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Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) was the greatest economist of my time. His greatest works can be accessed here at no charge.

Mises believed that property, freedom and peace are and should be the hallmarks of a satisfying and prosperous society. I agree. Mises proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the prospect for general and individual prosperity is maximized, indeed, is only possible, if the principle of private property reigns supreme. What's yours is yours. What's mine is mine. When the line between yours and mine is smudged, the door to conflict opens. Without freedom (individual liberty of action) the principle of private property is neutered and the free market, which is the child of property and freedom and the mother of prosperity and satisfaction, cannot exist. Peace is the goal of a prosperous and satisfying society of free individuals, not peace which is purchased by submission to the enemies of property and freedom, but peace which results from the unyielding defense of these principles against all who challenge them.

In this blog I measure American society against the metrics of property, freedom and peace.

Monday, March 31, 2025

The Buck Stops at the Desk of President Anonymous

The Ticker Guy comments on a truly terrifying story published by The New York Times.

Apparently, US military interventionism in Ukraine in 2024 almost resulted in catastrophe. From the referenced New York Times story:

The unthinkable had become real. The United States was now woven into the killing of Russian soldiers on sovereign Russian soil.

So, according to the NY Times, we were brought to the brink of World War III in 2024.

But do we know by whom?

We know Putin was the President of Russia. We know Zelensky was the President of Ukraine. But who was calling the shots in The White House?

We all know it wasn't Biden. He was a barely functioning, babbling fool at the time who couldn't be trusted to sign his name without the help of an autopen.

So, who?

Karl Denninger warns us in the comment section of his article that leadership is critical should a nuclear war begin:

We could stay out of it if somebody else starts it and we have the advantage of oceans on both sides. The problem is the hard part is recognizing that your ego has to be put away when that kind of **** begins. If you get sucked into it, you're ****ed.

So, if a nuclear World War III had erupted in 2024, whose "ego" in The White House would have had "to be put away?" Exactly who in the White House would have been acting in the President's crucial, leadership position to keep us from getting "sucked into it."

If there was ever a reason to investigate and prosecute those in The White House who propped up Biden and commandeered the power of his Presidency, this is it.

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