The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to be. Real democracy can be found in the workings of the free market, not the political halls.
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Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
A Very Brief History of Taxation and the State
It is important to note that states and what we know as taxes gradually emerged through war, conquest, plunder, and tribute. While the organization has changed and become formalized over time, states and taxes have not lost their coercive character.
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„Merkel gab 60.000€ für Styling aus“
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Leninism, Democracy, and Immigration
Ryan McMaken looks in detail at an important essay by historian Ralph Raico in which Raico critiques Ludwig von Mises's views on democracy, fascism, and immigration.
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U.S. consumer sentiment falls to record low on inflation
While April's reading was slightly improved from the preliminary reading, it remained the lowest in data back to 1978.
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Treasury yields move higher as oil prices rise amid U.S.-Iran standoff
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — rose more than 3 basis points to 4.325%.
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McMahan On Killing in War
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon discusses Jeff McMahan’s thoughts on fighting in both just and unjust wars. “Just following orders” is still immoral when one is promoting a war unjustly carried out.
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Javier Milei has “wonderful” meeting with spy-state oligarch Peter Thiel
Perhaps Thiel will help build a surveillance state for for the Argentine regime similar to the illegal American spy state that Trump and Thiel wholeheartedly support.
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Absurd! Bundeskanzler Merz: “Rente nur noch Basisabsicherung”
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The DOJ has dropped the Powell probe
It's unclear if the move will clear the way for Kevin Warsh's nomination as new Fed chair.
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Israeli Troops Say Mass Looting of Occupied Southern Lebanon ‘Routine’
The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (which includes many Christian communities) subjects the locals to routine looting and desecration of religious sites.
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VERBOT Auswandern und Ausreise ist möglich – 4 Tipps, was du jetzt tun kannst
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LA PETROLERA MÁS ENDEUDADA DEL MUNDO
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Ölpreis explodiert! Iran-Krise treibt die Märkte – Analyse 2026
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Sheinbaum lleva a Pemex al borde de la QUIEBRA
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A Look Behind the Fed’s Curtains
Our own Jonathan Newman had the opportunity to sit down with a Federal Reserve governor. The central banker's answers to Newman's questions were evasive and riddled with contradictions. It seems there is not much behind the Fed's technocratic veneer.
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A Look Behind the Fed’s Curtains
Our own Jonathan Newman had the opportunity to sit down with a Federal Reserve governor. The central banker's answers to Newman's questions were evasive and riddled with contradictions. It seems there is not much behind the Fed's technocratic veneer.
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God Bless Captain Vere: When Constitutional Duty Yields to Institutional Power
With President Trump demanding people in the armed forces as well as in other government offices do his bidding no matter what the law might be, it is time for people to learn the lesson of Captain Vere.
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How War and Fiat Currencies Drive the Price of Gold and Oil
Kaneki Kojo interviews Mark Thornton on the link between government policies and the rising cost of living.
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 2.2 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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