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Lack of Police Accountability Shows the "Social Contract" Isn't Working
Lack of Police Accountability Shows the "Social Contract" Isn't Working
Ryan McMaken discusses how government agents and agencies are often not held accountable for their actions. Text version... Read more
28 Feb 2018
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Why Single-Payer Healthcare Is So Bad
Why Single-Payer Healthcare Is So Bad
Compared to other types of universal healthcare systems, what we call "single-payer" healthcare is possibly the worst of... Read more
24 May 2019
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Manufacturing Jobs Are Overrated
Manufacturing Jobs Are Overrated
It is a myth that "we don't make things in America anymore." Thanks to automation, we simply need fewer people to make m... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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The Myth of America's "Stingy" Welfare State
The Myth of America's "Stingy" Welfare State
With welfare, the US outspends Canada and Australia, and is on a par with Switzerland. On government healthcare, the US ... Read more
9 Mar 2018
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The Left Isn't Convinced by Your Economics Arguments
The Left Isn't Convinced by Your Economics Arguments
Many people on the left regard economics as neither a science nor a principled field of study. For them, economics is ju... Read more
7 Feb 2019
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If Climate Change Is Killing Us, Why Is Life Expectancy Increasing?
If Climate Change Is Killing Us, Why Is Life Expectancy Increasing?
If climate change effects aren't enough to put a noticeable dent in life expectancy, then why is climate change talked a... Read more
8 Feb 2019
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The "Homo Economicus" Straw Man
The "Homo Economicus" Straw Man
To understand the marketplace, it is not necessary to believe in the existence of a selfish, profit-maximizing human. Or... Read more
6 Feb 2019
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Saifedean Ammous on his newest project!
Saifedean Ammous on his newest project!
Saifedean Ammous previews his new online Austrian Economics Academy.
5 Jul 2019
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Capitalism Makes Us More Humane
Capitalism Makes Us More Humane
Why is it that starving Venezuelans are eating dogs while Americans are rescuing dogs from hurricanes? Original article:... Read more
18 Oct 2018
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Mainstream Media's War on Julian Assange
Mainstream Media's War on Julian Assange
The Bill of Rights doesn't mention that freedom of speech is restricted to a special class of establishment journalists.... Read more
24 May 2019
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It's OK To Buy Your Pet a Halloween Costume (and Other Luxuries)
It's OK To Buy Your Pet a Halloween Costume (and Other Luxuries)
Money spent on "luxuries" goes to support ordinary people who use profits from luxury goods to make a living and support... Read more
19 Oct 2018
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French Protestors Fume over Climate Taxes and a Rising Cost of Living
French Protestors Fume over Climate Taxes and a Rising Cost of Living
French protests over a new climate-change-inspired fuel tax highlight high costs imposed on ordinary people by climate-c... Read more
14 Dec 2018
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No, Voting Doesn't Mean You "Support the System"
No, Voting Doesn't Mean You "Support the System"
Voting "no" on a tax increase doesn't mean you really consented to it. And, Lysander Spooner argued there's not anything... Read more
6 Nov 2018
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After #MeToo, Men Begin Avoiding Female Co-Workers
After #MeToo, Men Begin Avoiding Female Co-Workers
When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, employers hired fewer disabled workers, because they feared lawsuit... Read more
13 Dec 2018
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No Matter How You Vote, Politicians Don't Represent You
No Matter How You Vote, Politicians Don't Represent You
We're often told that submission to government edicts is "voluntary" because we have "representative" government. The ev... Read more
8 Nov 2018
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We Need Unilateral Free Trade with Post-Brexit Britain
We Need Unilateral Free Trade with Post-Brexit Britain
As the EU tries to exploit the UK in Brexit negotiations, the US should adopt total unilateral free trade with the UK. O... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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