Mises on the History of Warfare
As war rages in the Middle East, we are reminded of what Mises wrote in 1949 on warfare and its awful effects.
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American History Is a Preview of the Israel-Palestine End Game
How the Israel-Gaza war ends is easy to imagine because it's following a path that has been trod many times before. We've seen it many times during conflicts between settler populations and indigenous populations worldwide
Battling Beasts and Bureaucrats: Naomi Wolf and the American Medical-Government Police State
Naomi Wolf has taken on the American medical bureaucracy for its lies and malpractice in dealing with covid.
Reason versus Emotion in Economics: A Praxeological Response
The field of behavior economics downplays the role of purposeful praxeology in economics. Austrian economics does not make that error.
Federal Flood Insurance Drains Taxpayers
Federal flood insurance was created ostensibly to provide insurance to people who live in flood-prone areas. Not surprisingly, it subsidizes bad home-building decisions and wastes billions of dollars.
Cut through the Media Noise, and Remember the Economic Priorities
Modern prosperity is astonishing, but it can quickly disappear if our monetary unit fails. We need to keep up the fight for sound money.
If the Fed Goes, The State Will Soon Follow
The leviathan US state would not be possible without the Fed underwriting its growth. But the Fed is not all-powerful, nor can it continue to exist by only creating chaos.
The Cato Institute’s Belated, Squishy Stance on the Latest Middle East Crisis
From Ukraine to the Middle East, some libertarians have found ways to pick sides and cheer on escalations of bloody conflicts.
The Dollar See-Saws between Two Views on Fiscal Explosion
As the Biden administration ramps up new government spending—and budget deficits—to unheard-of peacetime levels, reality sets in. No economy and no currency can withstand this explosive assault for very long.
Foreword: Legal Foundations of a Free Society
The question as to what is justice and what constitutes a just society is as old as philosophy itself. Indeed, it arises in everyday life even long before any systematic philosophizing is to begin.
