Austin Padgett

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Another Reason Why Individual Freedom Is So Much Better than Central Planning

02/22/2024 Mises Wire Austin Padgett

Progressives believe that restricting individual liberty permits better social outcomes. In truth, it is individual liberty that allows societies to function best.

Back to the Future Morphs into Dystopia

10/17/2023 Mises Wire Austin Padgett

Thanks to the exponential growth of government and regulation, the optimistic society of Back to the Future is fast becoming the dystopian world of Escape from New York or Death Wish.

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Another Reason Why Individual Freedom Is So Much Better than Central Planning

03/08/2024 Austin Padgett

Progressives believe that restricting individual liberty permits better social outcomes. In truth, it is individual liberty that allows societies to function best.

Back to the Future Morphs into Dystopia

11/02/2023 Austin Padgett

Thanks to the exponential growth of government and regulation, the optimistic society of Back to the Future is fast becoming the dystopian world of Escape from New York or Death Wish.

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