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Ryan McMaken on Privatized Approaches to Gun Violence

2018-02-23

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The gun control debate is nothing more than a smokescreen: another divisive and emotional issue in a country obsessed with politicizing every human ill, all premised on the wildly irrational idea that we can get rid of 300 million firearms. But there is a market for safe schools and safe public spaces, a market security …

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Canada And Energy Freedom (by Robert P. Murphy)

2018-02-23

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More on the environment and natural resources: Video taken from: On 29, 2017, Senior Economist for the Institute for Energy Research, Robert P. Murphy, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy. For more information see:. Dr. Robert P. Murphy is an economist with the Institute for Energy Research, Senior Fellow of Business …

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The Economics and Politics of Education | Robert P. Murphy and Jeffrey Tucker

2018-02-23

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More on education: Recorded: 28th, 2005 LUDWIG VON MISES INSTITUTE – CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 3.0 From: .. More on education: Recorded: 28th, 2005 LUDWIG VON MISES INSTITUTE – CREATIVE . Jeffrey Tucker interviews Robert Murphy on the topic of Murphys upcoming Mises Academy online course, Principles. Jeffrey Tucker interviews Robert Murphy on the topic of …

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Doug French | Going Broke: The Ethics of Default (PFS 2011)

2018-02-21

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Obamacare’s Jonathan Gruber and the Superhero Oath | by Gary Galles

2018-02-13

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Economists can use their knowledge for both good and evil, and for those in government, such knowledge is often used to deceive and make government programs look less costly than they are. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/obamacare%E2%80%99s-jonathan-gruber-and-superhero-oath * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von …

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Nobel Winner Jean Tirole’s Faulty Views on Monopoly | by Frank Shostak

2018-02-13

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Economics Nobel Prize winner Jean Tirole still clings to the old neoclassical model “perfect competition” and monopoly. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/nobel-winner-jean-tirole%E2%80%99s-faulty-views-monopoly * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)....

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How Macroeconomic Data Encourages Government Intervention | by Frank Shostak

2018-02-13

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Entrepreneurs need very specific information about their products, markets, customers, and profits. Government macroeconomic data, however, does nothing to assist entrepreneurs to obtain this important information, but only helps justify economic intervention. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/how-macroeconomic-data-encourages-government-intervention * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by...

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Understanding “Quid Pro Quo” | by Gary Galles

2018-02-13

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The term “quid pro quo” has been twisted to now include government handouts and state-mandated exchanges. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/understanding-quid-pro-quo * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel...

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Regulate It First, Learn About It Never | by Gary Galles

2018-02-12

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Politicians and regulators usually don’t know what they don’t know about everything from health care to your small business, but that sort of compound ignorance won’t stop them from regulating the minutiae of everyday life and commerce. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/regulate-it-first-learn-about-it-never * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is …

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Doug Frenchs top 10 books on money

2018-02-11

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Subscribe to our newsletter at Episode 66: GoldMoneys Andy Duncan speaks to Doug French about his 10 favourite books written by Austrian school economists. Walter Block Lecturing at Rothbard University 2017 Mises.ca Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presented by Doug French at The Miracles of Capitalism, a high school seminar hosted at the Mises Institute and sponsored …

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The Intolerance Behind Elizabeth Warren’s 11 Commandments of Progressivism | by William L. Anderson

2018-02-09

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Elizabeth Warren outlines 11 Commandments of Progressivism and each requires coercion and politics to succeed. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/intolerance-behind-elizabeth-warren%E2%80%99s-11-commandments-progressivism * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)....

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Don’t Assume What Is “Unseen” Doesn’t Exist | by Gary Galles

2018-02-09

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Economists often rely on the assumption of “other things equal.” The problem arises when politicians ignore the economy and unintended results. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/don’t-assume-what-unseen-doesn’t-exist * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND …

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World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century | by Ryan McMaken

2018-02-08

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The First World War began one hundred years ago, and it was a total disaster for Europe. The war destroyed not only the bodies and capital of millions of human beings, but it also destroyed the ideology and economy of the peaceful and prosperous century that had come before. Read the text version of this …

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How Government Uses “Efficiency” as an Excuse to Steal | by Gary Galles

2018-02-08

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Only individuals can determine what is efficient for themselves, writes Gary Galles. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/how-government-uses-“efficiency”-excuse-steal * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel is in no way...

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Why Foreign Politicians Hate Your Freedom | by Ryan McMaken

2018-02-04

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Governments don’t like it when neighboring countries offer freedoms not available at home. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/why-foreign-politicians-hate-your-freedom * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel is in no …...

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Why the Cost of Government Is Higher Than You Think | by Gary Galles

2018-02-04

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When governments spend, regulate, and tax, they decrease household take-home pay while diverting savings and investment to the government class. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/why-cost-government-higher-you-think * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). …

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December 7, 2016 – Robert P. Murphy – The Scott Horton Show – Episode 4321

2018-02-02

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Robert P. Murphy, an Associated Scholar with the Mises Institute and author of many books, discusses the Fed-induced booms and busts in the economy and stock market; the bigger-than-ever housing bubble; and where libertarians agree and disagree with Donald Trump’s economic proposals. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/12716-robert-p-murphy/ For more on Scott’s work: Check …

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The Mythology of the Supreme Court | by Ryan McMaken

2018-01-31

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Supreme Court justices are politicians, who behave in the manner Public Choice theory tells us they should, and they seek to preserve and expand their own power. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/mythology-supreme-court * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected …

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Markets Are About Much More Than Material Goods | by Gary Galles

2018-01-30

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Murray Rothbard once noted that “One of the most common charges leveled against the free market is that it reflects and encourages unbridled ‘selfish materialism’ … it distracts man from higher ideals. It leads man away from spiritual or intellectual values.” But that allegation is far from true. Read the text version of this presentation …

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Our Oligarchs Can Thank James Madison | by Ryan McMaken

2018-01-30

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A recent study from Princeton and Northwestern concluded that the United States is an “oligarchy” ruled by a small group of wealthy elites and interest groups. According to authors Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page: The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent …

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