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  • Share the Wealth, Don’t Redistribute It

    By Mark Skousen Nov. 11, 2025

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    Principles of Government · August 4, 2026 ·

    By Mark Skousen Nov. 11, 2025 – …These economically destructive measures are unnecessary and would disrupt the positive changes happening in capital-labor relations. The private sector is quietly solving the inequality problem without more redistribution and wage controls….How? Companies both large and small offer generous profit-sharing programs for employees—401(k) plans, stock options and discounted stock-purchase plans. Read More

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    Big Government Inevitably Invites Corruption AA

    By Marian L. Tupy July 20, 2026

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    Principles of Government · July 23, 2026 ·

    By Marian L. Tupy July 20, 2026 – But what makes such conduct possible in the first place? Democrats rightly blame the man….But there is another culprit. The power of the federal government, which commands the fate of every major enterprise in America. A tariff waiver can mean billions for one company and bankruptcy for its rival. An antitrust filing can erase a decade of shareholder value in an afternoon. A procurement decision can build a company, and a regulatory finding can bury one. When the government holds that much influence, officials need not even demand tribute. Tribute arrives on its own…. When government can make or break a business, businesses will invest in making friends with government, and the return on a lobbyist will exceed the return on an engineer. Corruption and discretionary power go hand in hand. Read More

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    Can the Left Do ‘Abundance’?

    By Andy Kessler March 30, 2025

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    Principles of Government · July 13, 2026 ·

    By Andy Kessler March 30, 2025 – Mr. Gilder noted, “The scarcest resource is time, which always becomes scarce as other things become abundant. It is human genius that transcends the scarcity of time.” That’s economic productivity in a nutshell….. He’s a big fan of time prices, “the one impeachable standard to compare abundance from one era to another era. How many hours does it take a typical worker to earn a set of goods and services?”…“all goods and services from the private sector are radically cheaper in time prices, while government services are the one function that has actually increased in cost in most cases.” Why am I not surprised? Read More

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    Scott Bessent: Hamilton Inspires Trump’s Economic Statecraft

    By Scott Bessent - June 23, 2026

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    Principles of Government · July 13, 2026 ·

    By Scott Bessent – June 23, 2026 – Economic security begins with the capacity to build, invent, finance and scale the industries that will define the next century, among them semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, critical minerals and pharmaceuticals. More than economic sectors, these are sources of national power. The U.S. must lead in all of them. Read More

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    Black America Needs a Moral Rejuvenation AA

    By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Jan. 15, 2026

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    Principles of Government · January 31, 2026 ·

    By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Jan. 15, 2026 – Here is the truth we must confront: Poverty doesn’t produce moral decay. Deprivation doesn’t produce depravity. It never has. We once endured conditions far worse than today without losing our moral compass. During Jim Crow—when racism was written into law—black neighborhoods were safer than today. Elders were respected. Children could walk the streets without fear. Families were intact, churches were full, and black marriage rates during the Great Depression were higher than for any other group in America. We had less money but more order. Less power, but more integrity. Read More

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    Characteristics of Government

    • INTRODUCTION
    • SOCIALISM
    • COMPETITION
    • DEMOCRACY AND VOTING
    • SOCIAL POLICIES EFFECTS ON DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
    • GOALS OF PROGRESSIVISM AND THE MODERN LEFT
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    Principles of Government

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