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Florida’s New Teacher Carry Law is a Decent First Step

Legal SystemU.S. History

Blog05/27/2019José Niño

When it comes to school safety, a good place to start is by allowing local jurisdictions to reassert local control in their own communities.

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Forget "States' Rights" — States Are Too Big, Too

Blog05/03/2019José Niño

The effort to nullify gun laws at the county level illustrate how the relationship between citizens and government can be quite different at a more local level.

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Four Reasons Why College Degrees Are Becoming Useless

EducationTaxes and Spending

Blog06/14/2017Jonathan Newman

If education and career skills are what you want, a college or university may be a waste of your time and money.

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Fed Officials Can't See What's Right In Front Of Them

The Fed

06/12/2017Mises WireJonathan Newman

Why is it so controversial to suggest that we should leave interest rates and credit markets alone?

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.

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.

Socialism and the Green New Deal: Choose One

Richard M. Ebeling

Central planners cannot calculate the costs and benefits of environmental policy.

The Japanization of the European Union

Jesús Huerta de Soto

Japan's once-envied economy is now in shambles. The European economy, built on the same shaky tenets, is crumbling, too. Where to go from here?

When the Communists Abolished the Weekend

Ryan McMaken

By abolishing the weekend, the Soviets were in one move able to strike a blow against both families and religious institutions. All that was left was the state — and state-mandated labor.