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Today’s Pols Are All Bryanites

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2024/11/26

In his failed 1896 presidential campaign, inflationist William Jennings Bryan declared that he would “not crucify mankind on a cross of gold.” But at least even Bryan favored silver money. Today‘s political candidates will crucify us on a cross of paper.

It’s Good to be Skeptical of Elections

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2024/11/26

As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy.

Copernicus Was Also Right in Economics

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2024/11/26

Nicolaus Copernicus is best known for his observation that the sun was at the center of our solar system, but he also made a number of astute observations about economics.

How to Vote for Liberty

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2024/11/26

Voting is controversial among Austro-Libertarians for many reasons. However, if one does choose to vote, one should understand that the state is never constrained by the voters and cannot be “reformed.”

Exchange is Not a Zero-Sum Game

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2024/11/26

One of the oldest and most harmful economic fallacies is the belief that, at best, economic exchange is a zero-sum activity. However, free exchange in an unhampered market is always positive.

The Secret Economic Theory Behind the $100,000 Birkin...

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2024/11/26

The iconic Hermès Birkin bag helps illustrate Carl Menger’s “Theory of the Good,” and Ludwig von Mises’s explanation of human action.

Free Markets Don’t Need Government Regulation

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2024/11/26

So-called economic moderates claim to support free-market capitalism, but then say that markets still need “some” government oversight. Free markets, however, don't need government-based rules because markets effectively regulate themselves.

No, Affirmative Action and Merit Are Not Compatible

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2024/11/26

Even though the Supreme Court supposedly banned affirmative action for college admissions, federal law still requires certain outcomes with regards to race, sex, and other characteristics. Federal authorities still want affirmative action to be brought in the back door.

Get the Government out of the Classroom

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2024/11/26

The Constitution does not give the federal government any role in education. For almost 200 years, American children were provided with education largely free of US government interference.

Biden’s Last Gasp Threatens to Destroy the World

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2024/11/26

Biden still wants the pro-Nazi Zelensky regime to conquer Russia, thus preserving American world hegemony. Of course, this won’t happen.

The Economic and Social Consequences of Rent Control

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2024/11/26

Rent control always results in housing shortages and deteriorating housing stock. Governments and activists, unfortunately, never learn any lessons.

Our History of Protectionist Tariff Train Wrecks

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2024/11/26

Trump is apparently oblivious to the societal train wrecks that protectionist tariffs have caused throughout American history.

Could an Increase in the Supply of Gold Cause a...

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2024/11/25

Can an increase in the supply of gold cause a boom-bust cycle? Mises believed it was theoretically possible but highly unlikely. Rothbard, on the other hand, said as long as gold is money and there is no fiduciary media, such a scenario was not possible.

Climate Anxiety: A Regime-Created "Illness"

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2024/11/25

Thanks to unrelenting propaganda from the establishment media, a large number of Americans are suffering from what is diagnosed as “climate anxiety.”

Liberty Squandered: The English Tradition from Magna...

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2024/11/23

Now threatening citizens for what they post online, one would hardly believe that England had once possessed a hard-won tradition of limited government and natural rights.

Disparate Impact Is a Legal Trick

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2024/11/23

By misusing statistics, the government claims that racial disparities are always caused by racial discrimination and that these disparities can only be rectified by state-directed outcomes. However, government programs have made things much worse.

Gold Is the Answer to Prohibition

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2024/11/23

The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy.

Clarifying Economists' Arguments About International...

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2024/11/23

Bob discusses common talking points that pro-free-trade economists often use when making the case against tariffs.

Finding Shelter from Monetary Racketeers

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2024/11/22

We have reached this point: the government keepers of money do not even understand what money is or why inflation is harmful. To them, the real threat to the economy is “deflation.”

Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits...

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2024/11/22

Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are being hit especially hard, and there is no relief in sight.

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