Milk in its natural state — raw milk — is consumed by very few Americans, because it is illegal in many states and thoroughly discouraged by federal health organizations, regulators, and the Big Dairy lobby. Its dangers are minimal, and those are due to its prohibition, writes Mark Thornton. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by the
Most people have never really met crystal meth; sure, they talk about it on the news a lot, but how many average Americans know anyone who is a meth user? The drug goes by many names: methylamphetamine, N-methylamphetamine, desoxyephedrine, speed, and — most commonly — meth. Regardless of what it is called, methamphetamine is absolutely one of the
You can chart the course of human progress in terms of how clean our clothing is. In early times people used animal skins, had no change of clothing, and had no soap. By Adam Smith’s day soap had improved in quality, was produced industrially, and was becoming available to the common man. In fact, the Industrial Revolution, which is usually
People often ask me, “What do you think the government should do instead of QE inflation?” My stock answer is that the government should not try to fight the depression with government spending and cheap credit. Trying to stop the market from correcting the errors of the past only delays the consequences and makes them much worse. Government
[An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by the author, is available for download .] Got Milk? Most Americans think they drink milk on a regular basis. In fact, virtually all these people are consuming pasteurized milk, not milk. Milk in its natural state — raw milk — is consumed by very few Americans, because it is illegal in many states
[An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by the author, is available for download .] Suddenly the world is abuzz with talk about legalizing marijuana and other drugs. Political candidates, politicians, former presidents, interest groups, and even the Global Commission on Drug Policy are all calling for drug-policy reform. Given that we are
[An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by the author, is available for download .] The Panic in Needle Park was a 1971 movie starring Al Pacino, about a heroin addict couple whose life spins out of control. It was set in a New York City park frequented by heroin dealers and heroin addicts. The other well-known “needle park” operated in
[Publicado originalmente en enero de 2011] La mayoría de la gente realmente nunca se ha encontrado con el crystal meth; es verdad que hablan mucho de él pero ¿cuántos estadounidenses normales conocen a alguien que tome meth? La droga tiene muchos nombres: metilanfetamina, N-metilanfetamina, desoxiefedrina, speed y, más comúnmente, meth.
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