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JD Breen

Insights on economics, history, hysteria, and hearth from a Traditional Jeffersonian, Austrian Economics perspective.

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An Apology to Billy Joel

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“We are forced to recognize our inhumanity / Our reason co-exists with our insanity / And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.”

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Thorn in the Side

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May 19, 2026

For months, foreign forces have attacked a rural district in northern Kentucky. Mariam Adelson, John Paulson, Paul Singer, and other out-of-state interests have heaved $25M over the wall, the most ar...

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The Worst Invention of All Time?

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A Worthy Sentiment

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If we say anything is Woodrow Wilson’s fault, we are almost certain to be right. It’s a useful heuristic, if not a guaranteed one.

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