Human reason, wrote Ludwig von Mises, is the basis for civilization itself. Western civilization, he said, was built upon economic progress that sprang from reason. However, he also warned that if the West abandoned sound economics, it would trigger its demise.
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Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
Energy Transition as a Tool for Fascist Capitalism
Europeans are being forced into an energy transition through debt-fueled spending that will lead to permanently higher energy prices and stifle European competitiveness. This won‘t change the climate, but it will make the people poorer.
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¡CBS CANCELA A COLBERT! 40 MILLONES EN PÉRDIDAS HUNDEN EL LATE NIGHT
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LOS IMPUESTOS SON UN ROBO
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The Canadian Arctic Fur Trade: A Case Study of Freedom
Daniella Bassi tells the remarkable story of the Arctic fur trade as a real-world case study in stateless order.
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MMTers Love When Governments Burn Money
Even when MMT advocates are correct that colonial governments at times burned money after receiving it for tax revenues, they still manage to get both the history and the causes wrong.
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MMTers Love When Governments Burn Money
Even when MMT advocates are correct that colonial governments at times burned money after receiving it for tax revenues, they still manage to get both the history and the causes wrong.
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BIDEN DISFRAZÓ EL DESEMPLEO CON DATOS FALSOS
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Environmental Conservation
Timothy Terrell makes the case for property rights and market-based stewardship as the true path to sustainability.
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How Psychology Is Catching Up with the Reality of Human Action
Modern psychology has been at odds with the praxeology of the Austrian School, as psychologists have tended to see humans as passive and reactive, while Austrians view human action as purposeful. Recent developments in the field might change that narrative.
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How Psychology Is Catching Up with the Reality of Human Action
Modern psychology has been at odds with the praxeology of the Austrian School, as psychologists have tended to see humans as passive and reactive, while Austrians view human action as purposeful. Recent developments in the field might change that narrative.
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Economics of Interventionism
Lucas Engelhardt explores the economics of interventionism, tracing Ludwig von Mises’s core argument that state interference in markets is both self-defeating and inherently unstable.
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Four Reasons Why College Degrees Are Becoming Useless
If education and career skills are what you want, a college or university may be a waste of your time and money.
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Busting the “Free College” Myth
If New Yorkers wanted to help students by paying for their tuition, they would have already done so on their own.
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America’s Syrian Civil War
In Syria the damage is done, and future generations will continue to suffer from the cruel folly of those convinced they know how to run everyone else’s lives.
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An Honneth Effort
In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes on Alex Honneth's The Working Sovereign. While Dr. Gordon acknowledges that the author gives an "Honneth" effort, his logic and grasp of the world of work fall way short of being convincing.
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 15 billion francs compared to the previous four weeks
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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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2025-06-25 – Quarterly Bulletin 2/2025
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