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In the Eyes of the State, We are All Russian (Bots) Now

A recent paper from the Atlantic Council faults modern technologies for eroding faith in public institutions. To them, this is a bad thing.

12/10/2018Power & MarketKarl-Friedrich Israel

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Is "Social Entrepreneurship" the Next "Social Justice"?

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Blog05/01/2018Karl-Friedrich Israel

Contrary to much recent scholarship, there is no difference in kind between “social” entrepreneurship and mundane entrepreneurship.

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InterventionismPolitical Theory

06/03/2016The Journal of Libertarian StudiesMises Institute

There is no necessary connection between battling to curb immigration and rejecting key elements of the free market such as free trade.

Chilean Protesters Could End Chile's Decades of Progress

José Niño

The history of Latin America is filled with tragic stories of countries reaching great heights — Argentina and Venezuela come to mind — and then falling back to mediocrity. Chile could be next if the protesters get their way.

Teacher Unions Destroy School Accountability

Robert Fellner

The Clark County School District evaluated itself, and it determined that all the teachers and administrators are doing a great job — and by the way, the union deserves more money.

Why Central Banks Aren't Really Setting Interest Rates

Frank Shostak

Central banks can only distort and mask real interest rates with monetary policy. Interest rates are really set by each individual's time preference.

The Silicon Valley Gulag

Jason Morgan

In his new book Google Archipelago, Rectenwald asserts the Google Archipelago re-upping of Marx is not only practically Marxist, but conceptually and structurally so.