Guns and Butter

President Trump has indicated that a recession could be coming and the pundits are playing the blame game. Don‘t look to anyone in Washington for a coherent explanation for the downturn, however. Look to the Austrians instead. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/who-gets-blame-upcoming-recessionBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

For the first time since the war began, a senior US official criticized Ukraine’s use of conscripts. This is overdue, as conscription is one of the worst tyrannies a government can impose on the people under it, and Americans have now been forced to support it for years.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/other-thing-zelensky-got-called-outBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Organized labor, which long has been the bedrock of the Democratic Party, is being courted by the MAGA Republicans trying to bolster their image with the “working classes.” But labor unions are no true friend to the working class. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/new-gop-organized-labor-alliance-will-not-help-working-classesBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Recent comments from JD Vance and Pete Hegseth brought the relationship between the US and its allies in Europe into the spotlight. The unfortunate truth is that most of Europe is deep in a self-imposed decline. US taxpayers should not be forced to have any part of it.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-cannot-allow-declining-europe-drag-us-downBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

As Elon Musk takes on federal agencies, the Washington establishment is trying to frame him as an unelected plutocrat using government to help himself and other rich people at the expense of the poor. But these labels apply much more accurately to the establishment itself.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-they-really-hate-elon-muskBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

The media and political outcry that came when President Trump temporarily froze USAID and some domestic funding revealed how the political establishment uses the plight of the most vulnerable people to keep their rigged political system in place. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/needy-are-human-shields-american-regimeBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Making it harder to do business with Americans is not the way to help domestic workers, small businesses, and everyone else in middle America who has been getting ripped off under our current political system.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/tariffs-will-not-make-america-great-againRegister to attend Educating for Liberty: Mises Circle in Tampa, February 22, 2025, at https://mises.org/tampa25.Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Biden‘s last-minute pardon of Anthony Fauci was not done to spare an “innocent” person from abuse by dishonest politicians. Biden likely did it to prevent an investigation into Fauci’s actions and background, which could have proved damaging for the political establishment.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-joe-biden-had-pardon-anthony-fauciRegister to attend Educating for Liberty: Mises Circle in Tampa, February 22, 2025, at https://mises.org/tampa25.Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

A major reason the wildfires in LA last week were so destructive is because of how the government intervenes in the home insurance market. Now as the industry falls apart, state officials are blaming climate change and doubling down.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/no-climate-change-not-causing-californias-insurance-crisisRegister to attend Educating for Liberty: Mises Circle in Tampa, February 22, 2025, at https://mises.org/tampa25.Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Politicians respond to pressure. If we want them to actually carry out the cuts they claim to stand for, it’s up to us to provide that pressure.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/politicians-wont-solve-our-spending-problem-unless-we-make-themBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

2024 was a rough year for the Washington establishment as its control over public discourse continued to collapse. While this is an excellent development, the year also previewed the adoption of a new, more fruitful establishment strategy: co-option.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/significance-2024-and-challenges-2025Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

The child-like obsession with buying stuff that American society is often criticized for around Christmas is a sought-after result of our government’s monetary policy.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/americas-problem-consumerism-governments-faultBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

The Biden administration, and the political establishment more broadly, is scrambling to ram through policies that a majority of voters just voted against. Their actions expose that their supposed commitment to democracy is a lie.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/establishments-principles-are-fakeBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Progressives are openly cheering the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. However, it was progressive legislation that created this healthcare crisis in the first place.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/progressivism-and-murder-health-insurance-ceoBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

The Washington political establishment is alarmed that President-elect Trump wants to appoint Kash Patel as FBI director, claiming that Trump’s choice will “politicize” the FBI. However, the FBI has always acted as secret police for the established political class.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/fbi-has-been-political-startBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

It is unlikely many of the Department of Government Efficiency’s recommendations will ever be implemented. The value of the DOGE lies in how it exposes government waste.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dont-sell-doge-short-yetBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

In an outrageous act, lame-duck President Joe Biden gives Ukraine permission to fire US-made missiles into Russia itself. Given Russian President Putin's declaration that this attack is an act of war against Russia, Biden's actions clearly are reckless.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/president-biden-gives-green-light-act-war-against-russiaBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

While it is often framed in the media as a battle between principled conservatives and an angry, non-ideological movement focused solely on personal loyalty to Trump, the current civil war on the American right is only the latest chapter in a much older story.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/context-behind-donald-trumps-takeover-american-rightBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Donald Trump's win last night is arguably an even bigger repudiation of the establishment than his win in 2016. And that's worth celebrating. But there is much the electorate still needs to understand about how those in power are ripping us off if we’re ever going to see an end to it.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-trumps-victory-matters-and-why-it-doesntBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

The outcry from establishment media figures following the decision by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times to not endorse a presidential candidate shows how out of touch they have become about how much we rely on them.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/establishment-media-unaware-its-growing-irrelevanceBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/its-good-be-skeptical-electionsBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Throughout the Trump years, many of the worst war hawks have abandoned the GOP. However, others are trying to rebrand the same old neoconservative interventionism as part of a new “America First” agenda. Don’t fall for it.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/beware-war-hawks-america-first-clothingBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Storms like Helene and Milton ought to drive us to recommit to and expand the very institutions that have made natural disasters more survivable for so many, not to abandon them out of some false hope that bad weather can be eliminated.Read the Article Here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/hurricanes-are-not-going-away-we-must-double-down-whats-making-them-more-survivableBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to make the federal government more efficient. But if the true aim of our political system is not to solve the problems facing Americans but to transfer wealth to the government and the politically-connected, the government is already very efficient.Read the Article Here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/america-doesnt-need-more-efficient-governmentBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Many “mainstream” economists are bothered by the popularity of economically-flawed policy proposals like tariffs and price controls. It’s their own fault.Read the Article Here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economically-illiterate-policy-proposals-are-popular-and-economists-are-blame► Donate $5 today to support the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a physical copy of Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State: https://mises.org/$5Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

After Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt, the establishment seems uninterested in the motives of the would-be shooter. Perhaps that’s because he’s echoing the same simplistic narratives about the Ukraine war and Trump that they demand we all believe.Read the Article Here: Mises.org/mises-wire/second-trump-shooter-believed-exactly-what-establishment-media-wanted-him-believe Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

As our government officials crack down on what they call “foreign disinformation,” allegedly meant to influence the 2024 election, it’s worth remembering that they, too, are willing to use disinformation, not only against foreign regimes, but against Americans themselves.Read the article here: Mises.org/mises-wire/its-also-disinformation-when-our-government-does-itBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Despite all the money spent on US healthcare, an astounding number of Americans suffer from chronic illnesses. Yet the political establishment has shown no interest in even discussing the issue. It's important to understand why.This episode is available as an article at Mises.org/mises-wire/why-political-establishment-wont-touch-chronic-disease-issueBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

While the Ukrainian incursion in Russia’s Kursk region is dramatic, the operation does not change the fact that the Ukrainian position in future talks with Russia continues to grow weaker and weaker.This episode is available as an article at Mises.org/mises-wire/incursion-russia-will-not-solve-ukraines-biggest-problemBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Trump has taken to calling Kamala Harris a "communist." But a real communist president would be hemmed in by the political class, who wants to keep the profits they’re extracting from us, and limited by a commitment to principles. Harris will not have that problem.This episode is available as an article at Mises.org/mises-wire/kamala-harris-not-radical-communist-makes-her-even-more-dangerousBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB