By Mises.org, Originally printed in Newsweek on October 14th, 1946 as "Inflation, Deflation, Confusion." Available in Business Tides: The Newsweek Era of Henry Hazlitt
Hazlitt, 1946: Inflation, Deflation, Confusion
Less than a month ago, we reported exclusive information from a source with close ties to the Donald Trump Presidential campaign who told us that Trump was planning on choosing competitor John Kasich as his running mate.
Several months ago, the US press and military had a field day with Donald Trump's suggestion to send the heavy equipment to Syria and Iraq and "carpet bomb" the Islamic State. In February, Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who directs the coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, butchered the idea and detailed why it's militarily unacceptable. "Indiscriminate bombing where we don't care if we are killing innocents or combatants is just inconsistent with our values," he said in response to a question from CNN on the possibility of using carpet bombing.
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Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton to win the Wyoming democratic caucuses. The man of the people won the western state with 56 percent of the vote in a run-up to a major primary being held in New York next week. RT reports: We appreciate and thank the people of Wyoming so much for their support! https://t.co/5QKg7o5h9R — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 9, 2016 With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press reported that the Vermont senator won with 55,7 percent of the vote.