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Why Decentralized Militias Matter

Blog08/25/2017Chris Calton

Abe Lincoln once mocked the militias, but America's decentralized militia system has played a key role in military conflicts, including the Civil War.

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Week in Review: August 26, 2017

Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismDecentralization and SecessionMedia and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog08/25/2017Mises Institute

On Monday, President Donald Trump decided to go against his own "instincts" and committed to a...

What Is the Liquidity Trap?

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog08/25/2017Frank Shostak

"Too little spending" does not cause recessions. On the contrary, too much spending spurred by central bank meddling is what leads to booms and busts.

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Daniel McAdams: Trump and the War Party

War and Foreign Policy

08/25/2017Audio/VideoJeff DeistDaniel McAdams

Jeff Deist and Daniel McAdams discuss the president's recent speech on Afghanistan and the grim realities behind US foreign policy.

Murray Rothbard

Murray Rothbard: An Uncompromising Optimist

BiographiesStrategy

08/24/2017The AustrianJeff Deist

We need not treat Rothbard's pronouncements as infallible, but we can insist on giving him his due as one of the greatest libertarian thinkers.

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Are Central Banks Nationalising the Economy?

The FedMoney and BanksMoney and Banking

08/24/2017FedWatchDaniel Lacalle

Massive monetization of debt is just a way of perpetuating and strengthening the crowding-out effect of the public sector over the private sector.

Southern Secession Was One Thing — and the War to Prevent It Was Another

Decentralization and SecessionU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

Blog08/24/2017Ryan McMaken

Southern secession was indeed motivated by slavery. But the war the North waged in response was not motivated by abolitionism.

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The King Hath a Heavy Reckoning to Make

Media and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog08/24/2017Matthew McCaffrey

The Bard had a deep appreciation of political theatre, and even when his works seem to praise kings and wars, they’re often subtly condemning them.

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Jeff Deist and Daniel McAdams discuss Trumpian foreign policy.

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