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TA 9no4 2023 Book review 2 article

Slobodian Contra Rothbard

CapitalismDemocracy

09/06/2023The Austrian
In his new book, ' Crack-up Capitalism ,' Quinn Slobodian sloppily attacks Rothbard's views on market freedom. But in his efforts to attack Rothbard generally, Slobodian also gets Rothbard wrong on slavery, on Indians, on war crimes, and more.
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Sound Economics in a Confused World

The FedInterviewsMonetary PolicyStrategy

02/15/2022The Austrian
If you’re in trouble, you stop spending on frivolous stuff and you save. It applies on a personal level; it applies on a national level. But the fiat world just flips all of this on its head.
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Skidelsky's Push for Modern Mercantilism

Financial MarketsInterventionism

06/07/2019The Austrian
Skidelsky manifests an inordinate distaste for money and “greed.” Far better in his eyes is the pursuit of power by the State, even at the cost of wars and massive public debt. Some of us will not agree.
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Small Is Better: A Review of Human Scale Revisited

Decentralization and Secession

11/27/2018The Austrian
Is smaller better? Sometimes. But we also know that the power of the state is often used to grow institutions beyond what would be their natural size in a freer world.
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Saul Goodman

Soft Tyranny in Albuquerque: The Politics of Better Call Saul!

Media and CultureThe Police State

06/23/2015The Austrian
Better Call Saul , a spinoff of mega-hit Breaking Bad , explores the many ways that government spies on us to control and ruin our lives. In response, many turn to making a living through less-than-honest means because so few options are left to them.
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Kingsman movie

Saving the World from Environmentalist Billionaires: Review of Kingsman: The Secret Service

The EnvironmentMedia and Culture

04/30/2015The Austrian
Kingsman: The Secret Service is a big-budget semi-satirical take on the spy genre, featuring the film clichés audiences now associate with the James Bond and Jason Bourne franchises.
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