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Return to First Principles to End Wars in the Middle East

24th June 2025 Patrick Barron 2715 Comments

The world is being driven to war, possibly nuclear war, by current leaders who want their citizens to believe that that there are no other options. This is patently NOT TRUE. Let us explore first [more…]

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The Protectionists Have No Theory

5th June 2025 Patrick Barron 2230 Comments

President Trump’s tariff blitz has shocked and alienated almost all students of economic science, but he seems to have a loyal following of support among the electorate. Students of economic science have a rich history [more…]

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Why DOGE Has Failed

28th May 2025 Patrick Barron 2215 Comments

After much ballyhoo and euphoria over Elon Musk’s DOGE findings, it now appears that the federal budget will not decrease one penny this fiscal year. What went wrong? As a long-time consultant in the banking [more…]

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Some Straight Talk to the Anti-Free Traders

23rd April 2025 Patrick Barron 2212 Comments

Oh, I know. You aren’t REALLY against free trade per se. You just demand a “level playing field”. Those Chinese cheat by raising tariffs against our goods and subsidizing key industries that they want to [more…]

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David Hume’s Insight Explains America’s Economic Decline

16th April 2025 Patrick Barron 2459 Comments

Since he was a young up-and-coming property magnate in New York City, Donald Trump has been fixated on what he believes to be foreigners’ cheating on international trading terms to the detriment of the US. [more…]

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The Case Against the F-35

10th April 2025 Patrick Barron 2232 Comments

In the past few months several reputable aviation magazines, such as Combat Aircraft Journal Magazine, have stated that the F-35 is not combat capable. Its April issue had many reports related to the progress of [more…]

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Prior Savings Is the Ethical Requirement for Retirement

3rd April 2025 Patrick Barron 2174 Comments

Retirement is seen almost as a right by most people in the West, especially America and Europe. Make it to your sixties and most people expect to retire from the daily grind of earning a [more…]

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How to End Drug Violence

25th March 2025 Patrick Barron 2101 Comments

Recently President Trump threatened to invade Mexico, all in its best interest of course, in order to smash the drug cartels that are responsible for funneling so many illegal drugs into the US. There is [more…]

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A Practical Way to Protect the Worldwide Trading System

4th February 2025 Patrick Barron 2996 Comments

In a previous essay I pointed out that it is very likely that the US will isolate itself from the worldwide trading system due to it past, frankly, unlawful actions to steal the assets of [more…]

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