Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org

Why Sanctions Don’t Work, and Why They Mostly Hurt Ordinary People

The United States and its western European allies have in recent days repeatedly increased economic sanctions against not only the Russian regime, but against millions of ordinary Russians. 

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Why Putin Probably Hasn’t Doomed the Dollar

In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What has been the damage from America's weaponization of the dollar? Is Russia likely to return to the gold standard? What may be the fallout in Europe?

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Economic Aspects of the Pension Problem

On Whom Does the Incidence Fall? Whenever a law or labor union pressure burdens the employers with an additional expenditure for the benefit of the employees, people talk of “social gains.”

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What Would Mises Have Thought of “Special Economic Zones”?

SEZs are loopholes, and capitalism breathes through loopholes. But like all loopholes, they tend to benefit those who can afford to hire the lawyers who can identify said loopholes. Original Article: "What Would Mises Have Thought of "Special Economic Zones"?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael Stack.

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China Needs to Pop Its Property Bubble

The financial woes of the giant real estate developer Evergrande, which carries an estimated debt of $300 billion, have rekindled global fears that China’s property bubble is about to burst. Such predictions have occurred repeatedly in the past, in particular since 2010, and have been fueled by the rapid rise of property prices, construction volumes, and real estate debt. Today, many analysts fear that if the property bubble collapses, the impact...

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Ukraine’s Regime Is Now Kidnapping Fathers for Military “Service”

As the Ukraine regime has imposed martial law in the wake of the Russia invasion, it has also apparently imposed a new near-universal conscription order. USA Today reports: The Ukraine State Border Guard Service has announced that men ages 18 to 60 are prohibited from leaving the country, according to reports.

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which country has the best empanadas?

In this bonus episode with chef Frankie we discuss who does empanadas best Cuban, Jamaican, Venezuelan, Colombian, Chilean?

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Canada’s Freezing of Protesters’ Finances Shows How the “War on Cash” Ends.

The Canadian government is now freezing the bank accounts and personal assets of those who donated to support the Freedom Convoy, which is an organized political protest of the vaccine mandates. The deputy prime minister announced that they will retain these so-called emergency powers permanently going forward and will also seek to implement additional measures to further restrict the ability of political protestors to raise funds or otherwise use...

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Death by Inflation or by Interest Rate Hikes?

Inflation is skyrocketing in practically the entire world. Central banks are getting scared and beginning to announce the end of expansionary measures, also known as tapering. Why do central banks find themselves in a dilemma? Why has inflation risen so much? What is a bottleneck? What does tapering mean, and how could it affect us? The objective of this article is to answer these, and other, questions.

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Economic Knowledge Is Qualitative, Not Quantitative

According to the popular way of thinking, our knowledge of the economy is elusive. Consequently, the best that we can do is to attempt to ascertain some facts of economic reality by applying various statistical methods to the so-called macro data.

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Dr.Stefan Valdes:UF Billy Donovan,OKC,pistons,movement lab,Victor Oladipo Rehab & Recovery(Full)

This is the full Podcast you can listen to Dr Stefan Valdes talk about his time at the University of Florida under Billy Donovan, interviewing & receiving a role with the OKC Thunder, taking a job with the Detroit pistons, opening movement lab with his business partners and Victor Oladipo rehab and recovery. F.I.Y.E show: https://www.instagram.com/fiye.show/ Dr Stefan Valdes: https://www.instagram.com/dr.stefanvaldes/ movement lab:...

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Russian Weakness and the Russian “Threat” to the West

The current advocates for US aggression against Russia would have us believe that Russia is some sort of peer of the United States and of Western Europe. Tom Rogan at the hawkish Washington Examiner, for example, insists that Russia is a "great power," presumably comparable to the United States in spite of Russia's small economy. Moreover, as Ted Galen Carpenter notes, hawks are fond are speaking of modern Russia as if it were pretty...

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Dr.Stefan Valdes:On Victor Oladipo recovery & rehab to make strong return to the Miami Heat.

In this segment, Dr. Stefan Valdes talks about Victor Oladipo rehab and recover to make a strong return to the Miami heat as they make a strong push to be a contender this season.

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Dr. Stefan Valdes: opening Movement Lab with his partners, pandemic struggles, movement lab clients

In this segment, Dr. Stefan Valdes talks about starting movement lab with his business partners, the struggles that they went through during the pandemic, and what pro and general population clients get out of joining movement lab. FIYE instgram: https://www.instagram.com/fiye.show/ Dr. Stefan Valdes: https://www.instagram.com/dr.stefanvaldes/ Movement lab: https://www.instagram.com/movementlabtraining/

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Justplay is a real legit app that you can make some free extra money on some of the games are fun and some build up faster

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The Case for the Austrian School of Economics | Per Bylund

The Austrian School of Economics is gaining traction in business schools and the political sphere alike. Per Bylund, PhD, a Mises Fellow and associate professor of entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University, explains the appeal of the Austrian School in that it offers an alternative means to understanding financial crises and how free markets work. Vizlsa Silver (TSXV:VZLA | NYSE: VZLA) has discovered two new ore bodies in Napoleon and...

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Dr.Stefan Valdes: Networking at UF under Billy Donovan leads to OKC Thunder & Detroit Pistons jobs

In this first segment Dr.Stefan Valdes talks about the beginning of his journey as video coordinator at the university of Florida under Billy Donovan. How his time in Florida networking led him to work for the Oklahoma city thunder, and accepting a Job with the Detroit pistons

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Is NATO a Dead Man Walking?

While geopolitical commentators are fixated on Russia’s border with Ukraine, a more interesting development is slowly boiling underneath the surface of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that could potentially reorder international relations—namely, the death of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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Money and Savings Are Not the Same Thing

In the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), savings are established as the difference between disposable money income and monetary outlays. Disposable income is defined as the summation of all personal money income less tax payments to the government. Personal income includes wages and salaries, transfer payments, income from interest and dividends, and rental income. The NIPA framework is based on the Keynesian view that spending by one...

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Canada’s Road to Serfdom | Andrew Moran

The pandemic has accelerated the trend towards centralization and the abdication of liberties in Canada. Andrew Moran, a writer and reporter with the Epoch Times and Liberty Nation News, details how mandates and lockdowns are hurting investment and the economic prospect for new generations. Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR | OTC: HSTXF) is in the middle of a drilling program in Mexico. CEO Charles Funk explains what investors can expect in our weekly...

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