Tariffs and dictatorship

The anti-liberty policies of the Democrats and the Republicans

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Every Wednesday at 11:05am talk show host Gary Nolan and I discuss the economy and politics. The Fort Myers Mises Circle presentations are available online. 

Latest podcast on healthcare with host Johnathan Westover; Incentivizing wellness podcast with Bernadette Pajer; the Human Action podcast with Bob Murphy; Joseph Cotto and I discuss Argentina and the US

Two must read columns in today’s Wall Street Journal.

Allysia Finley points out the Biden administration has already taken us down the dictatorship road.

Andy Kessler demolishes the call for higher tariffs.  The GOP’s support for higher tariffs reveals their embrace of statism.

The Left-Right divide is about politics not policies.  The schism in America is between liberty and statism, and statism is entrenched in both the DNC and the RNC.

In other words, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin.

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https://fortune.com/2023/03/27/recession-2023-layoffs-tech-finance-unemployment-outlook-fed-rates-murray-sabrin/?utm_source=search&utm_medium=advanced_search&utm_campaign=search_link_clicks.  This is an update of my 2021 forecast, https://fortune.com/2021/12/09/next-recession-heres-everything-bubble-markets-2021-2022-covid-murray-sabrin/ 

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Murray Sabrin, PhD, is emeritus professor of finance, Ramapo College of New Jersey. Dr. Sabrin is considered a “public intellectual” for writing about the economy in scholarly and popular publications. His new book, The Finance of Health Care: Wellness and Innovative Approaches to Employee Medical Insurance (Business Expert Press, Oct. 24, 2022), and his other BEP publication, Navigating the Boom/Bust Cycle: An Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide (October 2021), provides decision makers with tools needed to help manage their businesses during the business cycle.  Sabrin's autobiography, From Immigrant to Public Intellectual: An American Story, was published in November, 2022.