Category: America Now

One of the most cited economic articles of all time, Nobel Prize-winning Austrian economist Friedrich A. Hayek’s “The Use of Knowledge in Society” discusses some very important and fascinating ideas that help us grasp the importance of the market economy. Decentralized decision making, self-governance, individualistic knowledge, and the rapid communication of the price system are […]

In addition to 25 percent tariffs on Chinese technology imports announced in mid-June, the Trump administration’s Treasury Department plans to use the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to further control future Chinese investment deals. According to Reuters, there is newly introduced legislation in Congress that “expands the scope of transactions” reviewed […]

Sage, salvia officinalis, is a perennial plant that belongs to the mint family and has a longstanding use as a culinary and medicinal herb. Sage is easily grown from cuttings taken from existing plants, can grow to 2 feet high or more, and can easily take over a large corner of a garden if allowed […]

In the aftermath of President Trump’s summit with Russian President Putin, the media were filled with almost universal condemnation of Trump’s actions. Chief among the condemnations was outrage over Trump’s comments about US intelligence agencies and their findings with regard to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. In the eyes of the media, Trump threw […]

Populists from all sides of the political spectrum think they know THE solution that is going to finally make the economy start working for the everyday masses of people. Trump and the right want to impose tariffs and restrict immigration in the hopes of preserving American jobs. Bernie Sanders and the progressive left want high […]

Both the mainstream media and social media have been awash with descriptions of President Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin as “treason.” But as Inigo Montoya said, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” The US Constitution is very clear as to what treason […]

During a time in which knowledge and recognition of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin is at an all-time high, the past several months have exposed numerous ICO frauds and pump-and-dump schemes which, along with the already volatile market, have shown that many cryptocurrencies are essentially as dead as disco. In an interview published in early July, […]

One of the first guns that many people buy is also one of the most versatile: the shotgun. With a shotgun you can hunt anything from squirrels to rabbits to ducks to deer. Perhaps no other type of firearm is as iconically American as the pump-action shotgun. And perhaps no other pump shotgun has become […]

President Trump’s decision to enact tariffs on Chinese goods has initiated a trade war that will be very difficult to stop. China placed tariffs on US goods in retaliation, and in response Trump has vowed to place even more tariffs on Chinese goods. The trade dispute may get so heated that every good imported from […]

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, former mayor of Mexico City and three-time Mexican presidential candidate, finally won the office of Presidente de Mexico in a landslide victory July 1. Lopez Obrador, who has become known by his initials as AMLO, won by a crushing margin of 31 points. His Movement for National Regeneration, which combined conservatives […]