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Michael Williams

@altiusmike

President of ALTIUS Financial and Creator of Defenders of Capitalism™ Project

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Many, like Bill Ackman and Bari Weiss, ask why such sympathy exists for Hamas. Why is Israel—the victim—portrayed as the oppressor? Why does DEI punish merit and reward ethnicity? Because of an ethics that elevates need above everything, even justice. See: peterschwartz.com/analyzing-the-…

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#EarthDay ENVIRONMENTALISM & RELIGION are linked by a code of self-sacrifice. "[W]e treat the earth as just an object," says a Grand Imam of Indonesia. "The greedier we are toward nature, the sooner doomsday will arrive." See amzn.to/2bA3gMn

Brian Wesbury (@wesbury) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just heard politician say "If you can get 300 members of Congress to agree on anything, that's a good thing." I guarantee it involves spending more, so by definition it's actually NOT A GOOD THING. #STOPSPENDING

Quent Cordair (@quentcordair) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If there’s one thing the tribalist fears and hates more than members of the enemy tribe, it’s the individualist who refuses to subjugate himself to either tribe or any.

Ben Bayer (@benbayer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Getting closer to something important here Elon Musk. The next question is: if strong doesn’t make you bad, and weak doesn’t make you good, what are the absolute standards by which we judge actions? And for reasons you sense, the answer can’t be: “that which serves the weak.”

Helen Raleigh (@hraleighspeaks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Remember, “If you tax something, you will get less of it.” Taxing capital gains excessively, especially unrealized capital gains, is like draining the lifeblood out of our economy because suppliers of capital will have much less incentives to save and invest.

Nikos Sotirakopoulos (@nikos_17) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ayn Rand was about 'brutal rule' by 'natural superiors'? Then why is it that in her magnum opus, her main hero is literally put on the torture chamber asked to rule, but still he declines, considering rule by force both immoral and impractical?

Peter Boettke (@peterboettke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Even President Obama needs a refresher course in the economic way of thinking. What do you think the consequences of these policies are going to be for the very people they say they will help? This isn’t a question of free market or market failure thinking, this is a question of

Judy Shelton (@judyshel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This morning’s CPI number shows a stronger-than-anticipated rise in core inflation in August. Yet the Fed plans to cut interest rates at its meeting next week. While the Fed pats itself on the back for 2.5% annual inflation, consider what that means for achieving its mandate of

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We may not even know who won but I’m hosting a really intersting conversation I’m calling “Beyond the Ballot” on Nov 7th. You should join us. Register NOW for Beyond the Ballot Live Stream event on Thursday, November 7, 6:30-8:30pm – an evening with Yaron Brook, Tom

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“If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the

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Absolutely must listen: with Phil Magness and Yaron Brook providing clarity re history, economics and morality of tariffs and protectionism: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yar…

Veronique de Rugy (@veroderugy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Actually, plenty of people deny it. And they happen to be economists or others with expertise rather than vibe-based opinions on the issue.