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The Case Against Political Activism | Jeff Deist

2020-02-20

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American politics is in crisis. Is this because of the Constitution, or in spite of it? For many libertarians, the Constitution is a dead letter. Nobody alive today signed it or consented to it. And politicians ignored it almost from the beginning. But for many others, the allure of constitutionalism remains strong. Surely the Founders’ …

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Why It’s so Hard to Escape America’s “Anti-Poverty” Programs

2020-02-20

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2020-02-20

Sustaining Progress Against Poverty, 1960-2017
One of the most common debates that has occurred in the United States for the past six decades is the discussion of the poverty rate. As the narrative goes, the US has an unusually high poverty rate compared to equivalent nations in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).

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Thorsten Polleit: Mit Geld zur Weltherrschaft – Wohin der demokratische Sozialismus führt

2020-02-19

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Der Ökonom Thorsten Polleit stellte am 5. Februar 2020 sein neues Buch „Mit Geld zur Welt Herrschaft“ vor. Er sprach über die Ideen des demokratischen Sozialismus, der eine Weltwährung anstrebe, um global Einkommen und Vermögen umverteilen zu können. Dem stünden nur die Nationalstaaten entgegen, die alleine die Grundlage seien, um Freiheit, Eigentum und Demokratie zu …

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Some Problems with Worker Productivity Stats

2020-02-19

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2020-02-19

According to the US Labor Department, worker productivity in the non-farm sector increased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 after declining by 0.2 percent in the previous quarter. For the year, productivity increased 1.7 percent, up from 1.3 percent in both 2017 and 2018. It was the best annual showing since the 3.4 percent increase in 2010.

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Andy Moran and Dr. Alvia Wardlaw: A Collector Talk.

2020-02-18

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Featured in the exhibition were original works by Dr. John Biggers, Kermit Oliver, Carroll Harris Simms, Edsel Cramer, Joe Moran, Jade Cooper, Julian Joseph Kyle, and Earlie Hudnall. Houston collector Andy Moran, a bohemian retired investment banker and real estate investor, has deep ties with Texas Southern University, and a history of befriending talented artists. Many of the works in his art collection were acquired directly from the artists and...

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Per Bylund: The Entrepreneurial Ethic

2020-02-18

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Entrepreneurs create the future and thereby change the world. Tomorrow will be different. Tomorrow is created by entrepreneurs. From the high street store owner introducing new inventory to the high tech founder introducing new features, entrepreneurs actively participate in changing the future to the way they want it to be. Real change happens through value …

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Interview: Unser Geld ist kaputt!

2020-02-18

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Unser Geld ist kaputt, sagt Thorsten Polleit, Chefvolkswirt beim Goldhändler Degussa: “Alle großen Währungen sind nach der gleichen Blaupause gebaut. Die Zentralbanken kontrollieren das Geld und schreiben es den Menschen als Monopolinstitution vor. Sie können es beliebig durch Kreditvergabe vermehren. Dieses System bringe viele Probleme mit sich, ökonomische wie ethische.” Probleme sieht Polleit viele: “Beginnen …

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Three Reasons Why Decentralization and Secession Lead to More Open Economies

2020-02-18

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2020-02-18

When we hear of political movements in favor of decentralization and secession, the word "nationalist" is often used to describe them. We have seen the word used in both Scottish and Catalonian secession movement, and in the case of Brexit. Sometimes the term is intended to be pejorative. But not always.

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Die dezivilisierende Kraft: der Staat (Thorsten Polleit) | Ep. 26

2020-02-16

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Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch „Mit Geld zur Weltherrschaft: Warum unser Geld uns in einen dystopischen Weltstaat führt – und wie wir mit besserem Geld eine bessere Welt schaffen können“ von Thorsten Polleit, erschienen am 22. Januar 2020 im FinanzBuch Verlag. Vielen Dank an Thorsten Polleit und den FinanzBuch Verlag für die Freigabe zur Vertonung. …

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Rothbard: The Constitution Was a Coup d’État

2020-02-16

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2020-02-16

[Conceived in Liberty: The New Republic, 1784–1791. By Murray N. Rothbard. Edited by Patrick Newman. Mises Institute, 2019. 332 pages.] We owe Patrick Newman a great debt for his enterprise and editorial skill in bringing to publication the fifth volume, hitherto thought lost, of Murray Rothbard’s Conceived in Liberty.

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Government “Fixes” for the Trade Balance Are Far Worse Than Any Trade Deficit

2020-02-16

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2020-02-16

US Trade Balance, 2000-2019
In December 2019, the US trade account balance stood at a deficit of $48.9 billion, against a deficit of $43.7 billion in November and $60.8 billion in December 2018. Most commentators consider the trade account balance the single most important piece of information about the health of the economy. According to the widely accepted view, a surplus on the trade account is considered a positive development while a deficit is perceived negatively....

