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Daily Oct 2 Roman ax

Against the State: An Interview with Lew Rockwell

Big GovernmentEducationThe Police StateWar and Foreign Policy

10/02/2014Mises Daily Articles
John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute talks with Lew Rockwell about his new book, the state, war, police, and education.
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Daily Sept 19 2014 Oxford

An International View of Drug Prohibition: An Interview with Mark Thornton

Free MarketsMedia and Culture

09/19/2014Mises Daily Articles
In this interview, Mark Thornton discusses his debate on the drug war at Oxford University and provides a view on how drug prohibition is viewed internationally.
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Andy Duncan Explains The Charade of Independence for UKIP and Scotland

Financial MarketsWorld History

09/17/2014Mises Daily Articles
In this transcript of his Mises Weekends interview with Jeff Deist, Andy Duncan handicaps the upcoming secession vote in Scotland and discusses the state of free-market thinking in the UK.
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Daily Sept 11 2014

A New Austrian Textbook for All Economists

EducationAustrian Economics Overview

09/11/2014Mises Daily Articles
Randall Holcombe talks about his new textbook on Austrian economics: “The idea was to write a book for people who already know some economics,” Holcombe says.
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Daily Sept 2 2014

Austrians, Fractional Reserves, and the Money Multiplier

Money and Banks

09/02/2014Mises Daily Articles
Austrian economists have been wrongly accused of many intellectual crimes when it comes to fractional reserve banking. Robert Batemarco adds some clarity to the debate.
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Daily Flashman

A Sad End for Flashman?

Media and Culture

08/30/2014Mises Daily Articles
The Flashman Papers serve not only as the enjoyable, politically-incorrect memoirs of the world’s greatest cad, but also as bowdlerization-free historical accounts including the stumbling, botched efforts of an empire that can’t leave anyone alone.
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Daily August 26 2014 magician

A Lesson in Economic Analysis from the Minimum Wage Debate

Free MarketsInterventionism

08/26/2014Mises Daily Articles
Supporters of government interventions like minimum wages. Careful analysis reveals another story, however. Without sound theory to explain them, such simple statistics are meaningless.
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Daily Aug 20 2014 building

Austrian Capital Theory and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Free MarketsMedia and Culture

08/20/2014Mises Daily Articles
Austrian capital theory can go a long way in helping to explain why the apes featured in the film can be both highly-intelligent and hunter-gatherers.
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Daily July 22 Eugenics

A Brief History of Progressivism

Other Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and Methodology

07/22/2014Mises Daily Articles
“Progressives” throughout history repeatedly show a fondness for social engineering and state control.
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The New Libertarianism: Anarcho-Capitalism

Anarcocapitalistas contra Ayn Rand

Free MarketsHistory of the Austrian School of Economics

05/16/2014Mises Daily Articles
La competencia genuina puede servir como el único «límite» real del poder del Estado.
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