CONK!
In New Orleans the new year began with a horrific murderous act by an army veteran who drove a truck through a crowd in the French Quarter. 15 individuals have lost their lives and more deaths may be announced in the next 24 hours. The driver was shot dead by police and an IED was found in the truck. The FBI announced there were probably others involved in planning this attack.
One of my fears is that this senseless attack may lead to our civil liberties will be furthered undermined. Will truck owners be subject to more road stops? Will checkpoints in and around America’s metropolitan areas become the norm?
Is this attack a consequence of America’s interventionist foreign policy? Shouldn’t America First mean no entangling alliances in the Middle East and Europe? The founders warned us about such policies. The lessons have not been learned by the DC political establishment? Will Trump be a true American Firster or another interventionist? We will know soon.
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Tom DiLorenzo, president of the Mises Institute, with an end of year message.
My December 10 talk on medical care.
Bob Murphy interviews Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of OK.
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Distinguished speakers Tom DiLorenzo, Mark Thornton, Wanjiru Njoya, and Murray Sabrin challenge prevailing economic myths and take a critical look at the US political theater, offering insights into how political interventions distort our economy. They move the conversation beyond partisan rhetoric and examine the way the government affects our lives and livelihoods. Presented in Fort Myers, Florida, on November 9, 2024.
Tom DiLorenzo’z pamphlet, Axis of Evil, is now available at the Mises Institute.
Order a free copy of Rothbard’s money and banking classic monograph. Or, you can read it online here.
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Latest podcast on healthcare with host Johnathan Westover; Incentivizing wellness podcast with Bernadette Pajer; the Human Action podcast with Bob Murphy on my American journey; Joseph Cotto and I discuss Argentina and the US, and the Human podcast with Bob Murphy on healthcare; Robert Scott Bell and I discuss healthcare on the second hour of his podcast.
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Murray Sabrin, PhD, is emeritus professor of finance, Ramapo College of New Jersey. Dr. Sabrin is considered a “public intellectual” for writing about the economy in scholarly and popular publications. His book, The Finance of Health Care: Wellness and Innovative Approaches to Employee Medical Insurance (Business Expert Press, Oct. 24, 2022), and his other BEP publication, Navigating the Boom/Bust Cycle: An Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide (October 2021), provides decision makers with tools needed to help manage their businesses during the business cycle. Sabrin’s autobiography, From Immigrant to Public Intellectual: An American Story, was published in November, 2022.
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