The current US conflict with Iran has its roots in the CIA-backed coup in 1953, which removed a democratically-elected prime minister and replaced him with the Shah. The Shah’s government ultimately collapsed, leading to the current Islamic republic.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
Murray Rothbard as David Gordon Remembers Him
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon honors the centennial of Murray Rothbard’s birth, recalling his memories of conversations and discussions with the man who was knowledgeable on a wide range of topics—and was never a boring companion.
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With His “Unconditional Surrender” Goal, Trump Signals a Long War
If good sense prevails, the American regime will "forget" that Trump called for unconditional surrender, and instead pursue a more sane, negotiated resolution.
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Why The Iran War Won’t Go the Way Trump Hopes
The Trump White House can't decide on a reason for why it went to war. But one goal is clearly regime change. Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss the many obstacles to this unlikely outcome.
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Ron Paul: Panic Sets In as Iran War Expanding
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report : In less a week, the quick victory promise has given way to increased calls for a US ground invasion.
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Operation Ajax (1953): The CIA’s Template—and Warnings for Today
The current US conflict with Iran has its roots in the CIA-backed coup in 1953, which removed a democratically-elected prime minister and replaced him with the Shah. The Shah’s government ultimately collapsed, leading to the current Islamic republic.
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Trump’s Iran War Shows How American “Democracy” Really Works
When it comes to foreign policy, what matters are powerful interest groups. The ordinary voters who pay all the bills don't matter. The interest groups pushing for pro-Israel wars in the Middle East are especially powerful.
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The Duke Lacrosse Case Exposed the Rot in Higher Education, the Media, and the Justice System
It has been 20 years since the Duke Lacrosse Case dominated the news media. It was a story in which false narratives of guilt pushed by corrupt police and prosecutors, radical members of Duke’s faculty, and the legacy media nearly railroaded three innocent men into prison.
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Rothbard and the American Revolution
As we celebration the Centennial of the birth of Murray Rothbard, we look at his commentary on the American Revolution, where it promoted liberty and where the creation of the Constitution became liberty’s roadblock.
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In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Birthday of Dr. Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was born 100 years ago this week and his time on earth was much too short. Yet in that time he was here, he added much to the intellectual foundations of economic thinking.
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Napolitano: Trump’s Unjust and Unconstitutional War
What’s going on here? What’s going on is an immoral, unconstitutional and illegal war of choice.
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US lost nearly $2B worth of military equipment in first 4 days of strikes against Iran
The US has lost nearly $2 billion worth of military equipment amid its military operations against Iran since Saturday, according to estimates and data compiled by Anadolu.
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Military officials are now planning for a war that lasts “through September”
" CENTCOM has requested additional military intelligence officers to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days and possibly through September."
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No, Governments Don’t Give Money Value
Mainstream economists want us to believe that money gains its value from state decrees. Yet, Austrian economists more than a century ago explained why money has value.
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Why Money Has Value at All
Mainstream economists want us to believe that money gains its value from state decrees. Yet, Austrian economists more than a century ago explained why money has value.
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Why surging oil prices ‘may bite the hands’ of the Fed
Rising oil prices are " forcing reevaluations of previous assumptions about US inflation and the Federal Reserve's path for interest rates."
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The War We’ve Been Waiting For
Trump has brought the US into war with Iran. Ryan, Tho, and Connor talk about the initial execution, the domestic fallout, the global costs, and what may come next.
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Germany Is Now Officially a Planned Economy
Germany’s “social-ecological transformation” is the political program of turning the existing social market economy into what the government calls a “social-ecological market economy.” In practice, this means a planned economy.
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 5.7 billion francs compared to the previous week
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SNB’s Chairman Schlegel: A few months of negative inflation wouldn’t be a problem
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2025-07-31 – Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2025
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SNB Brings Back Zero Percent Interest Rates
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Hold-up sur l’eau potable (2/2) : la supercherie de « l’hydrogène vert ». Par Vincent Held
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