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Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy

2026-04-09

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2026-04-09

The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.

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The Theft of Your Good Deflation

2026-04-09

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2026-04-09

Mainstream economists, not to mention most financial journalists, claim that deflation is as bad or worse than inflation. The Austrians know better. We need deflation and we need it now.

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Is a Ceasefire Happening? + Should Christians be Socialist?

2026-04-09

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2026-04-09

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent reporting on Israel's influence on Trump's war decision. Plus, discussion about a recent Tucker Carlson Show guest and his view that Christianity is inherently socialist.

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Why Rent Control Fails: Lessons From New York to Portland

2026-04-09

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2026-04-09

The question is not whether a politician’s intention is good. The market does not care about intentions. It responds to incentives.

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More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show

2026-04-09

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2026-04-09

"The number of Fed policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike rose ... as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months."

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The Economic Destruction of Trump’s War Goes Far Beyond High Gas Prices

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more.

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Rothbard, the Mises Institute, and the Battle of Ideas

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

Over the centuries, many academic institutions and publications have played their role in the good work of defending freedom. The Mises Institute does this today.

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Money Laundering and Oliver Bullough’s New Pearl-Clutching Book

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book sets the readers straight.

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Why I Side with Ludwig von Mises

2026-04-08

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Chile’s president begins building border barrier less than week into term

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

Chilean President Kast said Chile had been "violated by illegal immigration, drug trafficking and organized crime."

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What Strategy Took from UCLA—and What It Missed

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

The tradition of Alchian, Demsetz, and colleagues has continuing relevance for strategy scholars.

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Rothbard, the Mises Institute, and the Battle of Ideas

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

Over the centuries, many academic institutions and publications have played their role in the good work of defending freedom. The Mises Institute does this today.

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Is Donald Trump Another Bismarck?

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution.

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The Economic Destruction of Trump’s War Goes Far Beyond High Gas Prices

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more.

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Trump’s ceasefire is already collapsing as Israel attacks Lebanese civilians (again)

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

The Straight of Hormuz is closed again. Israel will not abide by any ceasefire, so Trump can only succeed by ignoring Netanyahu. Which Trump will not do.

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The Parasitic Kenyan State: Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of Power and a Decade of Economic Scandals (2014–2024)

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

The Kenyan government from 2014 to 2024 perfectly illustrates Rothbard’s thesis: a parasitic caste that siphons public funds while cloaking predation in the rhetoric of development, security, and public service.

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Germany Restricts Emigration to Prevent Young Men From Escaping the Military Draft

2026-04-08

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Money Laundering and Oliver Bullough’s New Pearl-Clutching Book

2026-04-08

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2026-04-08

The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book sets the readers straight.

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Constitutional Government and the Tenth Amendment

2026-04-07

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2026-04-07

The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution was supposed to affirm the sovereignty of individual states. However, after years of centralization, that amendment has been reduced to what Murray Rothbard called a “meaningless tautology.”

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Sortition: The God That Will Fail

2026-04-07

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2026-04-07

Landemore wishes to be a radical democrat, but she is not radical enough. Why do people need to be ruled at all? In a free-market social order along Rothbardian lines, people are at liberty to deal with others as they wish, so long as they do not violate rights.

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