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How to Teach Austrian Economics to the Neighbor Kids

Economic FreedomThe EntrepreneurLabor and WagesEntrepreneurship

05/16/2023Mises Media
Austrian economics is not dry theory. It helps us make sense of our world and shows that exchange and production have a place in our moral universe.
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Historical Effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

U.S. HistoryWorld History

05/16/2023Mises Media
While the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade have been well documented, people other than slave traders and slaveholders benefitted from it, with some surprising results.
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Charles Schwab and Other Big Banks May Be Secretly Insolvent

The FedMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

05/15/2023Mises Media
While the Fed and the Biden administration try to assure Americans that their banks are safe and secure, the numbers tell a different story.
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Due Process or Transgender Protection on Campus?

Bureaucracy and RegulationLawProgressivismThe Police State

05/15/2023Mises Media
President Biden's executive order to promote transgenderism on college campuses eviscerates long-held due process protections for accused students. This will not end well.
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Neither Red nor Blue, but Free

Big GovernmentDecentralization and SecessionMedia and Culture

05/13/2023Mises Media
The real issue we face is not whether we should be in the red tribe or the blue tribe, but rather what will be the constituency for freedom.
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Rothbard Was Right: Wars Don't Enhance Freedom. They Destroy Liberty.

Media and CultureWar and Foreign Policy

05/13/2023Mises Media
We hear ad nauseum from political and media elites that the war in Ukraine is about preserving "our freedoms." Murray Rothbard had something to say about this sophistry.
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The Brutality of Slavery

Legal SystemU.S. HistoryInterventionism

05/13/2023Mises Daily Articles
In a slave system, threats of brutality underlay the whole relationship.
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ESG: Another Fraudulent Hustle That Progressive Elites Have Foisted on the Economy

Cronyism and CorporatismEconomic PolicyPolitics

05/12/2023Mises Media
In their attempts to remake the economy, progressive elites are pushing ESG. What they forget is that the economy runs on real things, not ideology.
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Prices, Food, Employment: AI and Robotics Are for Regular Folks, Not Just the Elite

Economic FreedomMedia and CultureU.S. Economy

05/12/2023Mises Media
While politicians, media mavens, and the academic elite spread fear about artificial intelligence, AI is helping make life better for ordinary consumers.
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Should Local Municipalities Default on Their Debts? Seems Like a Good Idea

Bureaucracy and RegulationTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

05/11/2023Mises Media
While most free market advocates are fixated on the national debt, they also should be looking at municipal debt over which taxpayers have no say. Maybe default is the answer.
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