So-called democratic socialists claim they just want to empower ordinary people through democracy. Socialism, however, invariably must turn into a top-down system of central planning in which the state is all-controlling.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
The Symptoms of Collectivism
Leaders prone toward collectivist ideals and central planning seize upon these opportunities, thriving on divisive sentiment.
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How Civil Rights Activists use the Fourteenth Amendment to Bypass the First Amendment
While progressives love to claim fealty to the First Amendment, they actually have used the Fourteenth Amendment to squash free speech and free expression.
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Rothbard on Taxation
“Taxation is theft, purely and simply, even though it is theft on a grand and colossal scale which no acknowledged criminals could hope to match.”
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The Nobel (War Is) Peace Prize
When it comes to destroying your brand, Norwegian Nobel Committee is the Bud Lite of peace prizes.
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Rothbard on America’s Economic War against Cuba
No one opposed communism more than Murray Rothbard, but he also recognized that US policy toward Cuba was unjust, self-defeating, and would fail to accomplish the government’s stated goals of regime change.
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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt: The 2025 Nobel Winners in Economics
By honoring Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt, the Nobel Committee has recognized that the future of growth depends on innovation, and that innovation begins with an idea. Ideas drive progress, and progress defines civilization.
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“The Public Be Damned”
The famous phrase was uttered by William H. Vanderbilt, which was interpreted to mean that the capitalists didn’t care for their customers. Vanderbilt knew he worked for his stockholders, but in working for them, he had to provide for his railroad’s passengers.
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Rothbard, Populism, and the Elites
Newly discovered letters show that Rothbard was a populist as early as the 1950s, and his alleged turn to populism in the 1990s was not a departure from earlier views.
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US Senate removes sanctions on Syria
US senators through their support behind the terrorist Al Qaeda regime that now rules Syria.
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Mearsheimer: The West Is Lying about Victory in Ukraine
Video: John Mearsheimer exposes how the war is going well for Russia and " the Ukrainians are in deep trouble."
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Are Any Peoples Truly Indigenous?
To go back far enough in time is to find that no group is indigenous to the place they now live. But this does not mean that no one has a right to live where they now reside.
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We Should Stop Using the Term “Balance of Trade”
We should stop using terms such as “trade surplus” or “trade deficit.” Trade is always a surplus and the only deficit comes from government interventions.
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Constitutional Reform in Jamaica: Sentiment or Substance?
Jamaica’s constitutional reform will achieve nothing if it continues to indulge the politics of resentment rather than building the framework for liberty.
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Fed’s Waller says he had a ‘great interview’ to succeed Jerome Powell
Like Trump, Waller favors more monetary inflation and is "a dove in favor of running the economy hot."
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A Loose Versus Tight Monetary Stance
After central bank expansionary efforts have unleashed inflation, officials then seek to contract the money supply in an attempt to undo the inflationary damage. No contractionary policy, however, can fix the problems caused by monetary manipulation.
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Trump Suggests One of His Biggest Donors Cares More About Israel Than the US
Trump on Monday suggested that Miriam Adelson, one of his biggest donors during his 2024 campaign, “loves” Israel more than the United States.
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AI, Automation, and the Human Advantage
Bob breaks down the fears about AI-driven unemployment and shows why economic reasoning still favors human prosperity in a high-tech world.
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Is Trump Preparing for the Next Civil War, or Already Fighting It?
Karen Kwiatkowski: The civil war is ongoing, and Trump sits astride a state that is reacting far too late and with one hand tied behind its back.
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