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The Illusion of American Exceptionalism

U.S. History

09/09/2021The Austrian
Bacevich criticizes the outsized role of American intervention overseas, but he goes a step further and questions the old conventional narratives too, going all the way back to World War I.
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The Absolute State of Money in 2021

Business CyclesMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking

09/08/2021The Austrian
In this interview with Jeff Deist, Dr. Murphy gives us a succinct lesson in the history of money, business cycle theory, and on the origins of monetary inflation.
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The Value of Taking Risks

Media and CulturePhilosophy

07/10/2021The Austrian
Wittgenstein one said, “If people did not sometimes do silly things … nothing intelligent would ever get done.” This notion is important in understanding the benefits and realities of entrepreneurship and risk taking.
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Matt Asher Talks to Jeff Deist about the Reality of Postcovid America

Big GovernmentMedia and Culture

07/01/2021The Austrian
There is a silver lining to the covid crisis—namely the breakdown of centralized political authority. The possibility for radical political realignment presents us with both uncertainty and opportunity.
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The State of Modern Economics

Interviews

05/06/2021The Austrian
In the last ten to twenty years, there’s been a real shift in mainstream economics—both micro and macro—away from theory and toward what you might call atheoretical inductive empirical work. This is not for the better.
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The Sterility of Intellectual Standardization

Capitalism

05/05/2021The Austrian
Devine responds to the critics who claim that capitalism is increasingly under attack because it promotes a collapse of moral values. Devine is fully capable of handling these accusations and has written a book worth reading.
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Community and Civil Society over State

Book ReviewsDecentralization and SecessionPolitical Theory

03/18/2021The Austrian
Raghuram Rajan has written a surprising book calling for strengthening of the local, “proximate,” community.
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Bulls, Bears, and Beyond: In Depth with James Grant

U.S. HistoryBusiness Cycles

03/17/2021The Austrian
"The Fed is arsonist and fireman all rolled up into one," says James Grant.
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Bulls, Bears, and Beyond: In Depth with James Grant

U.S. HistoryBusiness Cycles

02/25/2021The Austrian
"The Fed is arsonist and fireman all rolled up into one," says James Grant in the latest issue of The Austrian .
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Community and Civil Society over State

Decentralization and SecessionPolitical Theory

02/12/2021The Austrian
Raghuram Rajan has written a surprising book calling for strengthening of the local, “proximate,” community.
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