Thiago V. S. Coelho

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How the the Farmland Protection Policy Act Has Socialized Farm Land

12/14/2025 Mises Wire Thiago V. S. Coelho

For more than 40 years, US farm policy has socialized farm land and transferred wealth to politically-connected people.

A Rothbardian Critique of Effective Altruism

10/16/2023 Mises Wire Thiago V. S. Coelho

"Effective altruism" has become a buzzword with modern progressives who seek to combine state power and billionaire-funded nonprofits to redirect resources.

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The Farmland Protection Policy Act: Crisis Politics and the Quiet Socialization of Land

12/15/2025 Thiago V. S. Coelho

For more than 40 years, the Farmland Protection Policy Act has socialized US farmlands and transferred wealth to politically-connected people. What it hasn’t done is protect farmland.

A Rothbardian Critique of Effective Altruism

10/31/2023 Thiago V. S. Coelho

"Effective altruism" has become a buzzword with modern progressives who seek to combine state power and billionaire-funded nonprofits to redirect resources.

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