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No hay fin a la historia, no hay existencia perfecta

Free MarketsWorld History

11/20/2019Mises Daily Articles
El individuo plenamente satisfecho no tiene sentido, no actúa, no tiene ningún incentivo para pensar, pasa sus días disfrutando tranquilamente de la vida. Es cierto que los hombres vivos nunca podrán alcanzar tal estado de perfección y equilibrio.
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Nicolás Oresme y el primer tratado monetario

World HistoryMonetary TheoryPolitical Theory

08/17/2019Mises Daily Articles
El pensamiento monetario austriaco se remonta al padre fundador de la economía monetaria, el gran Nicolás Oresme, obispo de Lisieux del siglo XIV.
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Nicholas Oresme and the First Monetary Treatise

World HistoryMonetary TheoryPolitical Theory

08/17/2019Mises Daily Articles
Austrian monetary thought can be traced back right to the very founding father of monetary economics, the great Nicholas Oresme, the 14th century Bishop of Lisieux.
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New Deal and Cold War: The Link of State Domination

Free MarketsU.S. HistoryOther Schools of Thought

05/20/2019Mises Daily Articles
One of the most brilliant and forceful attacks on Cold War foreign policy in the postwar era came from the pen of the veteran free-market publicist Garet Garrett, In his pamphlet "The Rise of Empire."
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No todas las condiciones de salud son asegurables

HealthInterventionismPolitical Theory

03/16/2019Mises Daily Articles
El hecho de que la atención médica sea costosa no es una condición necesaria o suficiente para exigir la cobertura. Si cree que los precios de la atención médica parecen no tener sentido ahora, simplemente espere hasta que vea lo que sucede cuando la cobertura obligatoria elimina cualquier...
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Not Every Health Condition Is Insurable

HealthInterventionismPolitical Theory

03/16/2019Mises Daily Articles
If you think healthcare pricing seems nonsensical now, just wait until you see what happens when mandated coverage removes any semblance of rational insurance pricing.
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Natural and Neutral Rates of Interest in Theory and Policy Formulation

Capital and Interest TheoryHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsProduction Theory

03/13/2019Mises Daily Articles
The so-called "art of central banking" lies in picking the "right" target interest rate. But, there's no way to know the "correct" rate without giving markets freedom from central bankers.
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Nuestros mejores presidentes?

Big GovernmentU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyPolitical Theory

02/18/2019Mises Daily Articles
Los custodios profesionales de las visiones estadounidenses de la historia siempre han calificado a los mismos presidentes como “grandes”. Son siempre los presidentes que abusaron frecuentemente del poder y los que más expandieron el poder público.
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Gambling

Nowadays, Health Insurance Isn’t Really Insurance

Big GovernmentFree MarketsPrices

07/30/2015Mises Daily Articles
Modern health "insurance" is really just a wealth-transfer scheme that now ignores risk and true costs.
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Student loans

No End in Sight For Higher-Education Malinvestment

Booms and BustsPrices

06/30/2015Mises Daily Articles
Thanks to the higher-education bubble, times are great for those who make money off of college students. Tuition continues to climb while a building boom produces expensive new housing and classrooms. Meanwhile, the students themselves may not be getting their money's worth.
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