Jeffrey A. Tucker

Latest by Jeffrey A. Tucker in Chronicles

• Vital Signs

  July 1996

  Who Are the Freemen?

  It is clear why Ralph Clark, the leader of the Freemen, had the notion that he could run a monetary system better than the government has. Mr. Clark is himself a victim of a federal money machine and the business cycle it generated some 15 years ago.

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• Correspondence

  May 1996

  Crime and Moonshine

  The jurors who tried the 14-year-old black boy who shot and killed three widows last year, one of them my own dear neighbor, found him guilty and gave him several life terms. By law, he got the maximum.

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• Vital Signs

  January 1996

  Who Are the Taxers?

  Never say Republicans can't learn. After losing the presidency in 1992 on the tax issue, they now use euphemisms for their tax hikes and hide the increases with new and improved fiscal gimmickry.

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• Correspondence

  November 1995

  The Truly Dangerous Snakes

  Someone must have put a snake on a fence, because it's raining for the first time in weeks. Jerry the Barber knows what causes weather changes, and if you are fortunate enough to count yourself among his clientele, he'll explain it.

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• Cultural Revolutions

  November 1995

  The Mexican Bailout

  The Mexican bailout was a bipartisan scheme, meaning that its details were kept shrouded in secrecy. The White House and the congressional leadership conspired with the banking industry, and Alan Greenspan even telephoned Rush Limbaugh and ordered him to support it.

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• Culture

  November 23, 2020

  Asymptomatic Spread Revisited

  With solid evidence that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is nonsense, we have to ask: who is making decisions and why?

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• Literature

  November 20, 2020

  Americans Are Finally Growing Weary of Lockdowns

  As the months drag on and state governments implement new rules heading into the holidays, Americans are getting quite fed up with COVID restrictions.

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• History

  October 26, 2020

  The New Feudalism

  The result of the lockdowns has been to suppress the workers/peasants who struggle for their own survival, while the rich elites get fat in their castles.

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• Culture

  October 21, 2020

  The Return of the Flagellants

  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, a new culture of suffering has emerged to do national penance in a time of plague.

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• Economics

  September 24, 2020

  Twenty Lessons From 2020's Fallout

  2020 has been quite a shocking year for just about everyone. Here are 20 important lessons that Americans need to learn from this unfortunate year.

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