Peter C. Earle aier.org Peter C Earle is an economist and writer who joined AIER in 2018. Prior to that he spent over 20 years as a trader and analyst at a number of securities firms and hedge funds in the New York metropolitan area, as well as running
Examples of “causal fallacy” are everywhere. One of the earliest examples is of course human sacrifice, of which the War on Drugs is a modern-day variation, that is the belief that sacrificing billions of dollars and countless human lives is somehow preventing a global health crisis (most African Americans
Ramesh Thakur brownstone.org Ramesh Thakur, a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, is emeritus professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. Deborah Birx was the White House Covid-19 response coordinator under President Donald Trump. Jeffrey Tucker recently wrote a brutal takedown of her
Jeffrey A Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A Tucker is founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and 10 books in five languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of
Ziva Branstetter propublica.org Ziva Branstetter has been a senior editor at ProPublica since March 2022, supervising a team of national investigative reporters. Richard Glossip Has Eaten Three Last Meals on Death Row. Years Later, the State Is Still Trying to Execute Him. by Ziva Branstetter ProPublica is a Pulitzer
Dr Sheree Trotter Israel Institute of New Zealand I recently wrote an op-ed for the New Zealand Herald on President Biden’s recent visit to Israel. Biden boasted of his long history with Israel, having met every Prime Minister since Golda Meir. High on Israel’s agenda for Biden’
Donn Dears cfact.org Donn is an engineer and retired senior executive of the General Electric Company who spent his career in the power sector. He led organizations that provided engineering services for GE’s large electrical apparatus and spearheaded the establishment of GE subsidiary companies around the world. The
Is there any good polling news for the Democrats? Like left-wing parties across the West, the Dems could always count on education as one of their strongest issues. Not any more. New polling, commissioned by the American Federation of Teachers — one of the Democrats’ most reliable supporters — has found
One of the most obvious things about the gun debate is just how spectacularly uninformed one side is. Not just about history – for instance, the ludicrous “The 2nd Amendment only applies to muskets!” argument – but about firearms themselves. The anti-gun lobby are apt to make ridiculous and demonstrably false
Back when Trump really was their president, the New York Times published an explosive expose on what it was like to work for the Trump family. In a nutshell, they were polite to their staff, big tippers and a bit private. Scandalous! But despite describing it as the best job
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more
Donn Dears cfact.org Donn is an engineer and retired senior executive of the General Electric Company who spent his career in the power sector. He led organizations that provided engineering services for GE’s large electrical apparatus and spearheaded the establishment of GE subsidiary companies around the world. The
Dave Patterson libertynation.com Dave Patterson is a retired US Air Force pilot and the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller. In addition to Liberty Nation, his articles have also appeared in The Federalist. Iran claims it is on the brink of creating an atomic bomb, while the
I remember when the Democrats just loved a good, old stolen election conspiracy. That is when they weren’t busily stealing elections themselves. No, I’m not talking about 2020. I’m agnostic on that one: there was undoubtedly low-level fraud all over the place, but an actually-stolen
When Russian and Chinese leadership look at the American government, do they see a formidable, confident threat to their global ambitions? When they see a demented old grifter, a slurring alcoholic grandma, and, further down the chain, an ugly old man in women’s clothing and an ugly young man
I know we at The BFD like to mock them, but spare some pity for the poor, progressive left. I mean, it can’t be easy, spending your every waking moment trying to figure out who’s the biggest victim in any given social interaction. It must be a lifetime
