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The Distraction of the “Gross National Product” Economic Metric

9th September 2025 Patrick Barron 2545 Comments

For many years now it seems that the state of a nation’s economic health has been reduced, at least in the mainstream press, to one metric—Gross National Product (GDP). Despite rising prices, increasing public and [more…]

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IMF at the door

28th August 2025 well_chuffed 2962 Comments

On my list of recommendations in YouTube the other day was an extract from TalkTV. It was a discussion between presenter Peter Cardwell and Liam Halligan. You may remember Liam, he had his own show [more…]

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A View From (Just By) The Greenhouse; A Mini Postcard, A Lament

19th August 2025 Colin Cross 2299 Comments

I saw the squirrel before it saw me. It loped towards me by the verge before turning into the yard and setting off up the path, where it was met by Burt and the B&M [more…]

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Kill not cure: the economic prescriptions that failed

15th July 2025 Going Postal 2592 Comments

Introduction In my essay ‘From Socialism to Welfarism: the Betrayal of the Working Class’, I observed that the early socialist thinkers developed their ideas at the peak of the industrial revolution.  Socialist theory was therefore [more…]

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No Need to Control Resources; Access Is Sufficient

2nd July 2025 Patrick Barron 2993 Comments

For a long time political pundits have wished that the US government was run “more like a business”; thus, believing that a businessman would be preferable to a politician. A businessman’s goal is to make [more…]

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The Great Taking

10th June 2025 Going Postal 2982 Comments

Interview with James Patrick, TheGreatTakingReport.com As many of my clients, friends and regular readers know well, I’ve spent the better part of the last decade criticizing all the great evils and trespasses of the State and [more…]

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The Protectionists Have No Theory

5th June 2025 Patrick Barron 2120 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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David Hume’s Insight Explains America’s Economic Decline

16th April 2025 Patrick Barron 2420 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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Chaos

7th April 2025 well_chuffed 2254 Comments

Since the Donald was sworn in as the 47th President there has been little but chaos in his administration. Steve Bannon intimated that changes would be coming fast and haphazardly, mainly to keep the Democrats [more…]

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