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Why Military Conscription Is Worse Than Slavery

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2024/08/30

If the government can conscript you into its army, can cause your death or mutilation in some war that has nothing to do with national defense, and can execute you if you resist, then it can do anything to you at any time, for any reason — or without bothering to give a reason.

Wisdom from Our Anti-War Libertarian Forerunners

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2024/08/30

From its earliest decades, the defenders of freedom — known historically as “classical liberals,” “radicals,” and “libertarians,” have sought to reduce and limit the war-making powers of the state. Here is a sampling of thoughts from these liberals.

American Imperialism and Our Bipartisan Warfare State

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2024/08/30

The growth of the state through war included not only developing new technologies for making war, but also coming up with new financial techniques such as inflation and other wealth transfers to the government, which made the increasingly expensive wars possible.

The Regime's Wars Are Built on Lies

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2024/08/30

Ukraine and Israel are current boutique wars of choice, connected to and very much like those the U.S. government pursued for profit and show in Iraq, Yugoslavia, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya and elsewhere. It is imperative to understand why the U.S. fights these wars.

From the Editor—July / August 2024

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2024/08/30

The federal government uses wars as excuses to eviscerate American freedoms, spend trillions of dollars and rack up gargantuan deficits that will impose a heavy financial burden for decades to come. We oppose this, root and branch.

The Wisdom of Herbert Butterfield

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2024/08/30

Herbert Butterfield, who taught history at Cambridge, had many insights on the sea changes brought about by World War I and the collapse of the Old World Order. The new order that followed, he realized, was not an improvement over what previously existed.

Why Human Action Is Now More Timely Than Ever

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2024/08/30

Mises’s 'Human Action' is the antidote to the real and immediate threat to human liberty and society represented by the modern-day progressives.

The Dark Spectacle of Maduro: Elon Musk, Lula, and...

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2024/08/30

Socialist regimes tend to follow the same playbook: promise much, deliver little, and, in the end, blame capitalism. Venezuela is the latest socialist entity to enter the Failed State Hall of Fame.

Kamala's Housing Plan Will Make Housing Even More...

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2024/08/29

The recent “housing” plan from the Kamala Harris campaign is being touted in the media as a “solution” for this nation's housing problems. However, the plan, if implemented, will be like trying to quench a fire by pouring gasoline on it.

The Euro Is a Frankenstein-Currency

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2024/08/29

It may not have been created in the lab of a mad scientist, but the euro is still a manufactured, cobbled-together currency made from a number of national monetary units. Indeed, it is the perfect Frankenstein currency.

The Problem with Trump’s Agenda 47 for Homeschoolers

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2024/08/29

While Donald Trump is trying to appeal to homeschooling families with his Agenda 47 plan, the reality is that by offering tax breaks and subsidies, the federal government ultimately will be able to regulate homeschooling, and federal control will ruin homeschooling as we know it.

Tax the Rich? Not a Good Idea

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2024/08/29

Taxing "the rich" won't make life more affordable for ordinary people. The true cause of the affordability crisis is inflation caused by central banks.

The Fed’s Fiat Money Is the Real Cause of Price...

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2024/08/29

Politicians say "greedflation," and profits are what fuels rising prices, but the real culprit is fiat money creation fueled by the central bank.

Be Prepared to Hear More about Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

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2024/08/29

With the US government engaged in out-of-control spending, we are looking at tax increases in the coming years. And even if Congress does not pass official tax hikes, we will see the government seizing wealth via inflation.

Republicans Declare War on the American Economy

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2024/08/29

By appealing to tariffs and other forms of economic regulation, Republicans have tossed aside any commitment to free market economics. Unfortunately, their program will lead to more economic stagnation, inflation, and runaway government spending.

The New Minimum Wage Increase in Nigeria is a Pyrrhic...

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2024/08/29

The Nigerian government has passed a new minimum wage law, and the usual suspects are happy because the country "is getting a raise." Economic reality, however, will set in soon enough as people find that government edicts do not create wealth.

Is There a Praxeological Ethics?

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2024/08/29

David Gordon reviews J.W. Rich's new book, Praxeological Ethics: An Inquiry into the Nature and Foundation of Ethics and finds much to like about this volume.

Why State Enforcement of “Fairness” is Wrong

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2024/08/29

A recurring myth among progressives is that the state can enforce "fairness." However, given that government cannot even effectively define fairness, one doubts that the state can "enforce" what it doesn't know.

Political Realignment? The Trump-RFK-Tulsi Alliance

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2024/08/29

What does this new coalition mean for broader realignment between parties?

Why the Crony Class Loves Artificially-Low Interest...

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2024/08/29

A few years ago, the leftist publication The Intercept claimed that inflation only hurts the “one percent,” but is “good” for everyone else. The truth is much different, as the Fed’s inflationary policies have benefited the politically-connected crony class.

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