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The Austrian - 2020 V-06 I-05
The Austrian is the flagship physical print publication of the Mises Institute. Each issue features provocative articles by cutting-edge laissez-faire and Austrian thinkers, plus interviews with economists, historians, and other scholars...
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Police Officers Threaten to Quit If the Public Keeps Demanding Accountability
Police reforms are making it easier to monitor police activities, and even to hold officers personally liable when found guilty of abusing their power. But some officers don't like that at all.
Opposition to State Power Evaporates Whenever There Is a “Crisis”
To swing a political debate in favor of the state, all it takes is a crisis, either real or imagined. The masses will then abandon whatever resistance they had to the state's latest interventions.
Why They Want to Destroy Julian Assange
The trial of Julian Assange will have consequences that are far larger than the man himself. Whatever will be Assange's future, he is already one more martyr in the historic struggle for political freedom from which everyone can take inspiration.
How Government-Owned Streets Prevent Effective Law Enforcement
“Taking back the streets” ought to mean privatizing them and enabling property owners to defend their property. This would be the surest way to end the riots.
Governments Will Impose New Lockdowns If They Think They Can Get Away with It
If lockdowns now seem to be receding, it's because policymakers fear another round of lockdowns would be greeted with resistance rather than obedience.
How Government-Owned Streets Prevent Effective Law Enforcement
“Taking back the streets” ought to mean privatizing them and enabling property owners to defend their property. This would be the surest way to end the riots.
The Feds Want to Snoop on Your Encrypted Data. It’s “for the Children.”
Although governments continue to insist "it's for the children," we should never go back to the dark ages of privacy before easy-to-use encryption. Nor should we allow a "back door" for governments to access our data.
Where Did the US Government Get the Power to Assassinate People?
This CIA’s omnipotent power to assassinate people came into existence without even the semblance of a constitutional amendment. It was ostensibly enacted by Congress and later acceded to by the Supreme Court.
