Israeli Troops Say Mass Looting of Occupied Southern Lebanon ‘Routine’

04/24/2026 Notes in the Margin

The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (which includes many Christian communities) subjects the locals to routine looting and desecration of religious sites.

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McMahan On Killing in War

04/24/2026 Friday Philosophy David Gordon

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon discusses Jeff McMahan’s thoughts on fighting in both just and unjust wars. “Just following orders” is still immoral when one is promoting a war unjustly carried out.

A Very Brief History of Taxation and the State

04/24/2026 Mises Wire Joshua Mawhorter

It is important to note that states and what we know as taxes gradually emerged through war, conquest, plunder, and tribute. While the organization has changed and become formalized over time, states and taxes have not lost their coercive character.

The Next Food Pyramid: Lab-Grown Meat and the New Moral Orthodoxy

04/23/2026 Mises Wire Thiago V. S. Coelho

The anti-meat movement has influenced government policy well beyond anything close to the truth about meat. From the discredited food pyramid to government funding of “lab-grown meat,” government aids the activists who are making our lives worse.

The Critical Issue Is Not Dependence on Oil, but the Destruction Caused by States

04/23/2026 Power & Market Alejandro A. Tagliavini

Faced with a decrease in the supply of crude oil—due to state intervention—the price increases to discourage consumption while simultaneously promoting increased production and/or logistics.

A Look Behind the Fed’s Curtains

04/23/2026 Mises Wire Jonathan Newman

Jonathan Newman was present as one of the Federal Reserve governors gave a talk and was able to ask questions. It seems there is not much behind the Fed’s technocratic veneer.

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