Author: Gary Richied

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Bypass the (Historical) Breakers–Better, Remove Them Altogether

Over the last few days, I’ve finally had the opportunity to dive into historian Sean McMeekin’s voluminous treatment of World War II, Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II. What a treat it has been. McMeekin, a professor at Bard College in upstate New York, is fluent in Turkic and Russian and even…
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Hoppe Strikes Back (at the Empire) Again

God only knows the extent to which I hate Star Wars, so I am not even sure why (outside of engaging in eutrapalia) I made that allusion in the title… Shrug. On Hans-Hermann Hoppe: the great Michael Rectenwald just shared this on FB as he was pouring over Hoppe’s essay, “Marxist and Austrian Class Analysis”:…
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‘Bread and Gold over Mice and Fleas’: Augustine and Aquinas as Proto-Austrians

One need look no further than the Mises Wire (and Hot H2O History, by proxy) to discover the profound–dare I say providential and as such, inevitable–confluence of the best of Catholic thought and the Austrian school of economics. In dual submissions, Connor Mortell highlights just how much St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas discovered truths…
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More Dead in O-HI-O

Neil Young can go pound sand for his advocacy of forcefully injecting poison genetic serum into people around the globe. But, those of a certain vintage can recall that he once had a veritable rebel spirit when he wrote and performed ‘(Four Dead in) Ohio’ in response to the Kent State Massacre in 1970. Guaranteed:…
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Get MORE Guns on Chicago Streets

Maj Touré is a name most Chicagoans do not know. It is understandable ignorance to a degree, given that he is from Philadelphia. But, Maj Touré ought to be a name familiar to Chicagoans, and New Yorkers; Detroiters and whatever we might call people from Memphis, Cleveland, Miami and any other city in America. The…
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George Neumayr, Requiescat in Pace

I am shocked and saddened by news from Côte d’Ivoire that George Neumayr, senior editor at the American Spectator, author of The Political Pope, and faithful authentic Catholic man, has died. I was set to interview George on our podcast just this past Wednesday. When he did not show up for our intercontinental Zoom, I…
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Paul Johnson, Requiescat in Pace

Paul Johnson is dead at 94. He contributed to the only United States History survey textbook that I ever found palatable. It took the eloquent stylings and dogged scholarship of a man, not trained as a professional historian, to show the schooled of the discipline just how to do it right. Johnson’s Modern Times (1984)…
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His Seat Might Not Be Empty, But His Head Certainly IS

I mean, come on now… His papal insignia should read, “Quisque” or “Whatever”. Bergoglio stuns the world again with his immense theological (more so heretical) insights. Did he mandate all St. Louis Jesuit hymns, like “All Are Welcome” and “Gather Us In” translated into Spanish and performed in churches throughout Buenos Aires during his unfortunate…
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Am I a Libertarian?– A Litmus Test

WANT TO RAISE THAT SCORE??? 

We Look Away

Recently, I got to go to Las Vegas for a few days. I had great time walking the Strip. I really enjoyed some off-the-beaten path adventures with my wife, including a magic show in a speakeasy and some gourmet donuts from Saint Honoré Bakery. They even had fantastic pizza, so breakfast and lunch were covered…
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