How did Europe move from a collection of impoverished city states and kingdoms to a prosperous state of affairs? Europeans learned the value of contracts, private property, and the limited power of the state, and in turn, they flourished.
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The European Miracle: How Contractual Politics and Divided Power Gave Birth to Western Prosperity
How did Europe move from a collection of impoverished city states and kingdoms to a prosperous state of affairs? Europeans learned the value of contracts, private property, and the limited power of the state, and in turn, they flourished.
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Tariffs on India, Redistricting Battles, and a Possible Trump-Putin Meeting
The Power and Market group looks at the redistricting fight, tries to make sense of Trump’s trade deals, and discusses the possible meeting between Putin and Trump.
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43% of workers’ wages are not keeping up with inflation
"According to federal data, 57% of workers’ pay grew faster than inflation in June, up from a monthly low of 44% during the height of inflation."
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Leftists Still Want to Abolish the Family
The reduction of individuals to impotent, isolated units—who interact primarily with state agents—is the ultimate outcome of the Left's efforts, regardless of what its stated goals may be.
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Can the BRICS Nations Lead Us to a Better World?
There is much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair by just about every leader in the West, especially by an almost apoplectic President Trump, over a so-called “sinister threat” by the BRICS.
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Can the BRICS Nations Lead Us to a Better World?
There is much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair by just about every leader in the West, especially by an almost apoplectic President Trump, over a so-called “sinister threat” by the BRICS.
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America’s War on Arab Christians
The recent attack by Israeli setters on the village of Taybeh in the West Bank has brought attention to the conflicts between Israel and the Christian population in Palestine. American Christians who uncritically support Israel should take a harder look at what is happening.
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No Matter Who Is President, Don’t Trust Government Data
Whether President Trump overreacted to the recent BLS is irrelevant to the fact that government data often is inaccurate and politically suspect.
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The Threats of AI Come from the State
Artificial Intelligence is advancing, but people often fear it for the wrong reasons. AI is not a threat in itself, but rather becomes a threat when the state uses it as one more tool to limit individual liberty and to engage in oppressive behavior.
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The Threats of AI Come from the State
Artificial intelligence is advancing, but people often fear it for the wrong reasons. AI is not a threat in itself, but rather becomes a threat when the state uses it as one more tool to limit individual liberty and to engage in oppressive behavior.
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No Matter Who Is President, Don’t Trust Government Data
President Trump is right to raise doubts about the motivations of the government officials tasked with collecting and releasing economic data. But it would also be a mistake for the right to take after Biden and dismiss any sign of economic pain.
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America’s War on Arab Christians
The recent attack by Israeli setters on the village of Taybeh in the West Bank has brought attention to the conflicts between Israel and the Christian population in Palestine. American Christians who uncritically support Israel should take a harder look at what is happening.
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Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb
The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime worse than any that Japanese generals were executed for in Tokyo and Manila. If Harry Truman was not a war criminal, then no one ever was.
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The Complexity of Historical Narratives
Understanding any era of history requires the ability to view complex things. However, people often employ simple narratives as their historical guides, which leads to wrong conclusions. The pre-war history of the American South is one that is much more complex than the narratives imply.
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Anarcho-Capitalism: The Nine Most Important Objections
"Anarcho-Capitalism is good in theory, but it would never work in the real world." That is a common objection to A-C, but is it correct? What are the objections and how do we answer them. Stanisław Wójtowicz provides some answers.
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Anarcho-Capitalism: The Nine Most Important Objections
"Anarcho-capitalism is good in theory, but it would never work in the real world." That is a common objection to anarcho-capitalsim, but is it correct? What are the objections and how do we answer them. Stanisław Wójtowicz provides some answers.
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From Bad to Worse, Irish Rent Control
Apparently, Ireland‘s government has not learned any lessons from rent control disasters elsewhere. Thus, the Irish will have to learn this hard lesson and face the consequences of their economic folly.
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 15 billion francs compared to the previous four weeks
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2025-07-31 – Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2025
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