"By this time next week, the U.S. and Iran could be at war." From Andrew Day of The American Conservative.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
Are WNBA Players Underpaid or Overpaid?
Nobel-winning economist Claudia Goldin claims that WNBA players are vastly “underpaid” relative to their male counterparts in the NBA. Economic analysis, however, tells us a different story.
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The Misesian, vol. 2, no. 3, 2025
So long as the unchecked army of bureaucrats, technocrats, and deep-state operatives is allowed free rein, it will be impossible to make progress in limiting the state’s power over individuals.
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RFK Jr. appoints Dr. Robert Malone to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice
Critics decried the "retirement" of the previous 17-member ACIP, fearing the committee would make new vaccine recommendations not favored by Big Pharma.
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Why Trump Won’t Deport 18 Million Illegal Aliens
The administration’s best-case scenario would mean the administration has few hopes of deporting even a quarter of the existing population of illegal immigrants.
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Trump vows changes to immigration crackdown to protect farm and hotel workers
It could be that deporting private sector workers isn't quite as popular as deporting violent criminals on the dole.
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The Greatness of <em>Man, Economy, and State</em>
Mises said that MES made an “epochal” contribution to economics and that it made many important theoretical innovations.
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Vilfredo Pareto: A Return to the Libertarian Roots of Elite Theory
Influenced by the writings of the great Frederic Bastiat, Vilfredo Pareto promoted free markets and economic liberalism in 19th-century Europe. Pareto also made a number of important contributions to economic theory and practice.
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The State of Israel has started bombing Iran.
Its intent may be to sabotage whatever peace deal trump might have pursued. But US taxpayers will pay either way.
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Fell For It Again?
Trump's now-infamous “Big, Beautiful Bill” has become the classic bait-and-switch, in which the president promises fiscal responsibility as a candidate but delivers profligacy when he reaches the White House.
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Fiat Money and Chartalism: Why MMT Is Wrong
Joshua Mawhorter joins us to talk about how the fiat-money theories of Modern Monetary Theory and chartalism aren't supported by the historical facts.
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How Bitcoin Became a Weapon: A Critique of Jason Lowery’s Softwar from the Austrian Perspective
Bitcoin’s power lies not in being wielded by geopolitical superpowers. Turning it into a “national strategic asset” undermines its very essence. If bitcoin is to remain a tool of freedom, it must resist becoming a tool of empire.
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Remembering the Crimes of Totalitarian States
One of the most pernicious legacies of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao is that any political leader responsible for less than, say, three or four million deaths is let off the hook. This hardly seems right, and it was not always so.
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The Weaponization of Media Access Did Not Suddenly Start with Trump
What the “legacy” media is trying to present as a brand-new authoritarian crackdown on the press is only a more visible version of how the federal government has attempted to control public opinion for nearly a century.
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Myanmar: The Tragedy of Socialism and Military Dictatorship
Myanmar has been a textbook case of the tragedies of socialism. While people are familiar with Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who tried to lead the nation to democracy and a market economy, the nation is better known for military dictatorship and political and economic repression.
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What Keeps Us Safe?
On your computer monitor, your table lamp, or the label on your hair dryer, you will see the symbol "UL" with a circle around it. It stands for Underwriters Laboratories, a firm headquartered in Northbrook, Ill., and an unsung hero of the market economy.
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The Dutch Model of Secession, Commercial Freedom, and Religious Tolerance
The old Dutch republic was a case of commerce producing tolerance, producing harmony, producing a willingness to interact for the mutual benefit.
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On Swiss National Bank
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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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