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Misunderstanding Mises, Again
After praising Mises for his work on socialism, Tyler Cowen goes on to claim Human Action is "cranky and dogmatic." "Brilliant and...
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Can Increases in the Supply of Gold Lead to Boom-Bust Cycles?
According to the Austrian business cycle theory, the boom-bust cycle emerges in response to a deviation in the market interest...
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The Rise and Fall of Trussonomics
On July 8 this year, UK prime minister Boris Johnson resigned as Conservative Party leader after a Cabinet revolt over...
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Daniel McCarthy Dissects the Midterm Election
Daniel McCarthy joins Jeff and Bob to consider the deep unseriousness of American politics and electorate. Willmoore Kendall's The Conservative Affirmation:...
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Nationality and Statelessness: The Kuwaiti Bidoon
In his Nations by Consent, Murray Rothbard reminds us that the concept of a nation “cannot be precisely defined; it...
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The Government, Race, and an Upcoming SCOTUS Decision
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments for and against affirmative action in higher education admissions. Government needs to get out...
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Niebuhr, My God, to Thee
In the early decades of the Cold War, the Lutheran theologian Reinhold Niebuhr attracted a considerable following among American intellectuals...
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You Don’t Know What’s Good for You
While personal autonomy is a major topic of conversation, for Rothbard the most important thing is liberty, and liberty and...
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The Missing Factor in Britain’s Economic Recovery Plan
Despite much anticipation, the economic recovery plan proposed by Britain’s Tory Party after the departure of former prime minister, Boris...
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Real Wages Fall for Nineteenth Month as Price Inflation Barely Cools
The federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released new price inflation data today, and according to the report, price inflation during the...
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