Although President Trump has claimed that tariffs will ultimately raise our standard of living, they really are taxes on consumers. Furthermore, tariffs also deny consumers the choices they want to make.
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Tariffs Destroy Consumer Choice
Although President Trump has claimed that tariffs will ultimately raise our standard of living, they really are taxes on consumers. Furthermore, tariffs also deny consumers the choices they want to make.
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The Futility of Price Stability Policies
Monetarists have long believed that the Fed should pursue policies of low inflation in order to counter the effects of lower prices through enhanced productivity. Thus, they reason, overall prices will remain stable. Such policies actually promote economic instability.
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The Futility of Price Stability Policies
Monetarists have long believed that the Fed should pursue policies of low inflation in order to counter the effects of lower prices through enhanced productivity. Thus, they reason, overall prices will remain stable. Such policies actually promote economic instability.
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Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal: A Controversial Reality
Israel is a nuclear armed state! Some claim it has 90-400 nuclear warheads and has not signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
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Bob Murphy and David Howden explore essays honoring Joe Salerno, revealing how a new generation of Austrian economists is shaping the future of economic thought.
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An Excellent Casey for Anarchism
Has anyone besides Murray Rothbard made a compelling case for state-free anarchy? In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon extols Libertarian Anarchy by Gerard Casey, which he says provides excellent arguments for doing away with the state.
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Privacy and Fungibility: The Forgotten Virtues of Sound Money
Governments have so corrupted money that we forget that sound money, by providing both fungibility and privacy, has been a defense against overreaching governments. While sound money is in the interests of citizens, governments have managed to destroy it.
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Methodological Individualism in Historical Analysis
Modern historians depend heavily upon sweeping narratives and their take on the US War of Secession is no exception. Yet, the use of methodological individualism allows one to avoid sweeping judgments like claiming the Confederacy was founded upon belief in white supremacy.
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Privacy and Fungibility: The Forgotten Virtues of Sound Money
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Methodological Individualism in Historical Analysis
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An Excellent Casey for Anarchism
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Who Really Invented Bitcoin?
Before Bitcoin, there was Hayek. In the 1970s, he warned that state-controlled money leads to inflation, instability, and political plunder. His fix? Competing currencies.
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American Independence and the Seeds of Big Government
When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this country move from that position to the colossus it has become today? Joshua Mawhorter provides some sobering July 4 reading to find the answer.
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American Independence and the Seeds of Big Government
When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this country move from that position to the colossus it has become today? Joshua Mawhorter provides some sobering July 4 reading to find the answer.
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The Spirit of the Declaration of Independence: Secession, Division, Disloyalty
The Declaration of Independence is about radical opposition to state power. The Declaration takes a stand against political vices like unity, loyalty, and centralized power.
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Leo XIV and Rerum Novarum
When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the basis for Catholic social teaching and is friendlier to private property and free markets than anything the Vatican has produced since then.
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Leo XIV and Rerum Novarum
When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the basis for Catholic social teaching and is friendlier to private property and free markets than anything the Vatican has produced since then.
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