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Rethinking Power Plugs

Rethinking Power Plugs

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Philosophy and Methodology
David Leo Veksler

Have you ever wondered why power plugs have the shape they do?

Washington Supreme Court Invalidates State’s Estate Tax

Washington Supreme Court Invalidates State’s Estate Tax

James Fogal
The Washington Supreme Court yesterday invalidated the state’s estate tax in
The Worse the Better?

The Worse the Better?

Jeffrey A. Tucker

I’ve wondered when we would start seeing arguments like the following, from Keith Halderman

On Radicalism and Calling a Spade a Spade

On Radicalism and Calling a Spade a Spade

Tags: Other Schools of Thought, Political Theory
Stephan Kinsella

From an interview with Milton Friedman (

The Joy of Labor

The Joy of Labor

Robert P. Murphy

In contrast to all the platitudes about sacrifice, this general loves his job.

Mises and Rand (and Rothbard)

Mises and Rand (and Rothbard)

Stephan Kinsella

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Bigger Government, Thy Name is Privatization

Bigger Government, Thy Name is Privatization

Jeffrey A. Tucker

From the Wall Street Journal today ($):

Randians go from Mises to supply-side economics

Randians go from Mises to supply-side economics

Stefan Karlsson

As was noted by Roderick Long, Ayn Rand used to hold Mises to be the best economist and promote his work

Government entitlements create a entitlement culture-how suprising

Government entitlements create a entitlement culture-how suprising

Stefan Karlsson

Buried inside this BBC News story about the problems associated with illegal immi

It’s not private; it’s a loan

It’s not private; it’s a loan

Jeffrey A. Tucker

Just as you thought the SocSec “privatization” couldn’t get any worse,