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When Governments Switched Their Story from “Flatten the Curve” to “Lockdown until Vaccine”

2020-05-10

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2020-05-10

In the early days of the COVID-19 panic—back in mid-March—articles began to appear pushing the idea of "flattening the curve" (the Washington Post ran an article called "Flatten the Curve" on March 14). This idea was premised on spreading out the total number of COVID-19 infections over time, so as to not overburden the healthcare infrastructure.

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The Global Airline Industry Is in Even Worse Shape Than You Think

2020-05-10

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2020-05-10

Number of commercial flights tracked by Flightradar24
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has reached all productive sectors. The massive spread of the virus and social distancing measures have led to a dramatic decrease in economic activity. The aviation industry, vital for tourism and business, has been hit hard. Investors and analysts state that this crisis could be worse than the one that followed the SARS outbreak in 2003 and the one after 9/11.

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 10: The Second Mises Revolution

2020-05-09

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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Police Are Complicit in Politicians’ Disregard for the Rule of Law

2020-05-09

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2020-05-09

People of a certain age might remember the old John Birch Society slogan "Support your local police!" The idea here is that your local policeman is a liberty-loving buddy of yours who would only ever support just laws and constitutional mandates. Only those bad guys in the FBI or BATF would ever consider violating your rights.

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Some Insightful Entrepreneurs Planned for a Pandemic

2020-05-09

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2020-05-09

Listen to the Audio ​Mises Wire version of this article. Does a pandemic trump entrepreneurial foresight? Many in business will say yes, “nobody saw this coming.” Lack of customer demand and government lockdowns are “no fault of their own.” But Penny Chutima, co-owner of the Lotus of Siam restaurant, did see it coming. Chutima and her mother, Saipin, have operated the off-Strip Las Vegas staple for years.

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Jeff Deist on Unemployment Numbers, Planet of the Humans – A Neighbor’s Choice

2020-05-08

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Jeff Deist on Unemployment Numbers, Planet of the Humans A Neighbor’s Choice with David Gornoski airs live weekdays 4-6pm EST. Call in at 727-587-1040. Email A Neighbor’s Choice with a guest suggestion, story tip or question at [email protected] Multistreaming with https://restream.io/?ref=rVrpk

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Human Action Part Seven with Tom Woods

2020-05-08

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We’ve reached the end of Human Action! Tom Woods joins the podcast to discuss Part Seven, “The Place of Economics in Society,” and it’s a show you don’t want to miss. Woods and host Jeff Deist enjoy an engaging and far-ranging discussion of the book’s place in history, Mises’s frustration with economics co-opting the methods …

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Flg.24 – Corona-Kassensturz

2020-05-08

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08.05.2020 – Prof. Thomas Mayer, ehemals Chefvolkswirt der Deutschen Bank und jetzt Direktor des Flossbach von Storch Research Institute, Prof. Thorsten Polleit, Chefökonom der Degussa Goldhandel und Autor mehrerer Bücher über Geldpolitik und Geldtheorie sowie der Publizist René Zeyer in Zürich diskutieren unter der Leitung von Burkhard Müller-Ullrich über die wirtschaftlichen und finanziellen Folgen des …

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Mises-Seminar 2020 (Vortrag 4): „Die Gemeinwirtschaft“

2020-05-08

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Vortrag von Dr. Karl-Friedrich Israel im Rahmen des Ludwig von Mises Seminar 2020 am 13. und 14. März 2020 in der Stadthalle Kronberg/Taunus. Der Vortrag behandelt das Buch „Die Gemeinwirtschaft. Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus“ von Ludwig von Mises aus dem Jahr 1922. Das Thema des Seminars lautete: „Die Österreichische Schule der Nationalökonomie – 12 Vorlesungen …

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The Life,Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 9: New Life in America

2020-05-08

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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Be Thankful for Those Who “Only Do It for the Money”

2020-05-08

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2020-05-08

At least since I first read George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language, I have been a student of the use of weasel words. I have joined what he called the “struggle against the abuse of language,” because “Political language…is designed to make lies sound truthful…and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

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How All That Extra Stimulus Money Could Lead to Price Inflation | Thorsten Polleit

2020-05-07

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More money creation doesn’t necessarily mean higher consumer prices. But, if production is falling while consumers use their stimulus checks to buy food and clothing, we could see noticeable price inflation. Original article: mises.org/wire/how-all-extra-stimulus-money-could-lead-price-inflation This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Audio Mises Wire is also available on…...

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Jeff Deist – Nationalization of Industry Has Begun With Fed Buying Corporate Bonds

2020-05-07

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SBTV speaks with Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute, about why the shutdown of the U.S. economy is unjustified and how nationalization of industry has begun with the Federal Reserve starting to buy stocks. Discussed in this interview: 01:43 Is the government responsible to manage this pandemic? 07:31 The One-Size-Fits-All plan to shutdown the …

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Money Creation – Not Low Interest Rates – Is Behind the Boom-Bust Cycle

2020-05-07

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2020-05-07

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In a recent article entitled “Where Are All the Austrian Scholars' Yachts?” John Tamny has criticized Austrian economists, and Mark Thornton in particular, for their skepticism regarding the relatively “ebullient stock market” in the midst of the pandemic. Mark Thornton responded to Tamny’s main argument in an earlier post. In this post, I will address two serious errors that underlie Tamny’s argument. 

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Mises, Hayek, Popper y su relación con santo Tomás de Aquino (Día 1: Parte II) | Gabriel Zanotti

2020-05-06

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Gabriel Zanotti presenta la similitud de ideas entre Tomás de Aquino y Ludwig von Mises, relacionadas con la propiedad privada. Comenta que Aquino en su momento pudo fundamentar este concepto en el simple razonamiento que cada individuo cuida mejor lo propio que lo común y que todas aquellas cosas que son útiles a la sociedad …

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Politicians Have Destroyed Markets and Ignored Human Rights with Alarming Enthusiasm

2020-05-06

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2020-05-06

An economic cataclysm has been unleashed upon the world by Western politicians and bureaucrats. Unbelievably, economic activity in the West has slowed to a creep, as entire populations have been confined to their homes for weeks, if not months. As a result, millions have had their lives turned upside down. Most entrepreneurs and self-employed persons have had their livelihoods jeopardized.

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 7: Years in Geneva

2020-05-05

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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Per Bylund: Avoid the Errors of UN-trepreneurship

2020-05-05

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The entrepreneurial business model is built on a set of important economic principles. Wandering away from the entrepreneurial pathway can lead to errors that Per Bylund christened UNtrepreneurship. Show Notes: https://mises.org/library/bylund-avoid-errors-un-trepreneurship “Avoiding The Errors of UN-trepreneurship” (PDF): Mises.org/E4E_64_PDF Economics For Entrepreneurs is also available on… Apple Podcasts:...

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 6: Mises in His Prime

2020-05-05

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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America Is a Technocracy, Not a Democracy | Ryan McMaken

2020-05-04

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The people who really run the country are unelected “experts” and bureaucrats at the central banks, at public health agencies, spy agencies, and an expanding network of boards and commissions. Original article: https://mises.org/wire/america-technocracy-not-democracy This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Audio Mises Wire is also available on… Apple …

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