Monthly Archive: June 2025

Are WNBA Players Underpaid or Overpaid?

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Nobel-winning economist Claudia Goldin claims that WNBA players are vastly “underpaid” relative to their male counterparts in the NBA. Economic analysis, however, tells us a different story.

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Why Trump Won’t Deport 18 Million Illegal Aliens

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

The administration’s best-case scenario would mean the administration has few hopes of deporting even a quarter of the existing population of illegal immigrants.

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RFK Jr. appoints Dr. Robert Malone to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Critics decried the "retirement" of the previous 17-member ACIP, fearing the committee would make new vaccine recommendations not favored by Big Pharma.

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The Misesian, vol. 2, no. 3, 2025

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

So long as the unchecked army of bureaucrats, technocrats, and deep-state operatives is allowed free rein, it will be impossible to make progress in limiting the state’s power over individuals.

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PostFinance recruits former Credit Suisse executive as Chief Financial Officer

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

PostFinance has found a replacement for its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Kurt Fuchs, who resigned at the end of February. Claudio Gaugler, a former Credit Suisse executive, will take up his post on September 1. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Gaugler, 40, will join the management board of the financial …

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Trump vows changes to immigration crackdown to protect farm and hotel workers

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

It could be that deporting private sector workers isn't quite as popular as deporting violent criminals on the dole.

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Swiss Re experts warn of growing risks from heatwaves

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Up to half a million people worldwide die every year as a result of extreme heat, according to a report published by reinsurer Swiss Re on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox That is more than earthquakes, floods and hurricanes combined. Heat stress leads to exhaustion, heat stroke and organ …

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The Greatness of <em>Man, Economy, and State</em>

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Mises said that MES made an “epochal” contribution to economics and that it made many important theoretical innovations.

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Nestlé Waters authorised to explore 5 boreholes in the Vosges

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

The Vosges prefecture announced on Thursday it has issued an order authorising Nestlé Waters to carry out five new exploratory boreholes at Vittel and They-sous-Monfort in eastern France. The aim is to search for Hépar natural mineral water. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A spokesperson for the Swiss food giant …

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Vilfredo Pareto: A Return to the Libertarian Roots of Elite Theory

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Influenced by the writings of the great Frederic Bastiat, Vilfredo Pareto promoted free markets and economic liberalism in 19th-century Europe. Pareto also made a number of important contributions to economic theory and practice.

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The State of Israel has started bombing Iran.

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Its intent may be to sabotage whatever peace deal trump might have pursued. But US taxpayers will pay either way.

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Can’t See the Risk-Off by Looking at the Dollar or Gold

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Overview: The combination of President Trump's renewed threat to send letters to announce the new bilateral tariff letters and the heightened tensions with Iran have spurred risk-off forces but they have not been expressed, as often is the case, with a stronger dollar and a surge in gold. The greenback is softer against nearly all …

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Can Trump and Musk Make Up?

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Can Trump and Musk “make up” and find a way to work together in the future?

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Inflation Remains Tame Despite Tariffs

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

The May CPI report released yesterday was considered the first inflation gauge to show how tariffs are impacting prices. We would like to see a few more months of inflation reports before claiming the coast is clear, but the May CPI is encouraging. For the fourth consecutive month, the CPI was below Wall Street estimates. … Continue...

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Business Owners: Why Your Personal Financial Plan Needs More Than Just a CPA

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Running a successful business takes grit, vision, and no shortage of time. Between managing operations, leading teams, and scaling growth, personal financial planning often gets pushed to the back burner. When business owners do seek help, they typically turn to their CPA for advice. And while CPAs are invaluable for accounting and tax compliance, they’re …

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Was kann die Schweizerische Nationalbank tatsächlich bewirken?

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Geldpolitik - Die Schweizerische Nationalbank will die Inflation und die Wechselkurse beeinflussen. Fraglich ist, inwieweit ihr das gelingt.

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Fell For It Again?

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Trump's now-infamous “Big, Beautiful Bill” has become the classic bait-and-switch, in which the president promises fiscal responsibility as a candidate but delivers profligacy when he reaches the White House.

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‘Switzerland must prepare for a return to negative interest rates’

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Given the low inflation, which in May stood at a four-year low of -0.1%, and the strength of the Swiss franc, negative interest rates could return in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is according to BAK Economics, which on the other hand considers the risk of a recession …

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Portland’s Politics and the Fall of Big Pink

2025-06-12

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Fiat Money and Chartalism: Why MMT Is Wrong

2025-06-12

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2025-06-12

Joshua Mawhorter joins us to talk about how the fiat-money theories of Modern Monetary Theory and chartalism aren't supported by the historical facts.

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