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Oil price surge sparks fears of $200 barrel amid Iran war

2026-03-13

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2026-03-13

"Wright's use of the word "unlikely" was a veiled concession that a spike to $200 was possible, though he repeated that the price jump would be weeks not months."

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Rothbard at 100: Five Economic Insights That Still Matter

2026-03-13

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2026-03-13

In commemoration of Murray Rothbard’s 100th birthday, Bob shares five “greatest hits” from Rothbard’s economics, covering deficits vs. inflation, monopoly theory, excess capacity, the time structure of production, and his reconstruction of utility and welfare economics.

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GDP growth revised down bigtime to a sluggish 0.7% for Q4

2026-03-13

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2026-03-13

Growth in gross domestic product was down sharply from 4.4% in last year’s Q3 and 3.8% in Q2. The fourth-quarter number was half the govt’s first estimate of 1.4%

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The State’s Favorite Fallacy: The Cudgel in a Suit

2026-03-13

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2026-03-13

When someone argues in favor of state control of economic processes, they are, by definition, presenting an argument based upon the ad baculum fallacy, the “appeal to force.”

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The Duke Lacrosse Case 20 Years Later: How Durham Law Enforcement Promoted a Criminal Conspiracy

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

The Duke Lacrosse Case would never have been a legal item had not the police and prosecutors of the case lied and broken the law on numerous occasions. Here is a small sampling of the lies they told.

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Only Power Can Check Power

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

The radical classical liberals of the past were not so naive as to think that words on paper would prevent the abuses of the central state. Allowing the central state to have a monopoly on coercive power is always a mistake.

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Only Power Can Check Power: Why We Need Decentralization

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

The radical classical liberals of the past were not so naive as to think that words on paper would prevent the abuses of the central state. Allowing the central state to have a monopoly on coercive power is always a mistake.

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The Duke Lacrosse Case 20 Years Later: How Durham Law Enforcement Promoted a Criminal Conspiracy

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

The Duke Lacrosse Case would never have been a legal item had not the police and prosecutors of the case lied and broken the law on numerous occasions. Here is a small sampling of the lies they told.

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US Intel Warns Iran Regime ‘Not in Danger’ of Collapse

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

"A 'multitude' of intelligence reports provide 'consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger' of collapse and 'retains control of the Iranian public.'"

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Iran is now exporting more oil than before the war

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

"The recent increase shows that, unlike other producers, their shipments are unimpeded and that China hasn’t lost its appetite for Tehran’s crude."

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The Robot Won’t Take Your Job. The Government Might

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

Like the Luddites of two centuries ago, pundits tell us to fear AI because it might put people out of work and create mass unemployment. But AI is not a threat to our jobs, unlike the regulation the government unleashes ostensibly to control AI.

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Only Power Can Check Power

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

The radical classical liberals of the past were not so naive as to think that words on paper would prevent the abuses of the central state. Allowing the central state to have a monopoly on coercive power is always a mistake.

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The Strait of Hormuz is On Fire

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the economic fallout from the war in Iran. How has Iran been able to control the Strait of Hormuz? How might central bankers react? And draft talk out of Washington? Tune in to hear about this and more, as well as a … Continue reading »

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Morgan Stanley restricts redemptions as withdrawals surge

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

A flurry of bad news has drawn fresh scrutiny to the roughly $2 tln private credit market, as investors question the health of loan portfolios.

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Crude spikes above $100 as oil tankers burn in Gulf

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

The rise in oil prices defied a U.S. effort hours earlier to reassure markets with an announcement of the second-largest ever release from the nation's petroleum reserve.

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Warren Buffett on Corporate Taxation: A Reality Check​

2026-03-12

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2026-03-12

Although most economists tend to overemphasize the desirability of particular ways of collecting tax revenue as opposed to others, a tax on profits is perhaps one of the most evil and disastrous forms of taxation conceived.

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Launching a War on Iran Was No Act of Courage

2026-03-11

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2026-03-11

As recent history shows, there are few things more courageous for a president to do than face down the ever-accelerating, wealth-draining, conflict-amplifying warfare state in DC. Trump has decided to go in the opposite direction.

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Launching a War on Iran Was No Act of Courage

2026-03-11

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2026-03-11

As recent history shows, there are few things more courageous for a president to do than face down the ever-accelerating, wealth-draining, conflict-amplifying warfare state in DC. Trump has decided to go in the opposite direction.

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The Persona and Legacy of Murray Rothbard

2026-03-11

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2026-03-11

We continue celebrating the centennial of the birth of Murray Rothbard, one of the greatest economists of the 20th Century and the Dean of the Austrian School of Economics.

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Congress quietly moves US closer to military draft

2026-03-11

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2026-03-11

With the passage of NDAA expected this week, a sweeping change to the Selective Service will attempt to 'automatically' sign American males up to serve.

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