Monthly Archive: May 2023

Chapter 13: Abolish Slavery! — Part VI

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 33: Devaluation

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 43: April Fool Week

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 29: How To Get Out of Vietnam

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 12: “Rebellion” in Newark

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 26: The Elections

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 1: Education in California

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 3: Desecrating the Flag

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 15: Civil War in July, 1967 — Part II

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 42: What Does the Viet Cong Want?

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 25: A New Constitution?

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 6: Abolish Slavery! — Part III

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 8: We’re In a Recession

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 28: The Cyprus Question

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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The Euro Stalled Near Its Best Level since April 2022 Ahead of ECB’s Decision

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Overview: Without making a commitment, the Federal Reserve opened the door to a pause in its tightening cycle and the market has concluded it is over. The dollar slumped to new lows for the move against sterling (and the Mexican peso), while euro stalled as it approached last week's high, which was the best level since April 2022. The dollar remains soft against most of the G10 currencies, today. The Norwegian krone is leading after the 25 bp hike...

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What the Leaked Pentagon Docs Tell Us about the Ukraine War

2023-05-03

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2023-05-03

Ryan and Zack talk about some of the details from the recently leaked Pentagon documents. They reveal dysfunctional American foreign policy and just how much contempt the US regime has for its own allies. Additional Resources "What the leaked Pentagon documents reveal — 8 key takeaways" by Paul Adams, Jean Mackenzie, and Antoinette Radford (BBC News): Mises.org/WES_10_A "Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to...

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Arbitrary Use of Power: Punishing Those Who Expose Not-So-Secret Government Secrets

2023-05-03

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2023-05-03

Washington elites and especially their media have denounced what they once praised: leaking of official documents that show the government has been lying. Original Article: "Arbitrary Use of Power: Punishing Those Who Expose Not-So-Secret Government Secrets"

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20 Years Later: Remembering the Disastrous and Failed Iraq War

2023-05-03

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2023-05-03

This spring marks the twentieth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. After an initial frenzy of war fever in the early years of the war, support for the war has since largely evaporated. Nearly two thirds of veterans now say the war was "not worth fighting." Two thirds of American adults say the same thing. Even among Republican veterans, only a minority say the war was worth it.  These numbers are not surprising. The US...

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Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: The Power of Ideologies and Public Opinion

2023-05-03

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2023-05-03

Previously I explained Ludwig von Mises’s descriptive philosophy of the consent of individuals as the only thing that gives value to norms and authority. Individuals interpret norms and authority as useful—whether or not they are useful in reality for individuals’ purposes of coexistence. I continue with the explanation of how group consent originates and how it sustains norms and authorities with the help of ideologies and public opinion....

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From Discipline to No Discipline: The Sorry Evolution of Modern Banking

2023-05-03

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2023-05-03

Walter Bagehot, as Jim Grant writes, believed that bankers and central bankers should exhibit financial discipline. He would not recognize today's banking world. Original Article: "From Discipline to No Discipline: The Sorry Evolution of Modern Banking"

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