@teddlem

Data scientist, economist, writer, podcaster, father, Catholic, libertarian, William Norman Grigg Fellow at @LibertarianInst.

 Taunton, Mass.
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Joined February 2009
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The economy is rigged against working people and in favor of billionaires; every worker pays HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars transferred to billionaires. Read this article, and I promise you’ll never look at the government the same way again. libertarianinstitute.org/art…

How the Economy is Rigged Against You | The Libertarian Institute

Young middle class workers are struggling financially, while everyone knows the billionaire class is doing quite well. The reason is because Washington has insidiously and thoroughly rigged the tax...

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Trump enacted more socialism than any Democrat (his gov't purchased shares in 30+ private companies with ChiCom-style "golden shares") & got Congress to increase spending faster in 1 year than Biden & Obama (Trump's increased federal spending in 2020 was >30%). Prove me wrong.
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Tonight 8pm ET Are You Smarter Than a Politician? @LibertarianInst fundraiser with: Scott Horton Keith Knight Kyle Anzalone As always, you're in control. The chat determines the scores. youtube.com/live/8aQHnHnoQPI…

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The irony is that @jeremykauffman held up this sign when, strictly speaking, it wasn't true. Now he's backing the GOP and Trump/MAGA have embraced ChiCom-style "golden share" socialism.
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@LearnToToadOct 13
Here's Jeremy Kauffman admitting he's a socialist now
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What does middle class stagflation look like? It looks like this.
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Worth a listen.
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Nolan Denaro | Are We Becoming What We Condemn? libertarianinstitute.org/blo…

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Nolan Denaro | Are We Becoming What We Condemn? | The Libertarian...

A single debate clip can reveal an entire foreign policy reality: we demand ritual condemnation of October 7, then treat any mention of Gaza’s devastation as taboo. Kyle is joined by Nolan Denaro to...

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The other day, my wife made me a sandwich, and I ate it. Who benefitted from this transaction? President Donald Trump and defenders of economic protectionism who despise trade deficits think my wife cheated me. (from my latest, over at @LibertarianInst) libertarianinstitute.org/art…

Protectionism and 'Sandwich Economics' | The Libertarian Institute

The other day, my wife made me a sandwich, and I ate it. Who benefitted from this transaction?  I enjoyed the good, but my wife did all the work. I like to think I benefitted from the transaction....

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Americans are three-time losers on food. USDA "Price Support" programs raise prices on food, then they pay taxes to support the "price supports," then they pay more taxes for SNAP benefits to people who now can't afford to buy food at the higher prices from government policy.
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I'll be announcing Thursday's @SSLPMA meeting at CISCO Brewery (1482 East Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford) at 3:35 p.m. today on the Brian Thomas radio show (99.5 FM & AM 1420 WBSM-New Bedford) this afternoon. Listen to Brian 1-5 p.m. live Saturdays here: WBSM.com

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The US government collects more taxes per person and spends more per person than any European country except Denmark and oil-rich Norway.
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I’ll be LIVE with @KyleAnzalone_ at 4:45pm EST. Be sure to tune in! youtube.com/live/zJ3MWGY7ZFQ…

Nolan Denaro | Are We Becoming What We Condemn? -Executions As...

A single debate clip can reveal an entire foreign policy reality: w...

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#freedomisnotextreme #standasone #knowledgeispower #antiwar #thelibertarianInstitute #ENDTHEFED #Massnoncompliance
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My latest, over at @LibertarianInst. It's a review of @JimOstrowski's valuable little book, Government Takes 80%. libertarianinstitute.org/art…

Yes, Government Seizes 80% Of Your Productivity | The Libertarian Institute

The title of Jim Ostrowski’s brief and latest book The Government Takes 80% reads at first like a libertarian’s exaggerated fever-dream of government rapacity over the economy. The government takes...

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Don Tzu
@UntetheredMangoOct 3
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I just posted on my blog how fasting helped me get through my cancer ordeal this year. Read it here: teddlem.blogspot.com/2026/10…

How Fasting Strengthened Me

How it really is, from a classical liberal writer, teacher and father.

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Hey, I just did a podcast on the affordability crisis and I think it came out great. Listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=dlVN5rV2…

Ep 82: Tom Eddlem- A Golden Age Built on Fools Gold

In this episode I have the awesome Tom Eddlem back to discuss the s...

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Zimbabwe, here we come! And, no, this quote was not from the Babylon Bee. "Idiocracy" was clearly a documentary.
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How much money are Trump's tariffs bringing in, on net, to the federal government this year? Projected federal tariff revenue 2026 (US Treasury): $167 billion Projected SCOTUS-mandated tariff refunds (CBO) to foreign importers: $166 billion Net tariff revenue 2026: $1 billion
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My article from back in 2020 stands so well on the issue of immigration, exploding nearly all the myths of the bordertarians who fear the dusky hordes of immigrants coming to America. You may not agree with it, but I guarantee you'll find it thoughtful. libertarianinstitute.org/art…

The Libertarian Case Against Immigration Controls | The Libertarian Institute

Libertarians have long held the view that free trade is an absolute net benefit. There is no economic model demonstrating that barriers to trade increase aggregate wealth. Free trade as a net benefit...

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It's weird how Republicans drummed the libertarians like Thomas Massie out of their party and then blame libertarians for their coming defeat. But hey, the GOP under Trump has promoted more socialism than the Democrats, so I'm okay with the GOP losing. libertarianinstitute.org/art…

The Reality of Republican Socialism | The Libertarian Institute

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city grocery store proposal is not a serious socialist threat to free enterprise. We already know they don’t work: Baldwin Market (2019-1924), owned by the town...

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Obama had the federal gov't take stock in 2 private companies (Chrysler and GM), and Biden in zero. Since inauguration, Trump's federal gov't has taken Chinese-style "golden shares" in 30 private companies. Yet we are supposed to vote for GOP to fight socialism this year?
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