Governments have so corrupted money that we forget that sound money, by providing both fungibility and privacy, has been a defense against overreaching governments. While sound money is in the interests of citizens, governments have managed to destroy it.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
Methodological Individualism in Historical Analysis
Modern historians depend heavily upon sweeping narratives and their take on the US War of Secession is no exception. Yet, the use of methodological individualism allows one to avoid sweeping judgments like claiming the Confederacy was founded upon belief in white supremacy.
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An Excellent Casey for Anarchism
Has anyone besides Murray Rothbard made a compelling case for state-free anarchy? In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon extols Libertarian Anarchy by Gerard Casey, which he says provides excellent arguments for doing away with the state.
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Who Really Invented Bitcoin?
Before Bitcoin, there was Hayek. In the 1970s, he warned that state-controlled money leads to inflation, instability, and political plunder. His fix? Competing currencies.
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American Independence and the Seeds of Big Government
When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this country move from that position to the colossus it has become today? Joshua Mawhorter provides some sobering July 4 reading to find the answer.
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The Spirit of the Declaration of Independence: Secession, Division, Disloyalty
The Declaration of Independence is about radical opposition to state power. The Declaration takes a stand against political vices like unity, loyalty, and centralized power.
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American Independence and the Seeds of Big Government
When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this country move from that position to the colossus it has become today? Joshua Mawhorter provides some sobering July 4 reading to find the answer.
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Leo XIV and Rerum Novarum
When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the basis for Catholic social teaching and is friendlier to private property and free markets than anything the Vatican has produced since then.
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Leo XIV and Rerum Novarum
When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the basis for Catholic social teaching and is friendlier to private property and free markets than anything the Vatican has produced since then.
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The American Revolution Was a Free-Trade Revolution
The British complained of unfair competition from goods supplied by the American colonists. So the state intervened to manage trade and make it “fair.” But the American revolutionaries saw protectionism for the scam it was, and still is.
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The American Revolution Was a Free-Trade Revolution
The British complained of unfair competition from goods supplied by the American colonists. So the state intervened to manage trade and make it “fair.” But the American revolutionaries saw protectionism for the scam it was, and still is.
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Return to First Principles to End Wars in the Middle East
The world is being driven to war—possibly nuclear war—by current leaders who want their citizens to believe that there are no other options. This is patently not true.
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A Half-Century after New York City’s Fiscal Collapse, the City’s Politicians Have Learned Nothing
Voters in last week‘s Democratic Primary in New York City had to choose between a socialist and a crony capitalist. They chose the socialist. Fifty years ago, Establishment politicians drove the city into de facto bankruptcy. A new generation of political elites are doing the same.
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A Half-Century after New York City’s Fiscal Collapse, the City’s Politicians Have Learned Nothing
Voters in last week‘s Democratic Primary in New York City had to choose between a socialist and a crony capitalist. They chose the socialist. Fifty years ago, establishment politicians drove the city into de facto bankruptcy. A new generation of political elites are doing the same.
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Donald Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria, Endorses Al-Qaeda Terrorist Dictators
Trump praises ‘young, attractive’ Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa who is a known Al-Qaeda terrorist who regime currently persecutes Syrian Christians and massacred 1,500 Alawites.
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Was the American Revolution Radical?
The American Revolution wasn’t a polite disagreement with Britain. It was a people-powered upheaval that shattered empires, inspired global revolutions, and rewrote the rules of liberty.
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The Weaponization of the the Phrase “The Jewish State”
The phrase “the Jewish state” is employed by pro-Israel propagandists to buttress the dishonest tactic of denouncing any critic of the State of Israel as anti-Semitic.
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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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2025-06-25 – Quarterly Bulletin 2/2025
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