From seminary classrooms to Supreme Courts, a network redefined justice, democracy, and freedom in the name of social control. Many goals of the Foro de São Paulo, launched in 1990 by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Fidel Castro, sadly, are being realized.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
The Silent War for Latin America: How the Foro de São Paulo Subverted Liberty from Within
From seminary classrooms to Supreme Courts, a network redefined justice, democracy, and freedom in the name of social control. Many goals of the Foro de São Paulo, launched in 1990 by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Fidel Castro, sadly, are being realized.
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“Far-right” AfD party is the most popular party in Germany
New poll puts the AfD party ahead of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s mainstream conservative bloc.
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The Trump-Putin Meeting: How We Got Here
The disheartening and frustrating fact is that Russia is in a much stronger negotiating position now than they were earlier in the war, when Western officials convinced Ukraine to walk away from peace talks and fight.
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New video confirms cowardice of law enforcement at Uvalde shooting
The Texas Dept of Public Safety has fought to keep records secret. Now, finally more records will be released, and expose more police cowardice and incompetence.
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Is Increased Inflation Due to Increased Tariffs?
People dislike inflation, and with good cause. However, we should not use price inflation as a cudgel to beat up our political opponents.
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Why Trump’s Tariffs Make No Sense and a Counterproduct to MAGA
The rise of the internet has replaced manual labor with brain work─which pays way more. And Donald Trump wants to go backwards. That way, more Americans can stand in front of a machine all day.
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Las Vegas Chokes the Golden Goose
Even in Las Vegas—known for inexpensive fun, food, and gambling—hotel occupancy is 67 percent, visitor traffic is down 6.5 percent from a year ago and 7.4 percent from 2019.
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Federal Debt Surges in July as Trump’s Spending Spree Continues
DOGE has failed in its stated mission. Trump is no fiscal hawk. The Republican leadership in Congress—with Trump’s encouragement—will keep spending at record-breaking levels.
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“Incitement” Isn’t a Real Crime
Even if fighting words—i.e., racial slurs—constitute a type of “advocacy” to start a fight, they are not a real crime, and no one should face and legal sanctions for the use of mere words.
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The Meaning of Coercion in Hayekian Philosophy
How do we define liberty? Hayek saw it as the absence of most (but not all) coercion, but that depends upon how one defines “coercion.” Murray Rothbard believed that Hayek was too willing to accept forms of coercion that were anti-freedom.
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The Meaning of Coercion in Hayekian Philosophy
How do we define liberty? Hayek saw it as the absence of most (but not all) coercion, but that depends upon how one defines “coercion.” Murray Rothbard believed that Hayek was too willing to accept forms of coercion that were anti-freedom.
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Newsflash: Governments Lie
While it will not shock readers of mises.org, we need frequent reminders that political elites lie and are perhaps even more incentivized to lie to maintain power.
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Harry Truman: Founding Father of the National Security State
Following World War II, President Truman helped produce the modern national security state by creating the Central Intelligence Agency. Only later did Truman regret what he did, as the CIA turned into a monster that could never be tamed.
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Harry Truman: Founding Father of the National Security State
Following World War II, President Truman helped produce the modern national security state by creating the Central Intelligence Agency. Only later did Truman regret what he did, as the CIA turned into a monster that could never be tamed.
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The “Libertarians” Who Say the Private Sector Is the Real Threat to Freedom
The classical liberals—especially those of the more radical variety such as Molinari, Bastiat, etc.—saw the state as a far greater threat to freedom than any other organization.
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You Created Jobs for Robots?
Do we save human job roles at the expense of more deeply-efficient deliveries of products and services that we love so much?
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The Pentagon is planning a standing army for use against Americans
Trump plans a centralized military force for deployment against. This is not a state-based National Guard force. It's a de facto centralized army.
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Will Jamaica Become a Republic?
Long a constitutional monarchy with ties to Great Britain, many in Jamaica are looking to end the old relationship and become a republic. But is this movement simply a reaction to anti-colonialism, and what kind of constitution would the new republic create? So far, no answers.
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Heads up for NZD and CHF traders, RBNZ Gov Breman and SNB Chair Schlegel to speak
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Swiss franc appreciation has led to tighter monetary conditions – SNB minutes
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 3.1 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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