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When Paris Went Hungry Under Government Food Controls
When Paris Went Hungry Under Government Food Controls
Authored by Daniel J. Smith via The Daily Economy,
How does Paris get fed? Frédéric Bastiat famously explained in Economic Sophisms (1845) how market exchange reliably provisioned the (then) million people of Paris with agricultural produce from the countryside that they were able to enjoy "peaceful slumbers...not disturbed for a single instant...."
In stark contrast, Bastiat predicted that there would be "much suffering within the walls of Paris - poverty, despair, perhaps starvation..." if a presumptuous minister decided to replace the market with their...
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Apr 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
SAVE America Act Has Failsafe To Ensure Enforcement
SAVE America Act Has Failsafe To Ensure Enforcement
Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Tucked away in the stalled SAVE America Act is a provision meant to ensure that its proof-of-citizenship requirement would be enforced even if future administrations would choose not to.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
The bill, which passed the House in February but got stuck in the Senate, would require new voter registrants to present proof of citizenship, such as a passport, a REAL ID, or...
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Jul 15, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
As US Bombs Pound Iran, JD Vance Says the US Is Engaged in a ‘Delicate Diplomatic Dance’
Vice President JD Vance appeared on an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast that came out on Wednesday and was asked why President Trump keeps claiming that a deal has been reached with Iran but then goes back to bombing the country. The interview, recorded on Tuesday, comes as the US has intensified its airstrikes against […]
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Jul 6, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Truck Driver Accused Of Using Fake Documents To Steal $2.9 Million Cargo
Truck Driver Accused Of Using Fake Documents To Steal $2.9 Million Cargo
By Phil Bring of FreightWaves
Police in Greenfield, Indiana, arrested a California truck driver after officers recovered nearly $2.9 million worth of tungsten oxide powder that police said thieves stole during a cargo theft in Pennsylvania.
According to a June 28 news release from the Greenfield Police Department, officers received an alert around 6 a.m. Saturday regarding a wanted semi tractor-trailer traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 into Hancock County. Police said the truck was connected to a cargo theft that...
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