The federal bureaucracy has been called a “headless fourth branch of government.” So long as this 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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Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
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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LA GRAN MENTIRA DEL SOCIALISMO
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New Academic Paper Uses Rothbard’s National Output Metric
Bob hosts economists Vincent Geloso and Chandler Reilly to discuss their new paper, which applies Rothbard's "Private Product Remaining" to rethink how national output is measured.
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The Protectionists Have No Theory
Protectionism really isn‘t a theory of betterment for all but a claim that certain people in certain occupations are special. They must be paid more handsomely than the market—meaning you and me—wishes to pay. It will be big business and big labor who will be the beneficiaries of tariffs.
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EE.UU. SORPRENDE AL MUNDO: SE DESTROZA LA NARRATIVA DE RECESIÓN
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How Marxists Erase Human Will and Agency
Marxism has seeped into politics, education, and religion—reducing human action to class and race. Mises offers a more accurate understanding of how humans act.
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Uncle Sam’s Credit Rating Story Is Serious News: But Does it Matter?
With US Government bonds being downgraded, another sign that Washington's borrowing and spending is out of control, not that anyone in power is listening. Think of the downgrade as a canary in a coal mine.
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Government is a Racket
The American Revolution was fought to free American colonists from an overbearing British government. Yet, only a few years after independence, Americans had created a constitutional government that would wield much power than anything the British had.
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CON LA TARJETA DE OTRO, TODO PARECE BARATO
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Early Railroads and Hospitals
The 19th century saw the creation and expansion of railroads in the United States, which hauled freight and carried paying passengers. One offshoot from privately-owned railroads was the creation of company-built and -operated hospitals to treat their employees in remote locations.
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Multifamily Delinquencies Are Now Higher than During the Great Recession
Freddie Mac’s delinquency report shows delinquencies above the Great-Recession peak. April's delinquency rate was the highest in 14 years.
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Taxi Tyranny in Paradise
Our author went to St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, expecting a vacation in paradise. Unfortunately, thanks to the USVI government‘s laws “protecting” the taxi industry, he had to spend a tidy sum of money just getting around.
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¡EL FENTANILO SE HUNDE! Trump reduce el tráfico un 50% y el crimen cae
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A Politically Incorrect “Where Are We Now?”
A few days ago, I had the great pleasure to sit down again with my good friend James Patrick in person, in Monte Brè. It was a truly spontaneous and unfiltered conversation about the current state of the world, the bizarre geopolitical situation and the tragicomical moment in history that we find ourselves in. We talked about the extreme, and likely unprecedented, risks we face in the global economic and financial system and I’m very glad we...
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Government and Economic Growth
Modern macroeconomic theory claims that government spending, taxation, and monetary creation is essential for economic growth. Austrian Economists, however, note that government stifles the economy.
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In Support of the Free State Project
Critics of the Free State Project should direct animosity, not at those moving to their state, but to the other 49 states for failing to be freer. The Free State Project migrants are not moving to New Hampshire to exert coercion on the existing population, but to live under less coercion.
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EE.UU. RECAUDA $255 MIL MILLONES EN ARANCELES: ¿REALIDAD O PURA ILUSIÓN?
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China’s Strengths Are Over-Exaggerated
While China has made great strides economically since the days of Mao, nonetheless, there remain a number of weaknesses in the economy. While we should recognize its economic strengths, we should not be tempted to portray China as an economic superpower.
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SNB’s Chairman Schlegel: A few months of negative inflation wouldn’t be a problem
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 3.6 billion francs compared to the previous week
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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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