Monthly Archive: May 2023

The Greenback Remains Heavy Ahead of the Employment Report

2023-05-05

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2023-05-05

Overview: The US dollar is weaker against all the G10 currencies today but the Swiss franc. The backdrop seems fragile even though a few regional bank shares have done better in after-hours trading and Apple's earnings were received well by the markets. Due to seasonal factors and other considerations, many are warning about a US jobs report, even though ADP's estimate surprised to the upside earlier this week. Equities were mixed in the Asia...

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The Dominion Lawsuit Against Fox News Is Part of the War against Free Speech

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

In March 2021, Dominion Voting Systems—a company that produces electronic voting equipment and software—sued Fox New Channel for 1.6 billion. Dominion claimed the company had been harmed by allegedly false claims made by Fox program hosts and guests about Dominion's role in alleged efforts to rig the 2020 US presidential election.  In April 2023, Fox New Channel settled with Dominion for $787.6 million. Dominion still has other lawsuits pending...

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From Rothbard to Tucker: Regime Conservatives Purge Dissent

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the cancellation of Tucker Carlson's Fox News show and the similar treatment of Murray Rothbard by Bill Buckley. What does Tucker's cancelation mean for the growing anti-regime trends on the right, and why do "conservative" gatekeepers prefer the company of the left more than their audience? We look at this and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard. [embedded...

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The Failure of the Federal Reserve: The Covid Boom and Unnecessary Intervention

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

After years of inflationary intervention, the Federal Reserve has no more rabbits to pull out of the hat. Original Article: "The Failure of the Federal Reserve: The Covid Boom and Unnecessary Intervention"

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Will a New BRICS Currency Change Anything? Maybe

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

Money first originated through the voluntary exchange of commodities, such as gold and silver, in order to eliminate the inefficiencies of barter. As Austrian school of economics founder Carl Menger explained: Money is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act. Even the sanction of political authority is not necessary for its existence. Certain commodities came to be money quite naturally, as the result of economic...

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You Don’t Like It? Leave! The Telling Sophistry of Tax Apologists

2023-05-04

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2023-05-04

What better way to “celebrate” tax season than to talk taxes? Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Taxation is not theft. It’s just the law of the land. You want to live in this country, you pay the long-established, constitutional, customary tax. If you’re not okay with that, there are plenty of other countries to choose from whose customs and edicts you may find more agreeable. Just go live there, and best of luck to you! So as long as you have that...

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Chapter 44: Martin Luther King

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 19: Should There Be a Tax Hike? — 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 35: The Coming American Fascism

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 2: Reaching for the Zoning Club

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 5: Abolish Slavery! — 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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Introduction

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 18: Should There Be a Tax Hike? — Part I

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 30: The Case of John Milton Ratliff

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 9: Abolish Slavery! — Part IV

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 27: Why Do They All Hate De Gaulle?

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 40: The Escalation of Lyndon Johnson

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 46: The Peace Negotiations

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 4: Abolish Slavery! — Part I

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 37: The State of the War

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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