Stephen Anderson, in his Mises Wire essays of February 1 (“Are Bankruptcies of Some US States in the Future?”) and February 23 (“US States Have a Long History of Defaulting”), worries that some US states may be on the precipice of bankruptcy.
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Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
The Heroic Joe Sobran
In these times of war in the Middle East, I often think of my late friend, the great and brilliant Joe Sobran. If Joe could be with us today, it’s clear what he would be saying. Why does the US support Israel uncritically? How is doing so in our national interest? What about the rights of Palestinians to their land?How do we know he would say these things? Because this is exactly what he did said in 2002.“In my 21 years at National Review, I had a...
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Hayek Explains Emergency Powers
In this morning's Mises Wire article, I mentioned that the true nature of the ruling class tends to be revealed in times of emergency. Moreover, it is during declared "emergencies" that it becomes clear that ordinary constitutional limits on state powers—such as the much touted "balance of powers" tend to do little to actually restrain regime power. Not all constitutional systems are equally bad in these situations, of course,...
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The Paramedic who Helped Police Kill Elijah McClain Is Sentenced to Five Years
On Monday, Aurora, Colorado paramedic Peter Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison (for criminally negligent homicide) for his part in the killing of Elijah McClain. McClain was an Aurora resident who had been walking home on the night of August 24, 2019. After police received a call about an unarmed person who looked "sketchy," police stopped and confronted McClain. McClain was doing nothing illegal and had given police no...
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La CRISIS de DEUDA es INEVITABLE, con Pablo Gil
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The Folly of Federal Reserve Stabilization Policy: Part II 1985-2023
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Private REITs Hide Commercial Real Estate Distress While Begging for Bailouts
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Sound Individualism vs Toxic Collectivism
When it comes to the State, however, and all its ministries, branches and institutions, a very different set of rules seems to apply – a much more lenient, flexible and liberal one.
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Elon’s Boring Line of Bull
Something’s rotten under the Las Vegas Convention Center and it turns out it’s a chemical sludge with the “consistency of a milkshake,” reports Bloomberg Businessweek. This sludge is a byproduct of Elon Musk’s Boring Company tunneling from the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Encore and Westgate hotels. These tunnels don’t feature rapid transit but instead individual Teslas ferrying carloads of convention goers at just 40 mph. Workers are being...
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SÁNCHEZ es el campeón de la DEUDA
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To the European Union: Don’t Tread on Us
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Hubris Runs Rampant at the Fed
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The War of 1812 and the Panic of 1819: The Unholy Alliance between Government and Banking
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The Right Is Wrong to Pursue Term Limits
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The Awesome Verbal Punching Power of Thomas Paine
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The Outrageous Persecution of Julian Assange
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No, “Science” Has Not Proven Mises Wrong on Socialism
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USD/CHF holds below 0.8950 amid Middle East geopolitical risks
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 1.7 billion francs compared to the previous week
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SNB Surprises the Market (Again)
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USD/CHF appreciates to near 0.8950 due to hawkish Fed, SNB Financial Stability Report eyed
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Gold continues bearish tone on outlook for US interest rates
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