Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Economic Calculation and a Southern California Beach Girl

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson

“When the communist regimes of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990 and 1991, followers of the Austrian School of Economics knew that socialism’s lack of a coherent method of economic calculation certainly led to the demise of these regimes. Economists had known for years of the chronic shortages, shoddy workmanship, and all of the other negative aspects of economic life in those countries and why no one who understood socialism was surprised at these results.” (06/04/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-calculation-and-southern-california-beach-girl

Thomas L. Knapp

If This Is Winning, America Can’t Afford Much More of It

Source: Rutherford Institute
by John & Nisha Whitehead

“We are losing ground economically. We are losing credibility abroad. We are losing tourists, workers, stability, trust, constitutional guardrails, and whatever remained of the illusion that the government answers to ‘we the people.’ The tourism economy is taking a hit, with international visitors increasingly reluctant to come to the United States. Even migration—the lifeblood of America’s economic growth, innovation, labor force and national renewal—is now moving in the wrong direction. Fewer people are coming in, more Americans are leaving, and by some estimates the country has already crossed into negative net migration. That is not the mark of a nation ‘winning.’ It is the mark of a nation people are increasingly choosing to escape.” (06/03/26)

https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/if_this_is_winning_america_cant_afford_much_more_of_it

Thomas L. Knapp

German regime blames Russian regime for “bitter defeat” in UN Security Council bid

Source: BBC News [UK state media]

“Germany’s foreign minister says support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a rotating spot on the UN Security Council. Johann Wadephul described losing out to Portugal and Austria as a ‘bitter defeat’ after a vote on which countries would become one of the five new members of the council was held on Wednesday evening. ‘There is our firm support for Ukraine, the fact that Russia does not want such a voice at the Security Council,’ Wadephul said, adding it was ‘no secret’ Russia had stirred up sentiment against Germany. There are five permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US – and 10 temporary ones.” (06/04/26)

https://archive.is/KRI9K

Thomas L. Knapp

The “rich” aren’t the problem

Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal

“There’s a lot of hostility toward ‘the rich.’ Especially billionaires. The hostility is misplaced. The real divide is not ‘the rich’ versus ‘everyone else.’ It is those who seek to rule, versus everyone they seek to rule.” (06/03/26)

https://www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/06/03/voices/opinion-the-rich-arent-the-problem/233573.html

Thomas L. Knapp

Oregon’s Pending Ban Brings Animals No Peace

Source: Independent Institute
by Robert E Wright

“The PEACE Act, a proposed ballot measure that essentially bans fishing, hunting, ranching, and trapping, appears to have gathered enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot in Oregon this November. If it passes and is not reversed in court, look for other states to follow suit and for food prices and insecurity to grow, all for no net reduction in animal cruelty.” (06/04/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/06/04/oregon-animals-peace-act/

Thomas L. Knapp