Governments Hate Privacy Software
Alex Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, has been sentenced to prison by a Dutch court for helping build a platform that guarantees financial privacy. If there is one thing the state cannot tolerate, it is someone making financial transactions without government agents watching.
The State’s Most Cherished Power Is its Money Monopoly
When it comes to calling out government economic intervention, it is easy to forget that the fundamental reason for the state’s stranglehold on the economy is the government’s monopoly on creating and maintaining money. It is time to end the monopoly.
How Bad Economic Policies Drive Out Good Entrepreneurs
Like bad money driving out good money, government intervention can also create Gresham’s law conditions for entrepreneurs. Using the political process, bad entrepreneurs can get government to regulate entrepreneurial competition out of business.
There Are Only Downsides to Prolonging the War in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine drags on in its third year, Ukraine is bleeding and the future is even more gloomy. Unfortunately, even though it is time to end this conflict, the Biden administration continues to demand this war be fought to the last living Ukrainian.
Welfare Outside of the State
Welfare is usually seen as state-run activity. Yet, as Mises and others have noted, state-sponsored welfare undermines the economy and expands government power. Private charity is the only system that is sustainable and just.
The Socialist Road to Destruction amid So-Called Good Intentions
Socialists pride themselves on their supposed good intentions even as they fashion policies that create havoc and harm the people socialists claim to be helping. Ludwig von Mises called it destructionism.
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
In the last few years, many Americans have started to see the truth about the Federal Reserve. Putting this book in their hands at this moment will have a profound effect for the better.
Tackling Robert Reich’s First Two “Economic Myths”
Jonathan Newman joins Bob to respond to Robert Reich's new series on "economic myths."
Economic Status Report: AI and the Fed
Mark Thornton joins Ryan and Tho to discuss the current state of the economy and what to expect as we near the election.
The Minimum Wage
Minimum wage laws don't have to be politically divisive. Can minimum wage policy achieve shared goals and values?
Is the Dollar the Global Reserve Currency Because There Is No Better Alternative?
Economics researcher Joakim Book joins Bob to discuss his recent article on the dollar's international dominance.
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