In the 1870s and 1880s, and through the 1920s, it's clear that many legislators and judges did not agree that birthright citizenship applied to everyone born in the borders of the US. The modern interpretation is highly debatable.

"Why the World Is Giving Up on Birthright Citizenship" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-world-giving-birthright-citizenship

“Why Birthright Citizenship Is Rare In Europe” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-birthright-citizenship-rare-europe

“Don’t Confuse Immigration with Naturalization“ by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dont-confuse-immigration-naturalization

“The Problem with the Arbitrary Line between Legal and Illegal Immigration“ by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/power-market/problem-arbitrary-line-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration

"There Is No Such Thing as Settled Law" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-no-such-thing-settled-law

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If you thought federal deficits and spending would go back to normal after the covid panic, you were wrong. If anything, deficits are now on track to be bigger than the covid years.

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One does not need to be an advocate of open borders to have concerns when one hears about a federal law enforcement agency engaging in a “crackdown.”

See also "A Free-Market Guide to Trump’s Immigration Crackdown" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/free-market-guide-trumps-immigration-crackdown

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Since 1956, few presidential candidates have managed to get more than 51 percent of the vote in national elections.

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Even if whole regions of the country vote overwhelmingly against a president, they are still forced to submit to four years of that president’s rule-by-decree.

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The Fed wants independence so it can serve the interests of the banker class. There is no higher principle here. There is only power.

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The Fed claims things are going very well, but Fed Chairman Jerome Powell got three questions at the press conference that he had trouble answering honestly. 

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Job growth was only positive in October because of government jobs, funded by huge federal deficits.

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Trump’s tax reform just replaces one tax with another. And would probably result in higher taxes. 

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In August, the money supply grew at the fastest rate in 23 months. The Fed fears a recession, so we can now expect even more monetary growth.

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