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Guns and Butter
Weekly commentary by Connor O’Keeffe, examining some of the biggest stories in the news through an Austro-libertarian lens.
Episodes
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The New GOP-Organized Labor Alliance Will Not Help the Working Class
Organized labor, which long has been the bedrock of the Democratic Party, is being courted by the MAGA Republicans trying to bolster their image with the…
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Trump Cannot Allow a Declining Europe to Drag the US Down
Recent comments from JD Vance and Pete Hegseth brought the relationship between the US and its allies in Europe into the spotlight. The unfortunate truth is…
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Why They Really Hate Elon Musk
As Elon Musk takes on federal agencies, the Washington establishment is trying to frame him as an unelected plutocrat using government to help himself and…
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The Needy Are the Human Shields of the American Regime
The media and political outcry that came when President Trump temporarily froze USAID and some domestic funding revealed how the political establishment uses…
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Tariffs Will Not Make America Great Again
Making it harder to do business with Americans is not the way to help domestic workers, small businesses, and everyone else in middle America who has been…
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Why Joe Biden Had to Pardon Anthony Fauci
Biden‘s last-minute pardon of Anthony Fauci was not done to spare an “innocent” person from abuse by dishonest politicians. Biden likely did it to prevent an…
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No, Climate Change Is Not Causing California’s “Insurance Crisis”
A major reason the wildfires in LA last week were so destructive is because of how the government intervenes in the home insurance market. Now as the industry…
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Politicians Won’t Solve Our Spending Problem Unless We Make Them
Politicians respond to pressure. If we want them to actually carry out the cuts they claim to stand for, it’s up to us to provide that pressure.Read the…
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The Significance of 2024 and the Challenges of 2025
2024 was a rough year for the Washington establishment as its control over public discourse continued to collapse. While this is an excellent development, the…
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America’s Problem with Consumerism Is the Government’s Fault
The child-like obsession with buying stuff that American society is often criticized for around Christmas is a sought-after result of our government’s monetary…
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The Establishment’s “Principles” Are Fake
The Biden administration, and the political establishment more broadly, is scrambling to ram through policies that a majority of voters just voted against…
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Progressivism and the Murder of a Health Insurance CEO
Progressives are openly cheering the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. However, it was progressive legislation that created this healthcare crisis in the…
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The FBI Has Been Political from the Start
The Washington political establishment is alarmed that President-elect Trump wants to appoint Kash Patel as FBI director, claiming that Trump’s choice will…
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Don’t Sell DOGE Short—Yet
It is unlikely many of the Department of Government Efficiency’s recommendations will ever be implemented. The value of the DOGE lies in how it exposes…
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President Biden Gives the Green Light to an Act of War against Russia
In an outrageous act, lame-duck President Joe Biden gives Ukraine permission to fire US-made missiles into Russia itself. Given Russian President Putin's…
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The Context Behind Donald Trump’s “Takeover” of the American Right
While it is often framed in the media as a battle between principled conservatives and an angry, non-ideological movement focused solely on personal loyalty to…
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Why Trump’s Victory Matters, and Why It Doesn’t
Donald Trump's win last night is arguably an even bigger repudiation of the establishment than his win in 2016. And that's worth celebrating. But there is much…
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The Establishment Media is Unaware of Its Growing Irrelevance
The outcry from establishment media figures following the decision by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times to not endorse a presidential candidate shows…
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It’s Good to Be Skeptical of Elections
As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy.Read the article here…
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Beware of War Hawks in “America First” Clothing
Throughout the Trump years, many of the worst war hawks have abandoned the GOP. However, others are trying to rebrand the same old neoconservative…
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Hurricanes Are Not Going Away; We Must Double Down on What’s Making Them More Survivable
Storms like Helene and Milton ought to drive us to recommit to and expand the very institutions that have made natural disasters more survivable for so many…
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America Doesn’t Need More “Efficient” Government
Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to make the federal government more efficient. But if the true aim of our political system is not to solve the problems facing…
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Economically-Illiterate Policy Proposals Are Popular, And Economists Are to Blame
Many “mainstream” economists are bothered by the popularity of economically-flawed policy proposals like tariffs and price controls. It’s their own fault.Read…
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The Second Trump Shooter Believed Exactly What the Establishment Media Wanted Him to Believe
After Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt, the establishment seems uninterested in the motives of the would-be shooter. Perhaps that’s because…
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It’s Also “Disinformation” When Our Government Does It
As our government officials crack down on what they call “foreign disinformation,” allegedly meant to influence the 2024 election, it’s worth remembering that…
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Why the Political Establishment Won’t Touch the Chronic Disease Issue
Despite all the money spent on US healthcare, an astounding number of Americans suffer from chronic illnesses. Yet the political establishment has shown no…
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The Incursion into Russia Will Not Solve Ukraine’s Biggest Problem
While the Ukrainian incursion in Russia’s Kursk region is dramatic, the operation does not change the fact that the Ukrainian position in future talks with…
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Kamala Harris Is Not a Radical Communist, but That Makes Her Even More Dangerous
Trump has taken to calling Kamala Harris a "communist." But a real communist president would be hemmed in by the political class, who wants to keep the profits…