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Trump’s fuel-price hikes are hurting Chile’s new conservative government

2026-03-30

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2026-03-30

Thanks to Trump-caused global price hikes, the Chilean Left has a much easier time destroying Chile's new Catholic anti-socialist leader.

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Israeli state targets Christians by forcing holy sites to close

2026-03-30

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2026-03-30

For the first time in many centuries, Christians cannot enter the the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Americans assume Saudi Arabia is the top foreign oil source for the US. They’re wrong.

2026-03-30

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2026-03-30

Only 22% of surveyed Americans correctly stated the top source of foreign oil in the US: Canada.

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Iran’s grip on Strait of Hormuz is tighter than ever after a month of war

2026-03-30

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2026-03-30

So far in March barely six vessels per day on average have traversed the strait. That compares with about 135 a day in normal times.

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How the Jacksonians Caused America’s Industrial Revolution

2026-03-30

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2026-03-30

America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency.

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Why Sovereign Debt Is Structurally Insulated from Market Discipline

2026-03-28

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2026-03-28

Government debt is junk investment, but the markets treat it as gold. That is because government greases the skids, keeping its paper from the market discipline that private investments experience.

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How the Jacksonians Caused America’s Industrial Revolution

2026-03-28

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2026-03-28

America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency.

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Central Banks vs. Reality: Gold’s Signal in a War Economy

2026-03-28

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2026-03-28

Mark Thornton explains the gold and silver selloff.

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Murray N. Rothbard and the Truth About Central Banking

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Drawing on Rothbard's writings on money and central banking, Murray Sabrin makes the case that inflation is a hidden tax, the Federal Reserve is neither independent nor beneficial, and that ending central banking is the unfinished business of the American Revolution.

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Atlanta, TSA, and a Test Case for Interventionist Non-Intervention

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized service.

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What Rothbard Can Teach the Public About Inequality

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Drawing on Rothbard's essay on inequality and the division of labor, Dr. Lucas Engelhardt argues that human diversity is the very foundation of comparative advantage and prosperity, and that billionaires arise either by serving large numbers of people through the market or by extracting wealth through political connections.

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Murray N. Rothbard on the Capitalist-Entrepreneur

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Dr. Per Bylund unpacks Rothbard's concept of the capitalist entrepreneur as the economy's true mover and shaker: the figure who not only forecasts future consumer demand but puts real capital behind those forecasts, bearing uncertainty and driving the structure of production.

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What Rothbard Can Teach the Public about Public Economics

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Dr. Tate Fegley uses Rothbard's theory of demonstrated preference to dismantle the mainstream public goods framework, showing that claims of market failure and welfare improvement by the state have no scientific basis because they contradict what individuals actually reveal through their choices.

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What Rothbard Can Teach the Informed Layperson About Prices and Competition

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Drawing on Man, Economy, and State, Dr. Jonathan Newman walks through Rothbard's theory of price formation and competition, showing that prices reflect subjective preferences, not seller greed, and that the only consumer-harming monopolies are those created by the state.

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Corruption in the System

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Government corruption isn’t an anomaly. It is part of the system itself. We should expect government to be corrupt. Free markets are the antidote to this corruption.

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Atlanta, TSA, and a Test Case for Interventionist Non-Intervention

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized service.

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Huerta de Soto Exposes the Failures of Socialism

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

A century after Ludwig von Mises exposed the fundamental weakness in the socialist economy, Jesús Huerta de Soto demonstrates why Mises was right and his detractors were wrong. In Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon explains why Huerta de Soto is right.

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US Preparing Major Escalation Against Iran That Could Include Ground Troops

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

" There’s no sign that real diplomacy is underway despite Trump’s claims."

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What Would a Strategic Victory Look Like in Iran?

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Foreign policy scholar Brandan Buck joins Ryan McMaken to talk about whether or not a US tactical victory in Iran can lead to a strategic victory as well. And what does victory for the Iranian state look like? Are there any prospects for a lasting peace?

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Can AI Solve the Socialist Calculation Problem?

2026-03-27

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2026-03-27

Bob untangles two arguments that even Austrian economists sometimes conflate: Mises' calculation problem and Hayek's knowledge problem. Then, he explains why the distinction matters, especially in light of recent claims that AI and modern computing could finally make central planning viable.

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