Author Archives: Bradley Harrington

By Bradley Harrington “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” — George Orwell, “1984,” 1948 — As just about anybody who isn’t living in a cave is … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall.” —  Thomas Paine, “The Age of Reason,” 1794 — So, as we have just … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “Not every item of news should be published. Rather must those who control news policies endeavor to make every item of news serve a certain purpose.” — Joseph Goebbels, “Diary,” 1943 — As the United States collapses … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “There will never be a really free and enlightened State, until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “Unjust laws exist: Shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?” — Henry David Thoreau, “On the … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” — Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission, as he stepped onto the Moon’s surface, July 20, 1969 — Very well do I remember those words as … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “Growth requires four ingredients: Domestic private investment, sound money, private property and free markets.” — Mark Thorton, “The Ingredients of Economic Growth,” 2014 — Since we’ve been discussing the “economic development” racket for the last few rants, … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” — Thomas Jefferson, “Letter to William Ludlow,” 1824 — So, after the Cody Labs crash-and-burn we … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington “The essence of the interventionist policy is to take from one group to give to another. It is confiscation and distribution.” — Ludwig von Mises, “Human Action,” 1949 — Since we spent our introductory rant (“Getting Fired … Continue reading →

By Bradley Harrington Editor’s Note: For those who’ve wondered about why I don’t run in the WTE any longer, read the rant below. Afterwards, I decided to take an extended writing break and focus on other things for awhile. Now, … Continue reading →