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You're Paying for the Israel War. You'll Also Pay for the Refugees.

Taxes and SpendingWar and Foreign Policy

Blog11/14/2023

Resettling Gazans in America—at taxpayer expense—will be sold as a "humanitarian" effort, but anyone who sees through the propaganda will see that it's really all a cynical effort to please Israeli politicians.

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The TSA Is Still Crazy after All These Years

Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationThe Police StateU.S. History

Blog11/14/2023

In the past two decades, the TSA has proven it is ineffective in providing real security for airline passengers. However, its growing incompetence is matched only by its increasing intrusion into travelers' lives.

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Is ExxonMobil's Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources a "Threat to Democracy"?

Economic PolicyFinancial MarketsMedia and CultureU.S. Economy

Blog11/14/2023

According to a Brown University professor, ExxonMobil threatens our democratic republic by purchasing another company. The totalitarian woke atmosphere in American higher education is the real threat.

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The Inevitable Bust: Why Economic Booms Contain the Seeds of Their Own Destruction

Booms and BustsEconomic PolicyMonetary PolicyBusiness Cycles

Blog11/14/2023

While the Fed tries to engineer the mythical “soft landing” for the economy, Austrian economists know that this is an exercise in futility. Once the credit-fueled boom occurs, the bust logically follows.

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From the Invisible Hand to the Invisible Sleight-of-Hand

KeynesMedia and CultureMonetary PolicyU.S. Economy

Blog11/13/2023

Advocates of unbacked paper money claim that theirs is the “civilized” choice, as opposed to gold, or what Keynes called “that barbarous relic.” These inflationists, however, are the ones wrecking civilization as we have known it.

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Ten Years Ago, I Discovered the Mises Institute. These Are the Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

EducationMedia and CulturePhilosophy

Blog11/13/2023

Ten years ago, I discovered the Mises Institute. This is the advice I wish I could send back to my younger self.

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Bad, Worse, Worst: The Misguided Perfectionism of Gavin Newsom

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic PolicyLabor and WagesUnemployment

Blog11/11/2023

California governor Gavin Newsome has signed a draconian new bill meant to raise pay for the state's fast-food workers.

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Sovereign Debt is Eating the World

Financial MarketsWorld HistoryMoney and Banking

Blog11/11/2023

Sovereign debt is eating the world. Lining up a financial crash that could make 2008 look like a picnic. How did we get here?

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