on the history of communism,” into law. While some Americans may consider such a law superfluous, I applaud DeSantis for standing strong and demanding that the true history of communism be taught in the Sunshine State’s public schools. In the […] -
Obama Hops Aboard Mamdani’s Socialist Bandwagon
Opinion -For many years, former President Barack Obama has been accused of being a closet socialist. When Obama was running for the White House in 2008 and 2012, he downplayed his relationships with socialists like Bill Ayers. The genius of Obama’s two victorious presidential campaigns was his ability to portray himself as a pragmatic politician pursuing […] -
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Life, Liberty, Property #142: Trump Administration Appoints Health Care Affordability Czar
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Rising woes in the world of private credit are bringing new attention to investment risks. Attention to risk is always a good thing. -
Mamdani’s Government Grocery Store Is an Awful Idea
Opinion -On April 14, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “announced La Marqueta as the first site identified for the City’s municipal grocery store program.” “The 9,000-square-foot store in East Harlem will be constructed from the ground up and is expected to open by 2029. The first City-owned grocery store is expected to open in late […] -
Meet the New Socialist Congresswoman from New Jersey: Analilia Mejia
Opinion -Amidst the ongoing conflict in Iran, a major political event took place in the United States on April 16, 2026, that deserves more attention and scrutiny than the mainstream media will likely devote to it. The event to which I refer to is the victory of Analilia Mejia in the New Jersey special election for […] -
Mamdani Announces First City-Owned Grocery Store. Bread Lines Coming Soon!
Opinion -New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated his first 100 days in office at a former factory in Queens where he touted his administration’s “historic achievements” like securing $1.2 billion for universal childcare and fixing 100,000 potholes and announced the location of his first socialist pet project: a new city-owned grocery store. “I know there […] -
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Life, Liberty, Property #141: Tremors in Private-Credit Market Confirm Fed’s Economic Damage
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Rising woes in the world of private credit are bringing new attention to investment risks. Attention to risk is always a good thing. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #140: Surprising Support for Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Policy
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Libertarians and business interests have been generally aligned with the pro-birthright position but somewhat divided on the issue. -
No Kings Puppets Push for ‘Communist Revolution’ in America
Opinion -The mixed messaging, cognitive dissonance, and blatant hypocrisy on display at the latest round of “No Kings” protests in places like New York City reached epic proportions this past weekend. -
Freedom and Capitalism Will Save Cuba
Opinion -It has been 67 years since Fidel Castro’s communist revolution in Cuba, more than enough time for the regime to create the collectivist utopia it promised at the outset. In January 1959, riding high after his coup, Castro told the people of Havana, “We have a free country. We do not have censorship and the […] -
Busybody Egalitarians
Opinion -There are busybodies all around us. Many of them are incensed about income inequality. -
Why Do We Have the Federal Reserve Bank?
Opinion -Editorial -These days, most people assume that a central bank—in the United States that is the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed)—is something that a country has to have. -
Government Ownership of the Means of Production?
Opinion -New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a socialist true believer, one who still advocates for government ownership of the means of production. What are the economic consequences of government ownership? We must compare decision-making structures, since economics analyzes decisions. Ownership assigns decision rights; owners make decisions about the use of houses, land, or businesses. […] -
New Heartland Book Warning That Americans Don’t Truly Own Their Investments Gains Significant Media Attention as States Consider Reforms
Opinion -Press Release -Most Americans believe they own the stocks, bonds, and retirement assets in their investment accounts. Legally, they don’t. -
America Literally Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism
Opinion -Despite the dire financial situation of the national government, democratic socialism is more popular than ever. -
Seattle Socialists Should Be Sleepless
Opinion -While New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in the national limelight for many months, his democratic socialist colleague in Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson, has mostly remained under the radar. A few weeks ago, Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which calls for $14 billion in new spending, even though New York […] -
Heartland Institute Experts Praise End of ESG at Vanguard
Opinion -Settlement of landmark lawsuit ‘a powerful blow against the runaway ESG agenda’ -
Mamdani’s Socialist Agenda Will Squeeze the Middle Class
Opinion -New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, while warning that he might have to “ balance the budget on the backs of working and middle class New Yorkers.” Unlike the federal government, which can print money to cover budget deficits, states and […] -
New York City Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism
Opinion -On February 17, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, bringing the grand total of what he wants to spend in FY 2027 to more than $127 billion. Mamdani notes that he “inherited” a “fiscal crisis” “from the prior Administration,” which is […] -
The Impact of New York City’s Rental Stabilization Laws
Opinion -Democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani now has a nearly clear path to implement rent freezes in New York City for rent stabilized tenants after three Rent Guidelines Board members resigned this month, allowing Mamdani to appoint six new members to the nine-member board. If the board decides to vote in favor rent […] -
Public Schools Must Teach the Truth About Socialism
Opinion -More than half of students said their teachers or professors favored democratic socialism. -
Curriculum Standards Should Mandate that Teachers Teach the Truth About Socialism
Opinion -As a long-time libertarian and former public high school teacher, I generally resist mandates designed to micromanage how educators perform their craft.
