As housing prices have skyrocketed in Ireland, the government did what governments do all too often: impose rent controls. Such interventions into the housing market have created downstream effects that continue to encourage even more intervention.
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Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
The 1775 Two Step That Led to American Independence
Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political slavery and claims by distant masters to unlimited power.
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The Spirit of the Declaration of Independence: Secession, Division, Disloyalty
The Declaration of Independence is about radical opposition to state power. The Declaration takes a stand against political vices like unity, loyalty, and centralized power.
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The 1775 Two Step That Led to American Independence
Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political slavery and claims by distant masters to unlimited power.
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The Federal Reserve Is Covering Up Its Financial Losses
Alex Pollock, an expert on Federal Reserve policy, joins us to talk about how the Fed has backed itself into a very bad financial corner, and there is no painless way out.
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Steve Hanke: Recession Is Coming—The Fed, Trump, & Wall Street Are Blind
Economist Steve Hanke says a US recession is almost inevitable, and warns that the Fed, Wall Street, and Donald Trump are all looking in the wrong direction.
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Half of June’s Job Growth Was in Government. Manufacturing Jobs Fall.
June's job growth was hailed in the media as proof of a strong economy. Except there's a problem: fully half of these new jobs were government jobs.
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Half of June’s Job Growth Was in Government. Manufacturing Jobs Fall.
June‘s job growth was hailed in the media as proof of a strong economy. Except there‘s a problem: fully half of these new jobs were government jobs.
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Iran’s Central Planning Policies Harm Its Economy
Central planning thwarts Iran’s economy. Many Iranian government officials blame their nation’s economic demise on Western countries sanctions and not their policy choices.
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Iran’s Central Planning Policies Harm Its Economy
Central planning thwarts Iran’s economy. Many Iranian government officials blame their nation’s economic demise on Western countries sanctions and not their policy choices.
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After 50 Years of US-Government-Sponsored Housing Finance: Why Are Houses So Unaffordable?
After more than fifty years of U.S. government-sponsored housing finance, Why has home ownership not increased and why are houses unaffordable?
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After 50 Years of US-Government-Sponsored Housing Finance: Why Are Houses So Unaffordable?
After more than fifty years of US government-sponsored housing finance, why has home ownership not increased and why are houses unaffordable?
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TRUMP AVISA: NEGOCIAR ARANCELES O PERDER
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Establishment Democrats Created the Conditions for A Socialist Victory
The democratic establishment is upset that socialist Zohran Mamdani beat their candidate, Andrew Cuomo, in New York City’s mayoral primary. But the blame for socialism’s rising popularity lies mostly on their own shoulders.
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Steve Hanke tells BI investors are shrugging off serious risks — and Trump is causing historic uncertainty
"We have not witnessed regime uncertainty since Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Dealers in the 1930s," Hanke said.
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A Big Beautiful Bill for the Military-Industrial Complex
The Republican insistence on increasing military spending is the main reason Congress cannot cut taxes without increasing the debt, making cuts in domestic welfare programs, or both.
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Elon Musk says he’ll back Rep. Thomas Massie
Musk signaled he would donate to the Kentucky Republican’s 2026 reelection campaign on X when he responded “I will” to a post asking who would be backing Massie’s congressional bid.
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The American Revolution Was a Culture War
The Boston Tea Party was an opening act in what came to be a violent culture war and war of national liberation. And it helps us understand how America in 2020 could become as bitterly divided as America during the revolution.
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The American Revolution Was a Culture War
The Boston Tea Party was an opening act in what came to be a violent culture war and war of national liberation. And it helps us understand how America could become as bitterly divided as it was during the revolution.
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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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