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O Setor Público: o Governo como Empresário | Por: Murray N. Rothbard

2020-02-15

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Conheça todo meu trabalho e formas de apoia-lo http://etoempire.ctcin.bio/ A liberdade é inevitável!! Esse vídeo foi apoiado por : Allan Ricardo,Nicola Occhipinti Magalhães, Douglas Otoni, Átila Balzer Piekarski, Patrick Tracanelli, Artur Pereira de Lima, Vinícius Perini, Ricardo Ariel Nasatto, Thiago Carneiro Ribeiral, Luis Otavio Oliveira da Matta, Lucas Terass, Lucas Terassi, Carlos Oliveira, Leonardo José …

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Wider das staatliche Geldmonopol: Mit Thorsten Polleit im Gespräch (Herrengedeck 57)

2020-02-15

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Die Sendung Herrengedeck von und mit Florian Müller und Arno Stöcker wird exklusiv vom Portal eigentümlich frei produziert. Kontakt: [email protected] Thorsten Polleit: Mit Geld zur Weltherrschaft: Warum unser Geld uns in einen dystopischen Weltstaat führt – und wie wir mit besserem Geld eine bessere Welt schaffen können https://www.m-vg.de/finanzbuchverlag/shop/article/18120-mit-geld-zur-weltherrschaft/ Bitte unterstützen Sie unsere...

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Episode 377: Ryan McMaken On Why Open Borders Between States In America Might Lead To Disaster

2020-02-13

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43 Minutes Suitable for All Ages Pete welcomes Mises.org editor Ryan McMaken back to the show. A recent article that Ryan wrote for Mises.org entitled “Why Open Borders Between States In America Might Lead To Disaster” led to quite the ruckus on social media so Pete asked Ryan to return to the show to explain …

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Small Countries Are Better: They’re Often Richer and Safer Than Big Countries

2020-02-13

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2020-02-13

"World Happiness" Index Ranking v. National Population
In the wake of the Brexit vote, Scottish nationalists have renewed their calls for a new referendum on Scottish independence. But many remain unconvinced, and many claim Scotland is "too small" to be an independent country. Others claim that Scotland is too poor, since Scotland's GDP per capita is only 90 percent that of England.

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TTS244 Jeff Deist – Mises Institute

2020-02-12

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On this episode of The Tatiana Show, we welcome fellow promoter and defender of liberty, Jeff Deist. Jeff is the president of the Mises Institute, an organization created to educate in the Austrian school of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace. Jeff tells his story of his brother influencing him to the ideas …

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Europe Can’t Afford a New “Green Deal”

2020-02-12

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2020-02-12

Today’s brand of the left-leaning politician is all about substituting what sounds good for what actually works. Modern politics, whether in the US or Europe, is about taking a chainsaw to everything that produced even a modicum of success to appease the deities espousing progressive orthodoxy.

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Serviço de defesa no livre mercado | Por: Murray N. Rothbard

2020-02-11

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Conheça todo meu trabalho e formas de apoia-lo http://etoempire.ctcin.bio/ A liberdade é inevitável!! Esse vídeo foi apoiado por : Allan Ricardo,Nicola Occhipinti Magalhães, Douglas Otoni, Átila Balzer Piekarski, Patrick Tracanelli, Artur Pereira de Lima, Vinícius Perini, Ricardo Ariel Nasatto, Thiago Carneiro Ribeiral, Luis Otavio Oliveira da Matta, Lucas Terass, Lucas Terassi, Carlos Oliveira, Leonardo José …

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Gold oder Aktien – das ist die bessere Wahl

2020-02-11

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Sollte man sein Geld eher in Gold oder in Aktien investieren? Aktien versprechen eine höhere Wertsteigerung, Gold dagegen mehr Sicherheit. Im Interview mit FOCUS Online erklärt Degussa-Chefvolkswirt Thorsten Polleit, auf was Anleger achten sollten. Der Chefvolkswirt von Degussa rät davon ab, nur auf Gold zu setzen: „Gold ist eine Währung. Es steht damit in Konkurrenz …

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The Economy Is Not a Factory—Nor Should We Try to Make It One

2020-02-11

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2020-02-11

A common issue with economists and political economists from left to right is that they misunderstand the market economy as simply being a set of production processes. We see this in Lenin’s statement that the Soviet Union should be run like one big factory. We see it in market socialists from Frederic Taylor to Oskar Lange attempting to respond to (and resolve) Mises’s argument that socialist economic calculation is impossible.

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