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Daniel McLaughlin
Daniel J. McLaughlin is the author of "Compassion and Truth-Why Good Intentions Don't Equal Good Results." Formerly a finance executive, he is now focused primarily on writing on economics, business, and politics. You can find him at daniel-mclaughlin.com.
Stop Calling The Deep State ‘Public Servants’
People who work for the government, elected, appointed, or otherwise installed, are typically called public servants, that their role is to serve the public, to do what is good for the people in society. That understanding is naive. People who … Read More
Trump Is Laying His Own Trap
Donald Trump has demonstrated many times over his incredible game-playing ability, getting his opponents to overplay their hands and to shoot themselves in the foot, and it is fun to see. He knows how to get things done, and … Read More
Capitalism Sustains Development; Socialism Sustains Poverty
We have witnessed a dramatic decrease in the percentage of the world population living in extreme poverty over the last few decades. The United Nations likes to attribute it to its Sustainable Development Goals and its amazing government-run programs for … Read More
Global Warming Honcho Shockingly Honest About Climate Change Policy
I admit it, I am a skeptic. As ironic as it sounds, I am often even skeptical about the skepticism of others. I usually don’t take things at face value. I need to look behind the facade and see … Read More
Giving Government Power To Protect Us From Corporate Power Makes Things Worse
Politics revolves around who should have power, often between the public and private sectors, but lack of a clear definition confuses the issue. Power could be described as the ability to use force, though, in some circles, it is construed … Read More
Greta’s Right About One Thing: Someone Has Stolen Her Childhood
The United Nations convened on September 23 for one of their regular climate hysteria fests. They were so serious about it that they imported a 16 year old Swedish girl to belch her emotions and scold us all for stealing … Read More
Why Countries Are Poor: Economic Parasites Are Bigger Than Hosts
For a wide swath of people, profit is a dirty word. For them, it is evidence that businesses expropriate the value of labor from their employees or cheat customers by charging prices higher than the costs of production. It … Read More
Government Planners Blame Global Warming For Food Shortages Caused By Government Planners
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has produced another special report, entitled “Climate Change and Land,” that discusses global warming, desertification, extreme weather, and other such issues that they say threatens the ability of human populations to … Read More
Diversity Does Not Equal Strength
Tolerance and diversity are two sacred mantras of modern day progressivism. Nobody wants to be called a racist, but if you question these precepts from the high priests and priestesses, it seems to be de facto qualification for the … Read More
Healthcare System Democrats Want Has Already Failed In Sweden
“If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep your health insurance plan. Period.” That was the mantra that we heard over and over when the so-called Affordable … Read More
Social Security Won’t Go Bankrupt — It Will Just Cut Your Benefits!
People are questioning whether or not the Social Security Trust Fund will go bankrupt, both retirees and current workers who have money deducted from every paycheck that pays into the fund. The answer, however, depends on what you mean … Read More
New York’s Disastrous Single-Payer Healthcare Plan
The New York Assembly and Senate held a joint hearing on May 28th to hear testimony regarding the New York Health Act (NYHA), with a good variety of views represented, but the underlying premise was that something is broken with New … Read More
AOC’s Green New Deal Worked, It Shifted The Overton Window
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez earned a lot of ridicule for her Green New Deal, and rightly so. It was a childish, ideological rant rather than a serious policy proposal. It was obvious from the start that the intent never was to get … Read More
Higher Education Doesn’t Cause Higher Earnings
For several decades, children have heard repeatedly how important it is to go to college after graduating from high school. They are told that it is the ticket to higher wages and more success. It is the magic fertilizer for … Read More
If Trump Is So Bad, Why Are Things So Good?
There is a lot to dislike about Donald Trump. His personality can be grating, his mannerisms crude and unpolished, and his personal life is not unblemished, to say the least. every president before him, he takes credit for … Read More
Rich People Who Don’t Shop At Wal-Mart Say It’s Bad For Poor People Who Do
I have heard numerous times how terrible Walmart is for paying its employees a low wage when Walton family members are billionaires. Surely they are paying dishonest wages and can afford to pay more. The further charge is that … Read More
It Shouldn’t Matter Who Wins SCOTUS Seat
The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has begotten some all-too-expected controversy. Kavanaugh is identified with conservatives and, as a nominee named by President Trump, there is automatic resistance by the Democrats. It has been and will, of … Read More
Big Government Helped Make Us Fat And Sick, Bigger Government Won’t Fix That
The American healthcare system is ranked 37th in the world and last out of all developed nations according to the World Health Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and other interested organizations. The system is really bad, so bad, … Read More
Did Donald Trump Create Jobs?
The stock market is booming, unemployment is down to about the pre-recession level, labor force participation is holding steady after declining for several decades, and gross domestic product is at an all-time high. Things seem to be doing pretty well. … Read More
Old, Not Necessarily Obsolete
As we stand at the start of a new year, we can be pretty sure that there will be significant advances in technology, as there have been for many decades. Technological improvements have been the mechanism of progress in … Read More
The Secret of Christmas is Not Politics
Wherever you go this time of year, you hear songs of joy and hope and peace. That music reflects a longing by most people and an ideal that is worth striving for. This year, though, seems especially politically charged, … Read More
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