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Do Monopolies Cause Inflation?

2023-08-04

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2023-08-04

The yearly growth rate of the consumer price index jumped from 5.4 percent in June 2021 to 9.1 percent in June 2022. Some economists attributed this increase to monopolies. According to Business Insider, economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston have claimed that monopolies help keep the prices of goods and services high. Most economists believe that monopolies make markets less efficient by influencing the prices and the quantity of...

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Rates, Housing, Inflation, and Zombies with Barry Habib

2023-08-04

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Zombie companies need cheap money to survive. Cheap money is a thing of the past, and casualties are piling up. It’s a familiar script: borrow money to fund growth, and compete on price. That business model fails when interest rates rise quickly. As debt-burdened, low-cost providers get squeezed by higher rates, more will fail. The irony is that culling weak companies may actually be inflationary—a knock-on effect the Fed will not welcome. My guest...

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Fast gestorben – So sehe ich die Welt heute | Interview mit Wolfram Andes

2023-08-04

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Wolfram Andes berichtet von seiner Nahtoderfahrung und wie sie die Sicht auf sein Leben veränderte. Exklusives Geldsicherheitstraining: https://www.thorstenwittmann.de/yt-geldsicherheit-garantiert/ Wöchentliche Tippvideos abonnieren: https://thorstenwittmann.com/klartext-yt Wolfram Andes ist ein geschätzter Kollege und bekannter Erfolgscoach, den ich seit ca. 10 Jahren kenne. Und er ist … fast verstorben. Ihm ist das passiert, was wir nicht...

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The Economics of Police and the Deep State

2023-08-03

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2023-08-03

On this episode of Good Money, Tho is joined by Tate Fegley of Montreat College. Dr. Fegley talks about his lectures from Mises University on policing, AI, and the deep state, and the important topic of economic calculation that connects the three. In the final segment, Tho looks at the economics of college football in the aftermath of FSU's threat of secession from their conference.  Good Money listeners can order a special $5 book bundle...

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Paleoconservatives Need Better Critics

2023-08-03

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2023-08-03

To seriously threaten the regime, one must attack it at its roots. This would require rejecting the modern civil rights legal regime, something modern Buckleyite conservatives and James Lindsay-style liberals are not interested in, and unites paleoconservatives and paleolibertarians. Original Article: "Paleoconservatives Need Better Critics"

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Not Even a Pencil Could Exist without Fossil Fuels

2023-08-03

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2023-08-03

In 1964, Leonard Read wrote a genealogy from the perspective of a pencil, demonstrating the vast, complicated web of the structure of production that is handled by the division of labor on free markets. The pencil explained that no one knows how to make a pencil because of the myriad production processes involved: My family tree begins with what in fact is a tree, a cedar of straight grain that grows in Northern California and Oregon. Now...

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Belgian Colonialism of the Congo: Facts and Fiction

2023-08-03

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2023-08-03

Like many colonial ventures, Belgium's involvement in the Congo had some successes—and many failures. Original Article: "Belgian Colonialism of the Congo: Facts and Fiction"

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Real Progress versus the Progressives

2023-08-03

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2023-08-03

Depending on one’s perspective, technology can be viewed as either an opportunity or a threat. Some people celebrate technical advances while others show disdain. Entrepreneurs are frequently eager to capitalize on the potential advantages of new technologies, but where entrepreneurs see room for dynamism, naysayers see doom. In this story, entrepreneurs are akin to wizards who use the magic of technology to improve the world, and naysayers are...

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On the American Pravda

2023-08-03

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2023-08-03

Michael and guest co-host Ben Ahdoot talk with Ron Unz about RFK, Jr., Ron's American Prava series, the Unz Review, the Great Reset, censorship, the origins of SARS-CoV-2, and more. On the American Pravda Video of On the American Pravda

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Join Us for the Medical Freedom Summit!

2023-08-02

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2023-08-02

The tyrannical threat of the biomedical security state is ever present. While those that cheered for lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and the shutdown of the global economy retreat to the back pages of the news, the World Health Organization and their ilk are already gearing up for the next crisis. The covid scare may have lost its political potency, but you can be sure that "public health emergencies" will continue to be a powerful tool for...

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The Profiteers of Armageddon

2023-08-02

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2023-08-02

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’re undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb” for leading the group of scientists who created that deadly weapon as part of America’s World War II-era Manhattan Project. The film has earned widespread attention, with large numbers of people participating in what’s already...

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Striking Hollywood Actors and Writers Might Have to Get Used to Stagnant Wages

2023-08-02

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2023-08-02

In this new age of decentralized and democratized content creation, union members' demands may simply be based on wishful thinking for a bygone era. Original Article: "Striking Hollywood Actors and Writers Might Have to Get Used to Stagnant Wages"

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Freedom of speech and “de-banking”

2023-08-02

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2023-08-02

Threats to freedom of speech and efforts to suppress dissenting views and voices have been on the rise over the past decades. They were exponentially intensified since the ascent of social media and as the political polarisation in the West truly took hold of our societies, the powers that be have been using any and all toolsat their disposal to “defend” the interests of the establishment against those who might try to publicly question its...

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CÓMO TE ENGAÑAN CON LA INFLACIÓN

2023-08-02

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The British NHS More Resembles a Statist Cult Than Advanced Healthcare

2023-08-02

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2023-08-02

The day after America celebrated its independence and its founding principles of self-governance and liberty, across the pond, Britain paid tribute to its values of collectivism and statism by commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the National Health Service (NHS). Children’s choirs sang “Happy Birthday” at a thanksgiving church service celebrating the NHS at Westminster Abbey. In attendance were the prime minister and the opposition...

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When Slave Owners Chose Federal Power over Local Sovereignty

2023-08-02

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2023-08-02

Although they professed to support "states' rights," many proslavery activists wanted a stronger federal government that could force slavery on the western territories and deny local sovereignty to territorial residents.  Original Article: "When Slave Owners Chose Federal Power over Local Sovereignty"

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Pedro Sánchez Vende España (No Se Podía Saber…)

2023-08-02

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Yellow Trucking Goes Bankrupt, Thanks in Part to Onerous Labor Laws

2023-08-02

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2023-08-02

On July 30, Yellow, one of the oldest and largest trucking businesses in the United States, ceased operations and moved to declare bankruptcy. According to reports, the final nail in the coffin of the ninety-nine-year-old business was a labor dispute with the Teamsters Union. Yellow’s executives also deserve some blame, however. The trucking networks acquired in the 2000s and 2010s were poorly managed, delaying their integration. That said, when...

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The Simplicity and Significance of Mutual Economic Exchange

2023-08-01

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2023-08-01

Economic exchange stands as the defining essence of any economy, epitomizing the intricate web of interconnected transactions that shape its very existence. In essence, an economy derives its essence from the culmination of individual exchanges. However, the profound impact of the crucial distinction between voluntary choice and coercion often goes unnoticed by many outside the realm of economic study. In this article, we delve deeper into the...

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Dirk Müller: Sie wollen ein Wohnmobil kaufen? Bald wird’s billig!

2023-08-01

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