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Rum and Socialism Don't Mix

World HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog35 min ago

When the Cuban government stole Havana Club rum from the true owners, it set into a motion an intellectual property debate that lasts to this day.

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What Puerto Rico Can Teach Us About the Minimum Wage

The EntrepreneurPolitical Theory

Blog9 hours ago

Areas where median wages are lowest are hurt the most by minimum wage increases. Puerto Rico is no exception.

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How Dick Durbin Costs Consumers Billions

Blog13 hours ago

The age old fallacy of price control, now in mobile payment form.

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Venezuela’s March Toward Default

Global EconomyPolitical Theory

Blog01/04/2017

With gold reserves shrinking, and a collapsing currency, it is only a matter of time until Venezuela defaults on its foreign debt

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The Case Against Fed Reform

The FedMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking

Blog01/04/2017

Congress seems set to reform the Fed, but what we really need is Fed competition.

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Ruled by DC: Get the Feds Out of Western Lands

The EnvironmentU.S. HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog01/04/2017

Obama's unilateral move to create National Monuments in Western states is simply the natural outcome of allowing federal control of so much land.

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