The Big Short
The Big Short is a pretty good movie, but there are a few things it leaves out.
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Paul Krugman is Still Wrong on Europe
It is now even clearer that Krugman is wrong about France and the UK.
How The Feds Got All That Western Land (and Why It’s a Problem)
The federal government has been meddling in Western lands since the beginning. Early settlers were happy to have the feds on their side, but a government strong enough to give you land is strong enough to take it away.
Bernie Sanders and the Tragedy of Price Discrepancies
Bernie Sanders received some hefty backlash and ridicule on Twitter for decrying the fact that student loan rates are higher than home refinance rates.
End Injustices Now, Not Later
Politicians can often be found saying that it would be bad to end a government program because it would unfairly punish those who benefit from the program. But what about those who are punished and disadvantaged by the unjust program in the first place?
Cultural Marxism Explained in 7 Minutes
This is an excellent short video explaining the source and nature of Cultural Marxist movements like political correctness, modern feminism, pansexualism, multiculturalism, "whiteness studies," etc.
Venezuela’s Bizarre System of Exchange Rates
Many people know that the Venezuelan economy is subject to byzantine price controls and other regulations. But on top of it all is a highly complex, bureaucratic, and damaging system of government-controlled monetary exchange rates.
Most Market Criticism is Simply Poor Science
Most critiques of the market is pure assertion.
A Call to Activism from the Late Margit von Mises
In a superb talk given on February 27, 1984, at an early Mises Institute event in New York City, Margit von Mises discusses the process by which she came to write the memoir of her late husband, as well as his impact on the world.
