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Why Fox Fired Tucker: BlackRock, Replacement Theory, and the ADL

Media and CulturePolitical Theory

Blog04/25/2023

The recent firing of Tucker Carlson by Fox News has set off speculation as to why Fox pulled the trigger. It's no mystery, writes Michael Rectenwald.

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Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: Utilitarianism and the Demythologization of Authority

PhilosophyPoliticsPolitical Theory

Blog03/15/2023

Mises saw essentialist values as fallacies because they were unverifiable and saw metaphysical ideas as a key component of authoritarianism. His solution was utilitarianism.

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Hans-Hermann Hoppe on For a New Liberty at 50

Book ReviewsPolitical Theory

Blog01/18/2023

No one will read For a New Liberty and not see the world with very different eyes afterward.

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"Classical Liberalism" Will Never Satisfy the Left

StrategyU.S. EconomyU.S. HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog12/05/2022

Mises and Hayek used "classical liberal” to distinguish themselves from the Left. Today the term is used primarily to appease the Left.

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Can a Deeply Unserious America Fix Its Economy?

Big GovernmentCentral BanksU.S. EconomyBusiness CyclesPolitical Theory

Blog11/22/2022

A serious political discussion at the federal level would center on structural problems of war and peace, debt and the dollar, and entitlements. But America in 2022 is a deeply unserious country.

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You Don’t Know What’s Good for You

Property RightsPolitical Theory

Blog11/04/2022

While personal autonomy is a major topic of conversation, for Rothbard the most important thing is liberty, and liberty and automony are not always the same.

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The Left's Attacks on Mises Continue to Miss

LiberalismPolitical TheoryPraxeology

Blog10/14/2022

Another Marxist intellectual takes a shot at Mises. Like the other critics on the left, he understands little of what Mises wrote or believed.

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Misunderstanding Murray (Again)

Free MarketsHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsPolitical TheorySubjectivism

Blog09/23/2022

Professor Melinda Cooper of Australia believes she has "discovered" Murray Rothbard, but the Rothbard she claims to have found is nonexistent. David Gordon explains why.

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Can National Conservatism Threaten the Regime?

StrategyPolitical Theory

Blog09/21/2022

NatCon featured diverse views on the Right, engaging the most pressing issues facing the civilized world. Whether National Conservatism becomes a force for good or—as the fusionism of old—becomes a vessel to grow the regime is to be seen.

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We Don't Believe You

PhilosophyPolitical Theory

Blog08/11/2022

Any political statement made today, by any politician or candidate, can be answered thus: "We don't believe you." 

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