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Shedding Light on the Law of Unintended Consequences

Bureaucracy and RegulationU.S. EconomyInterventionism

05/22/2023Mises Media
It is the right of the consumer, not the regime, to determine what lighting sources work best for them.
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Is Social Justice Just? A Review

Media and CultureU.S. History

05/21/2023Mises Media
Modern Western culture is dominated by demands for "social justice." But how does one even define this term, and does social justice even produce justice in the end?
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The Dominion Lawsuit against Fox News Is Part of the War against Free Speech

Media and CultureU.S. History

05/20/2023Mises Media
Taxpayer-funded company Dominion is suing private parties for saying things the company doesn't like. These lawsuits illustrate how defamation laws can be used to destroy free speech.
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Will a New BRICS Currency Change Anything? Maybe

Central BanksGlobal EconomyProtectionism and Free TradeWar and Foreign Policy

05/20/2023Mises Media
As the US government debases the dollar, other nations take notice and possibilities increase that another currency based on sound principles might emerge.
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Dividing the Housing Market

Booms and BustsThe FedFinancial MarketsU.S. Economy

05/20/2023Mises Media
Mark explains why the market for existing homes has been diverging from the market for new houses.
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You Don’t Like It? Leave! The Telling Sophistry of Tax Apologists

Big GovernmentDemocracyTaxes and Spending

05/19/2023Mises Media
Contrary to the worldview of progressives, taxation and the coercion it brings are not part of a "social contract." Instead, they are implemented by force.
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Durham Report Exposes the FBI

Big GovernmentPoliticsThe Police State

05/19/2023Mises Media
Veteran investigative journalist James Bovard joins Ryan and Tho to talk about the Durham Report and what it tells us about the media and the FBI.
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Remembering the Contributions of Lucas and Alchian

MacroeconomicsBusiness CyclesOther Schools of Thought

05/19/2023Mises Media
Bob and Brian Albrecht discuss rational expectations, real business cycle theory, and how Alchian cracked the military's top secrets.
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Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: The Power of Ideologies and Public Opinion

DemocracyLawLibertarianismU.S. History

05/19/2023Mises Media
Mises had hoped that democracy would lead to free societies after World War II ended. He did not foresee the illiberal turn in the West in the last decade.
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How the Dollar Became the World's Top Global Currency

Money and BanksWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

05/18/2023Mises Media
The dollar became the dominant global currency not so much because of its own merits, but because of the self-destruction of the pound sterling caused by the British state and central bank.
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