Federal Power


I Don’t Side With Your Faction

I Don’t Side With Your Faction

Is the enemy of our enemy our friend? I suppose in the abstract, the depends. But when it comes to battling the biggest, most powerful government in the world, I think the answer is usually yes. To frame it into a more concrete strategy question: should we work with...
The Great Gold Robbery of 1933

The Great Gold Robbery of 1933

It has been 87 years since the federal government, on the spurious grounds of fighting the Great Depression, ordered the confiscation of all monetary gold from Americans, permitting trivial amounts for ornamental or industrial use. This happens to be one of the...