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6d ago
It has been nearly eighty years since the US used atomic warfare on Japan as a way to end World War II. The legacy of that event is not one of peace but of outright madness.
Original Article: From Milk Runs to MAD to Madness ..read more
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6d ago
For all of the claims that governments “create jobs,” in reality, government jobs come at a greater cost than any value those jobs may create. Government jobs are a burden to the economy.
Original Article: The State Does Not Create Value-Enhancing Jobs ..read more
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6d ago
As the progressive Left expands its occupation of our institutions, the concept of truth itself becomes little more than a weapon to utilize to achieve political goals.
Original Article: Varying Interpretations of Truth, or Truth as a Social Construct ..read more
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6d ago
While F.A. Hayek saw human ignorance as the basis for what he called spontaneous order, Ludwig von Mises saw human reason as the basis for praxeology.
Original Article: Human Ignorance Is an Unstable Basis for Liberty and Praxeology ..read more
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6d ago
Last week, Julian Assange was freed and the Chevron doctrine was overturned. These are huge wins for liberty. Not long ago, they felt completely out of reach.
Original Article: Julian Assange, the Chevron Doctrine, and the Case against Pessimism ..read more
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6d ago
Academic elites claim that there is no objective truth, only social constructs. Thus, people can create their own reality in many areas, and everyone else is expected to accept whatever “reality” is presented—or face serious consequences.
Original Article: Reality Is NOT a Social Construct
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6d ago
Javier Milei’s recent “snub” of Spain's political establishment during a recent visit there may have been a “violation” of diplomatic protocol, but it also was a statement that Spain’s socialism itself is uncivilized.
Original Article: Milei Snubs the Spanish Political Establishment
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Audio Mises Wire
1w ago
Even as the Federal Reserve continues to manipulate interest rates to “fight” the results of the business cycle, Austrian economics teaches that business cycles occur because of the manipulation. They never learn.
Original Article: The Impact of Interest Rates on Economic Growth: An Austrian Perspective ..read more
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1w ago
For all of the media ballyhoo about the CHIPS Act, it really is a page out of the old five-year plans from the Soviet Union. The CHIPS Act will have the same success as befell the Soviets.
Original Article: Chop the Federal CHIPS Act
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1w ago
The current explosion in rental and home prices is the direct result of government intervention aimed at making it easier to buy a house. Mises wrote that government intervention into the market tends to make things worse. He was right.
Original Article: It All Began When the Government Tried to Make Housing More Affordable
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