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5 hours agoAudio/VideoEdward StringhamJeff Deist

Ed Stringham and Jeff Deist discuss why the US criminal justice system is broken, and how private security firms could create vastly better outcomes.

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The ECB Blames Inflation on Everything but Itself

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

7 hours agoFedWatchLouis Rouanet

The ECB prefers to do what all central banks did just before the 2009 great recession: blame inflation on rising food and energy prices.

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If We Want "Unity," Government Must Become Weaker

Decentralization and SecessionMonopoly and CompetitionPolitical Theory

Blog8 hours agoRyan McMaken

The problem of majorities oppressing minorities becomes worse the larger the government becomes. The answer is to make the state weaker.

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What Derek Carr’s Contract Teaches Us about Wall Street and Income Inequality

The FedMedia and CultureMoney and BanksMonetary Theory

Blog10 hours agoTho Bishop

Until we abolish the Fed, Wall Street will continue to dominate the economy even more than Bill Belicheck has the dominated NFL.

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Richard Cantillon Is Sleepless in Seattle

Business Cycles

Blog21 hours agoDoug French

Cheap money and Seattle's capital-fueled boom means Seattle may soon achieve Peak Skyscraper status.

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Our Lawless Central Bank

The FedMoney and Banking

06/22/2017FedWatchRyan McMaken

The Fed's modern method of policymaking is best described as "ad hoc." This is a big problem for entrepreneurs and most market actors.

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Four Reasons Central Banks are Wrong to Fight Deflation

Money and BanksMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking

Blog06/22/2017Jörg Guido Hülsmann

The harmful character of deflation is a sacred dogma of monetary policy. However, evidence substantiating these claims is either weak or nonexistent.

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The Tragedy of the Commons in the Courtroom

Legal SystemTaxes and SpendingPolitical Theory

Blog06/22/2017Chris Calton

Since using the court system costs them nothing, police and prosecutors have an incentive to load up the court system with non-violent "crimes."

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