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Piketty Interview Inadvertently Shows How Centralization Fails Europe
European integration supposedly represented the end of nationalist tensions—and the dawn of a new era for a continent still deeply shaped by two wars. The Eurozone supposedly bolstered economic power and prosperity, harnessing the trading power of several nations into one competitive superstate. And the Euro supposedly created a currency that would rival the dollar as a global force.
What Greece (and All of Europe) Should Do Next
A Lesson From the Greek Crisis: Safe Deposit Boxes Are Not Safe
The Black Hole of Defense Spending
The only thing defense spending actually defends are the profits of defense contractors.
Greece Illustrates 150 Years of Socialist Failure in Europe
The Greek crisis illustrates the latest failure in Europe's attempts to build a lasting prosperity through consumption and redistribution of wealth. It's been going on for 150 years, and it remains to be seen if Europe will learn anything from the present crisis.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac CEOs Get Huge Pay Raises
The Pentagon’s Latest War Plane Is Terrible at War — But That’s Fine With Congress
Puerto Rico: America’s Greece?
Happy Bithday Lew!
Today is the birthday of Lew Rockwell, the founder of the Mises Institute and a major figure in the Ron Paul movement.
