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Is It Just War or Unjustified Slaughter of Innocents?

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog10/11/2023

The recent attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians have led to justified outrage. But will Israel's response also kill innocent people? Murray Rothbard has words of wisdom on this subject.

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Is There Inflation in Government-Financed Goods and Services?

Big GovernmentInflationSocialismTaxes and Spending

Blog10/07/2023

Governments are fond of accusing private firms of “greed” when prices increase during periods of inflation. However, they fail to tell the public that government services also face price increases.

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Is the Money in Your Checking Account Yours or the Bank's?

LanguageMoney and BankingOther Schools of Thought

Blog09/30/2023

While supporters of fractional reserve banking claim banks inform depositors that they are really lenders (and banks are borrowers), a survey of the fine print yields says otherwise.

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It’s Time for Some Debt and Entitlement Alarmism

Big GovernmentThe EnvironmentMedia and CultureTaxes and Spending

Blog09/21/2023

Climate alarmism dominates the news cycle, but perhaps people be more alarmed by massive federal budget deficits and runaway entitlement spending.

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Is the Gig Economy on the Verge of Destruction?

Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismEconomic PolicyCalculation and Knowledge

Blog09/19/2023

Thanks to government interventionism and regulation, the once-promising gig economy is foundering. It's time to let entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs.

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Inflation: Government’s Insidious Form of Theft

The FedInflationMonetary Policy

Blog09/12/2023

While court economists such as Paul Krugman insist that inflation is government's way of ensuring full employment, in reality, inflation is one of the many ways governments steal from productive people.

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Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?

Booms and BustsMonetary PolicyMoney and BanksU.S. EconomyMoney and Banking

Blog08/31/2023

Decades of low interest rates have ruined saving in the US economy, and banks are going to pay dearly for it.

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Is China Colonizing Jamaica?

Economic PolicyThe EntrepreneurLabor and WagesWorld History

Blog08/29/2023

Some Jamaicans complain that the Chinese are "colonizing" the country because of their economic success there. Actually, their success is due to entrepreneurship and plain hard work.

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