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Markets, Not Government, Improve Race Relations

Free MarketsMedia and CultureU.S. History

Blog09/05/2017Richard M. Ebeling

No, race relations aren't getting worse. They're far better than they were decades ago, and the marketplace has been a key factor in improving matters.

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The Broken-Window Fallacy Is Still Alive and Well

Free MarketsMedia and Culture

Blog09/04/2017Robert A. McKeown

CNBC tells us that Hurricane Harvey may be good for the economy by increasing inflation, and driving up demand. CNBC is, of course, wrong.

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How Welfare States Encourage Bad Economic Thinking

Media and CultureTaxes and SpendingPolitical Theory

Blog09/02/2017Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski

The prevalence of welfare-statist “redistribution” spells the death of sound economics.

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Walter Starkie and the Greatest Novel of All

Media and CultureWorld History

Blog08/29/2017David Gordon

Whether Starkie was right that Don Quixote was the greatest of all novels is a question that each reader must determine for himself.

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The King Hath a Heavy Reckoning to Make

Media and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog08/24/2017Matthew McCaffrey

The Bard had a deep appreciation of political theatre, and even when his works seem to praise kings and wars, they’re often subtly condemning them.

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Privatize the Public Monuments

Media and CultureU.S. History

Blog08/17/2017Ryan McMaken

Public monuments serve the same public propaganda function as public schools. The solution in both cases is the same.

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Before "Fake News," America Invented "Pseudo Events"

Media and CultureU.S. History

Blog08/15/2017Ryan McMaken

For decades, the American media has been skillfully perfecting the art of creating its own "pseudo events" when real news has been hard to find.

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A New Murray Rothbard Book

Media and Culture

Blog08/14/2017Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Lew Rockwell has great news: a brand-new Murray Rothbard book on The Progressive Era. And do we need it!

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The Wrong Narrative in Charlottesville

Media and CultureStrategyInterventionism

Blog08/13/2017Jeff Deist

Antifa and the alt-right are animated entirely by politics: the perception that others can impose their will on us politically.

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MacLean's Book Takes Progressive Conspiracy Theories to a New Level

Media and Culture

Blog08/04/2017Brian Garst

MacLean's hit piece on "radical" libertarians uses the usual tactics: spinning complex conspiracy theories to "prove" the racism of political enemies.