Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization
Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization
Modern socialism is based upon state interference in normal human relationships, economic and otherwise. It is as disast... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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The Tao and the Synergy of the Spontaneous Order
The Tao and the Synergy of the Spontaneous Order
More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese Tao presented ideas that are reflected in F.A. Hayek's concept of ... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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Mises and Nationalism
Mises and Nationalism
At a time when ethnic politics were tearing Europe apart, Ludwig von Mises believed that such ethnic devotion did more h... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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To Smoke or Not to Smoke: The Cigarette Economy in Postwar Germany, 1945–48
To Smoke or Not to Smoke: The Cigarette Economy in Postwar Germany, 1945–48
Postwar Germany was occupied, in ruins, with an economy in chaos. Germans were reduced to using cigarettes supplied by A... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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Why Do We Act against Our Self-Interest?
Why Do We Act against Our Self-Interest?
Rational choice theory claims that people in the political realm act in their own self-interest. However, in today's pol... Read more
20 Jul 2023
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Why Mises’s Theory of Economic Calculation Still Is Relevant Today
Why Mises’s Theory of Economic Calculation Still Is Relevant Today
Whether political elites promote outright socialism or interventionism, thanks to the reality of economic calculation, t... Read more
20 Jul 2023
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The Backstops for Banks Are Full of Holes
The Backstops for Banks Are Full of Holes
The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) is the latest "weapon" in the government's so-called arsenal to keep the banking syste... Read more
18 Jul 2023
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How US States Could Pave the Way for Currency Competition
How US States Could Pave the Way for Currency Competition
The fiat US dollar, while still the world's "reserve" currency, is being imperiled by reckless actions by monetary autho... Read more
17 Jul 2023
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How Should We Regulate the Sun (Since Our Government Regulates Nearly Everything Else)?
How Should We Regulate the Sun (Since Our Government Regulates Nearly Everything Else)?
Do we have a right to sunlight? How do we assert those rights? Murray Rothbard provides some answers. Original Article: ... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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Banks Create Money out of Thin Air. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Banks Create Money out of Thin Air. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
How can a bank “create money out of thin air”? We must enter the magical kingdom of “fractional-reserve banking,” where ... Read more
13 Jul 2023
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