How Big Government Made You the Patsy—And Still Took Your Money

Panic Is the Gateway Drug to Government Expansion When fear surges, freedom falters. That’s the lesson from every economic panic, every foreign entanglement, and every public health “emergency” in recent memory. And yet, Americans keep forgetting it. “Don’t be a panican,” we’re told—initially by a truth-posting former president—but the real message seems to be: “Don’t question us.” And that’s where the real danger lies. Tariffs, Trust, and the Sudden Amnesia of Free Market Advocates In April 2025, a fresh wave of market volatility hit after a theatrical rollout of tariff threats dressed up as economic liberation. These pseudo-tariffs were calculated using suspect metrics—a sleight-of-hand that made it look like the U.S. was finally playing hardball. But the policy was a…