Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.'s Blog, page 28

Can Social Security Be Saved for Future Generations?

Are we wise enough to refuse politicians’ offer of “free money” to spend today that was stolen from our future, and from our future generations? Probably not.

Can Social Security be saved for future generations? Many have already concluded it’s hopeless, and if the current trajectory is left untouched, that is pretty much baked in. Only a radical reform of the program’s basic purpose, design and funding mechanisms could return the program to anything resembling sustainability and fairness.

Let’s...

As Israel Becomes a Global Pariah Trump Ramps Up Support

It is interesting how President Donald Trump keeps whining about the 20 alleged Israeli hostages that are reportedly still held by Hamas in Gaza, demanding that they be released immediately, while ignoring the hundreds of unarmed Palestinians that are being murdered daily by Israeli military and armed contractors as well as by deliberate starvation. Also, the thousands of Palestinians who had nothing to do with Hamas or Gaza and are nevertheless being held without charge in Israeli prisons under...

How We Got Here: A Brief History of America’s Banking System

President Reagan famously said that the closest thing to eternal life on this earth is a government agency. Surely that aphorism applies to the Federal RESERVE. And most especially when you put a Trumpian ALL CAPS focus on the “reserve” part of its title.

That is to say, the purpose of the 1913 act had nothing to do with the Fed’s present-day “goals” with respect to inflation, unemployment, economic growth, housing starts, business capex, or any other aspect of the ebb and flow of commerce on Ma...

President Trump, Divorce the Jewish Lobby, Media, and Deep State To Save Yourself and Our Republic.

Mr. President, most people I know say you can’t and wouldn’t repudiate the Evil Ones known as the Jewish Lobby, Media, and the Parasitic Super-Rich Ruling Class AKA the Deep State. You owe them your election andmay think you need them to stay in Office, but you have the power to stop them before they destroy your presidency and kill you. I don’t say this lightly. The stakes for the evil ones is in the Trillions of Dollars, and they have proven that they will kill for less, much less.

Mr. Preside...

Henry David Thoreau and the Well-Worn Road to Serfdom

Henry David Thoreau was one of America’s most eloquent and incisive philosophers. His derision of unjust laws in his essay on “Civil Disobedience” is still catnip 175 years later. His summons to individuals to march to the beat of their own drum is a message that will continue to resonate as long as drums and dissonance exist. Thoreau vividly debunked the folly of people squandering their lives stockpiling unnecessary possessions.

But in his final years, Thoreau mutated into an apologist for blo...

The Death of Civility

I don’t hate anyone.  It’s not how I was raised. In debate, never attack the person, but ideas are always fair game.  I think that’s what Charlie Kirk stood for and he was brave enough to do it openly on college campuses where many students (especially on the left) have been indoctrinated to be infantile and intolerant.

The left does not believe in civil debate, free speech and equal rights.  This goes back at least to Herbert Marcuse in the 1960s, the father of political correctness (see his es...

On the Assassination of Charles Kirk

There is more true awareness in social media about this terrorism case than in previous cases.  That shot surely was fired by a professional soldier or sharpshooter, not Tyler Robinson.  The Utah governor broke the news that Tyler Robinson is “not cooperating”:

“Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer is ‘not co-operating’ with authorities and has not confessed to carrying out the shooting, Utah’s governor Spencer Cox has said.” – BBC, September 14.

It’s good that he is not cooperating, means he’s lucid. ...

Donald Trump Publicly Confessed That He Is Filled With Hate

At the memorial service for Charlie Kirk (billed as a spiritual “revival” by pastors and evangelicals in attendance), the keynote speaker, President Donald Trump, said the following:

In that private moment on his dying day, we find everything we need to know about who Charlie Kirk truly was. He was a missionary with a noble spirit and a great, great purpose. He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponents, and I don’t want th...

Why Trump’s Alleged Shift on Ukraine Isn’t One

Two days ago, while I was moving this website, President Donald Trump made some rather ridiculous comment (emphasis added):

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump – Sep 23, 2025, 18:55 utc

After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form. With time, patience, and the ...

War, Debt, and Delusion

In his latest post to TRUTH SOCIAL President Donald Trump claims that with more dollars, euros and missiles, Ukraine could still regain all its lost territory. President Trump’s statement is a mixture of sentiment and self-delusion, not strategy. Few wars in modern times have been wrapped in so many illusions as this one.

The number of Ukrainian Soldiers killed in action (KIA) exceed 1.7. million.

The numbers of wounded in action (WIA) are unknown, but anecdotal evidence suggests most of the WIA...