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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris deliver remarks on lowering costs for the American people at a Medicare prescription drug announcement, Thursday, August 15, 2024, in Largo, Maryland.
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
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George Gilder
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August 25, 2024
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Derangement Syndromes

George Gilder
August 25, 2024
Society
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It's dangerous to believe one's own rhetoric. ... The supposed outrage that Kamala Harris was chosen as the Democrat candidate in a contrived, back-room maneuver despite never having won a primary nor having a single Democrat delegate pledged to her. This complaint is foolish and obnoxious on several grounds. Read More ›
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Iron Dome Rocket Interceptions of Hamas Rockets- Southern Israel- Night Attack On Ashdod City- Israel
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George Gilder
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August 14, 2024
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Israel: Leader of the Free World

George Gilder
August 14, 2024
Israel
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For eight decades after the end of World War II, America’s proudest title was “Leader of the Free World.” Today, both on grounds of practical leadership and grasp of what it means to be free, we are yielding the title to Israel. Read More ›
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Magnifying Glass in Woman’s Hand and Ancient Old Map
Magnifying Glass in Woman’s Hand and Ancient Old Map
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George Gilder
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October 23, 2023
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The New Israel Test

George Gilder
October 23, 2023
Society
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Fifteen years ago, I penned my best, most passionate book. Entitled “The Israel Test: Why the World’s Most Besieged State is a Beacon of Freedom and Hope for the World Economy,” it was initially edited and published by our Richard Vigilante and reissued in a new edition by Encounter Books in 2012. Read More ›
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Closed road
Closed road
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George Gilder
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October 14, 2021
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Economics
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Life After Capitalism

George Gilder
October 14, 2021
Economics
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Anyone determined to provide a “new economics” must haul a heavy burden of proof up a steep slope of professional resistance. At the summits of academic prestige, economics presents a Delphic façade of math and marble. Read More ›
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Apocalypse landscape sunset. 3D rendering concept
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George Gilder
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August 24, 2021
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Economics

Doomed to Succeed

George Gilder
August 24, 2021
Economics
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Is modern life a doom machine? Do urbanization, international trade, air transport, immigration, tourism, and travel expose humans to an ever-growing threat of plagues and catastrophes? Read More ›
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New York city in watercolor
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George Gilder
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March 12, 2021
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Society

The New Yorker “Conundrum”

George Gilder
March 12, 2021
Society
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Writing from the heart of the darkness of liberal sentiment about Covid-19, the New Yorker has persisted in the comfortable assurance that President Trump did it. And the mandatory cures? They are obvious: masks, lockdowns, money, quarantines, windmills, and Democrats. Read More ›
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Golden Statue of King Midas at Sunset, Evoking the Richness of Greek Mythology
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George Gilder
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January 23, 2021
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Economics

King Midas and Bitcoin

George Gilder
January 23, 2021
Economics
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Bitcoin (BTC), quite possibly the world’s best “investment” over the last decade, is on a roll. But is it money? What are its prospects as digital gold? Read More ›
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