Voluntary Servitude — Not Coercion — Fuels the State’s Power
Tyranny does not rest on force but on submission.
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A Libertarian Critique of Birthright Citizenship
It is important to change our political culture, which treats "democracy," or the "right" to vote, as the supreme political good.
The US Ten-Year Shows The Extent Of The Bond Bubble
97% of consensus economists didn’t see the last recession the quarter before it started. Even worse, 77% didn’t see a recession when it was already happening!
Trump is Right: The Fed is a Big Problem
If the US administration truly wishes to "To Make America Great Again," there is no way around addressing the Fed.
3 Problems with How the Media Looks at Inequality
The public debate of inequality is a muddle of bad assumptions and a disregard for how global poverty has plummeted — thanks to markets — in recent decades.
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It’s Not All Trump: Congress Is a Disaster Too
Congress has no small part in the endless cycle of debt, spending, and rising bureaucratic power.
Why Public Debt Is a Problem — And Trade Deficits Aren’t
Private debts are privately paid. Public debts are paid by the taxpayer.
Deficits Do Matter: Debt Payments Will Consume Trillions of Dollars in Coming Years
In coming years, interest payments on debt will increasingly pull money away from programs like Medicare and military spending.
Kirk Kerkorian: Misesian Entrepreneur
Kerkorian was an eighth-grade dropout who would go on to earn billions, and epitomized Mises's idea of the entrepreneur.
