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Make-Believe Equality Is Unattainable, Costly, and...

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2025/05/03

When intellectuals and political elites call for equality, they usually mean creating social conditions that are make believe at best and harmful at worst. Their latest hustle is “equity,” which means the state should guarantee equal outcomes for everyone.

Real Genius

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2025/05/03

Cinephiles are mourning the death of Val Kilmer, who is remembered for many movies, but we ought also to be remembered for his performance in the underrated anti-war classic, Real Genius.

Powell, Trump, and the Austrian Business Cycle Time Bomb

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2025/05/03

Mark Thornton cuts through the noise to explore the real economic threats facing America.

Tariffs Did Not Make America Great and Won’t Make...

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2025/05/02

Trump has even dubbed himself “a Tariff Man.” This is nothing new, however, his frequent claims regarding the US economy during the Gilded Age need scrutiny.

Cracked Shells: Why Egg Prices Are High

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2025/05/02

As egg prices rise, the Usual Progressive Suspects claim it is due to monopoly power by egg producers, calling for government intervention. However, the real reason is government intervention itself.

Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation, Monopoly, or...

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2025/05/02

A past article, presenting a “libertarian” viewpoint of nuclear weapons, has two choices, but pointedly leaves out a third choice: nuclear disarmament. According to Murray Rothbard, disarmament is the only true moral choice and also the most practical.

Accreditation: The Cartel on Higher Education

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2025/05/02

The Department of Education has the role of selecting and authorizing private accrediting agencies which, in turn, are enabled to give or not give accreditation.

Murphy + Spitznagel: Where MAGA Is Right—and Wrong—on...

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2025/05/02

Robert P. Murphy and Mark Spitznagel co-author this examination of how to look at the trade deficit. (paywalled)

Hip, Hype, Hurrah!

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2025/05/02

In this edition of Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Arnold Schelsky‘s The Hype Cycle and finds some worthy insights into things that modern culture has hyped, such as climate change.

The Not-So-Marginalized Miner

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2025/05/02

Though stories of the masses are valuable and insightful, the lives of magnates of industry, and the lesser magnates—such as the owner of the mine where my grandfather labored—also need to be told.

Genocide’s Back: Trump-Backed Israeli Brutality

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2025/05/02

Want to Pay Down the National Debt? First, Cut...

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2025/05/02

If a politician claims that he cares about the national debt, but then won't make big cuts to current federal spending, he's either a liar or a fool.

The California Bullet Train Is a Good Lesson in...

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2025/05/01

The California Bullet Train has become the Eternal Project That Won‘t Go Away no matter how big a failure it has become. Political inertia is a powerful force and California politicians have used it to deceive voters and taxpayers, who will face a reckoning.

All Jobs Are Not Created Equal

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2025/05/01

When politicians claim they are “creating jobs,” they usually mean hiring people for tax-funded government employment. Jobs in private enterprise, however, help to create real wealth and contribute to economic growth and higher living standards.

Libertarian Road Management: Pricing and Street Design

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2025/05/01

In a libertarian world, the streets and highways would no longer be state-owned, but instead managed by private entities such as companies and cooperatives. How might this work?

The Free Market and Catholic Social Teaching

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2025/05/01

If we accept the Peronist views of the late pontiff, we obviously cannot support the marketplace. But fortunately, there is a better option available to us.

Neocon Mike Waltz removed from White House

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2025/05/01

A former toadie to Dick Cheney, sources say Waltz will soon be fired from his job as Trump's National Security Adviser.

Trump signs new mineral deal with Ukraine

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2025/05/01

SecDef says this shows there is "no daylight" between the US and Ukraine. For those wanting the US out of Ukraine, this moves the US in the wrong direction.

Trump's First 100 Days: The Good and the Bad

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2025/05/01

Historian Chris Calton joins Ryan McMaken to discuss both the upsides and the downsides of Trump's first 100 days.

Capitalism’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Inequality—It’s...

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2025/05/01

In any society, there are winners. But how do they win? Successful entrepreneurs innovate, take risks, and satisfy consumer needs in a competitive marketplace.

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