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Anatomy of the Bank Run

Free MarketsMoney and BanksInterventionism

03/18/2023Mises Daily Articles
It would be instructive to see how many banks would survive if the massive governmental props were finally taken away.
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Are Large Hospitals the Problem with US Healthcare?

Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismFree MarketsHealthPrice ControlsProgressivism

03/13/2023Mises Media
Two "distinguished" healthcare analysts have examined the medical system in the USA and conclude that the REAL problem is . . . large hospitals. Dale Steinreich applies economic analysis to their claims.
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Austrian Economics Stands against the Collectivism of Progressive Thought

ProgressivismSocialismAustrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and Methodology

03/11/2023Mises Media
Progressivism is collectivist, anti-individual, and ultimately destroys civilization itself. Austrian economics stands against this force.
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Artificial Intelligence Can Serve Entrepreneurs and Markets

The EntrepreneurFree MarketsStrategyEntrepreneurship

03/04/2023Mises Media
In our technocratic age, it is easy to dismiss the latest technological developments as an avenue toward freedom, but some of them still bode well for markets.
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Australia: The Nation Founded by British Convicts Embraced Entrepreneurship

CapitalismFree MarketsWorld HistoryEntrepreneurship

02/16/2023Mises Media
Australia is famous for its laid-back culture and for being founded by convicts from Great Britain. It also should be famous for its embrace of entrepreneurship.
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America, Brazil, and the Illegitimacy of Weaponized Democracy

DemocracyLegal SystemStrategy

01/26/2023Mises Media
The similar challenges facing America and Brazil, including concerns about the state of their democracies, is worthy of exploration, as is the global response to the protest and what that response means for those opposed to the current “neoliberal” international order.
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Again the Government Is Taking Antitrust Action against Microsoft. Again This Is Wrong.

Cronyism and CorporatismEconomic PolicyFree MarketsLawThe Police State

01/23/2023Mises Media
The Federal Trade Commission seeks an anti-trust judgment against Microsoft for its move to acquire Activision. Like all other anti-trust action, this one has no economic merits.
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A Short Essay on Sound Monetary Policy

Money and BanksGold StandardMonetary Theory

01/20/2023Mises Media
In a market economy, gold is sound money. There is no need for monetary authorities when gold rules.
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Authoritarianism Is Not Compatible with Economic Progress: Freedom Is Indivisible

Economic FreedomThe Police State

01/10/2023Mises Media
The belief that a free market economy needs an authoritarian state to support it is mistaken. Mises said it best when he wrote that "freedom is indivisible."
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