Free trade — Bernie hates it; Hillary has supported special agreements that increase its scope while still putting the government in a quasi-management position (and, pulled by Bernie’s supporters, has has some “second thoughts”); and the Donald has likened it unto “rape.”
But the case for the free market is pretty clear. Economist Bob Murphy makes the case, here, and puts protectionism in its place.
Ladies and Gentleman, from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio:
https://youtu.be/UTJB8AkT1dk
Guess where Paul Jacob is? At FreedomFest in Nevada!
Here is a video snippet of Gov. Gary Johnson’s speech. You may also have seen the terrific keynote by Sen. Rand Paul, since it streamed live on Fscebook yesterday. But this gives you a good idea of the quality of the talks.
Next week, perhaps, Paul might give us a debriefing on this year’s Freedom Fest. The photo at top shows a panel Paul was on with Gary Johnson.
This week the police in Dallas, Texas, used a robot to kill a sniper. It is said to be a first, a historical moment of great significance. But wait: a bigger, more dangerous and more destabilizing form of warfare began a few years ago. This video explains it:
A bizarre conversation between journalist Christiane Amanpour, of CNN, and Brexit’s most articulate champion, MEP Daniel Hannan:
Gad Saad, consumer behavior scientist and valiant defender of basic freedoms on YouTube, here makes a few reasonable points about disagreeing with others’ political positions.