Equilibrium is an imaginary construct that should be used only for analytical purposes. Unfortunately, mainstream economists have claimed it should represent a desired state of economic affairs. Austrian Economists know better.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
Central Bankers Disagree About Gold
Prominent central bankers have given conflicting statements concerning gold. What soaring gold prices might indicate is that the world is now turning to gold.
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Minarchism: The Worst Kind of State Idolatry
Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”
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Zionists Are Freaking Out About Losing Control of the Narrative
"...Holocaust education has begun backfiring, because it has been giving young people the wrong impression that genocide is always bad." By Caitlin Johnstone.
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October CPI Inflation will not be released.
"Data-dependent" Federal Reserve will be flying blind at its next FOMC mtg on Dec 10. It will be basing its decisions on September CPI data.
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GOP bans Dan Crenshaw from international travel after “alcohol-related” incident
Crenshaw and other Republicans were on an official visit to Mexico and Crenshaw was "having drinks with a group of Mexican officials."
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The Futility of Utility
Mainstream economics is obsessed with “maximizing” so-called utility functions and discovering the ubiquitous “social utility curve.” In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes apart this “utility” fixation.
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Politics and Government: The Weakness of the State
Thinking clearly about the state requires us to think differently than what is typically believed. The state is not a “necessary evil,” but rather it is just evil.
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The Hypocrisy of Social Democracy: Hidden Intentions
Any political figure, celebrity, professor, social or climate activist, or anyone else who calls for elimination of inhibition of this system—and the spillovers it brings—cannot claim that he or she is a friend to civilized society.
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Hoover was an Economic Interventionist—That was the Problem!
Even as historians have softened on their outlook on Hoover, they usually still manage to avoid the obvious connection between interventionism and lack of economic recovery.
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Why “Pro-Family” Government Programs Don’t Increase the Fertility Rate
The phenomenon of falling birth rates is due to factors far beyond the mere cost of living, and state-funded benefits for childrearing activities have failed to increase fertility rates.
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Is the Left Trying to Destroy the Family?
On the John Curley Show, Ryan McMaken presents a practical case for strengthening families by shrinking Leviathan’s reach.
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Minarchism: The Worst Kind of State Idolatry
Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”
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Jobs Numbers, Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving Turkey
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the latest jobs number data, what it means for the affordability crisis, the legacy of Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving favorites.
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Remember the great Justin Raimondo, critic of the warfare-welfare state
Rothbard's biographer, and a great friend to peace and freedom. I still miss reading Justin's weekly column at antiwar.com.
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50-Year Mortgages: The Ripoff of the Century
In finance, memories are short. The mortgage industry makes out with 50-year paper, the consumer, not so much.
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Socialism Is a Political Doctrine, Not an Economic One
Socialists claim they just want to create a more “just” and “equitable” economic system. In reality, socialism is a political system that uses economic rhetoric.
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The Hidden Costs of “Buy Now, Pay Later” Culture
The modern debt culture—underwritten by the Federal Reserve’s expansionary policies—is not only harms capital development, but it also encourages short time preferences, which diminishes the structure of production.
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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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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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2025-06-25 – Quarterly Bulletin 2/2025
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