The defeat of seven-term Congressman Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s Fourth District primary on May 19, 2026, marked a watershed moment in the long history of corporate and special-interest distortion of US elections. Everyone has known for a very long time that money swings elections, but it is rare to see an example so flagrant and so provocative. This particular election made a lot of Americans and international observers realize that they are...
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Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
War, Easy Money, and the Working-Class Squeeze
Record-low consumer confidence and record-strong corporate earnings aren’t a paradox: they’re the Cantillon effect in real time. Mark Thornton explains who inflation rewards, who it crushes, and what comes next.
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Zinsen explodieren: Deutschland in der Schuldenfalle
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How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics
Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.
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The Economic Problem Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Government Grocery Plan
Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a grocery store is still a business governed by costs, and economic reality regardless of who owns it.
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RMP is Not QE
RMP is not QE, nor is it QT. It is an unprecedented, interventionist, unsound policy. The Fed is no longer backstopping the long end, forcing twenty years of interest rate suppression to finally unravel. Welcome to the Austrian nightmare.
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„2026 wird historisch“ – Warum Gold & Silber jetzt explodieren könnten
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The Great Reversal: How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics
Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.
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After 75 Years, Human Action Is Still the Standard for Understanding Economics
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews The Influence and Significance of Human Action After 75 Years edited by Joseph T. Salerno. He gives his thoughts and questions on some of the points made and recommends it and Human Action.
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Geschäftsführer mahnt: “Energiepreise explodieren!”
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The US Constitution Is Now a Suicide Pact
Historically, many sovereign states have granted separatist cultural and ideological groups political autonomy as a means of avoiding full secession. The US legal system prevents this.
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The US Constitution Is Now a Suicide Pact
Historically, many sovereign states have granted separatist cultural and ideological groups political autonomy as a means of avoiding full secession. The US legal system prevents this.
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How Future Supply Moves Today’s Prices
This week, Bob walks through three thought experiments to show how expectations of future supply changes ripple into present prices and production decisions in ways that purely mechanical monetary frameworks like MV=PQ can't capture.
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26.11.–03.12.26: Empower Your Financial Intelligence – die exklusive Mastermind mit mir auf Madeira.
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Das GROßE Problem mit “grüner” Energie
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Beware the Alternatives to Capitalism and Socialism
With Trump’s crony capitalism, the government taking equity positions in US businesses, and socialists making real inroads in the Democratic Party, it is hard to find defenders of free markets.
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Jubiläum 🥳 : Seit 10 Jahren jeden Freitag ein Tippvideo – Highlights, spannende Länder, Witziges
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Buc-ee’s: Free-Market Triumph or Simply Capitalist Oppression?
Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet another symbol of capitalist oppression.
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Buc-ee’s: Free-Market Triumph or Simply Capitalist Oppression?
Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet another symbol of capitalist oppression.
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On Swiss National Bank
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SNB Sight Deposits: increased by 4.4 billion francs compared to the previous week
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Household wealth in 2025
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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’s Chairman Schlegel: A few months of negative inflation wouldn’t be a problem
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