Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
How Bitcoin Became a Weapon: A Critique of Jason Lowery’s Softwar from the Austrian Perspective
Bitcoin’s power lies not in being wielded by geopolitical superpowers. Turning it into a “national strategic asset” undermines its very essence. If bitcoin is to remain a tool of freedom, it must resist becoming a tool of empire.
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Remembering the Crimes of Totalitarian States
One of the most pernicious legacies of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao is that any political leader responsible for less than, say, three or four million deaths is let off the hook. This hardly seems right, and it was not always so.
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The Weaponization of Media Access Did Not Suddenly Start with Trump
What the “legacy” media is trying to present as a brand-new authoritarian crackdown on the press is only a more visible version of how the federal government has attempted to control public opinion for nearly a century.
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Myanmar: The Tragedy of Socialism and Military Dictatorship
Myanmar has been a textbook case of the tragedies of socialism. While people are familiar with Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who tried to lead the nation to democracy and a market economy, the nation is better known for military dictatorship and political and economic repression.
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What Keeps Us Safe?
On your computer monitor, your table lamp, or the label on your hair dryer, you will see the symbol "UL" with a circle around it. It stands for Underwriters Laboratories, a firm headquartered in Northbrook, Ill., and an unsung hero of the market economy.
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The Dutch Model of Secession, Commercial Freedom, and Religious Tolerance
The old Dutch republic was a case of commerce producing tolerance, producing harmony, producing a willingness to interact for the mutual benefit.
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CRISTINA PRESA POR CORRUPCIÓN
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Bishop Checkmates Lincoln
Bishop sees in the rise of the Republican Party, culminating in Lincoln’s election, the beginning of a Marxist revolution.
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The Public Health Bureaucracy: Enemy of the Public, Enemy of Health
We can run society according to the rules of private property and freedom, or we can run it by bureaucratic decree, and the covid episode reminded us of just how important that choice is.
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MAGA, MAHA, and Our Growing Health Bureaucracy
It’s the master of public health awardees who are running public health. An MPH is a two-year degree which does not require you to have any prior training in health, in biology, or in medicine. It’s primarily focused on the use of big data and statistical analysis.
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Scholar Spotlight—Łukasz Jasiński
I became interested in the question of whether a true market in healthcare can work. I think it is a fantastically interesting subject. It has been the focus of my PhD work.
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Public Enemies: Government Bureaucrats as Societal Parasites
Governments at all levels play the same game—always threatening to eliminate school buses, police departments, ambulances, garbage collection—whatever can succeed in bringing the voters or appropriation committee members to their senses and increasing taxes and spending.
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From the Editor—May / June 2025
The federal bureaucracy has been called a “headless fourth branch of government.” So long as this unchecked army of bureaucrats, technocrats, and deep-state operatives is allowed free rein, it will be impossible to make progress in limiting the state’s power over individuals.
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The Weaponization of Media Access Did Not Suddenly Start with Trump
What the “legacy” media is trying to present as a brand-new authoritarian crackdown on the press is only a more visible version of how the federal government has attempted to control public opinion for nearly a century.
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LA GRAN MENTIRA DEL SOCIALISMO
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New Academic Paper Uses Rothbard’s National Output Metric
Bob hosts economists Vincent Geloso and Chandler Reilly to discuss their new paper, which applies Rothbard's "Private Product Remaining" to rethink how national output is measured.
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The Protectionists Have No Theory
Protectionism really isn‘t a theory of betterment for all but a claim that certain people in certain occupations are special. They must be paid more handsomely than the market—meaning you and me—wishes to pay. It will be big business and big labor who will be the beneficiaries of tariffs.
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EE.UU. SORPRENDE AL MUNDO: SE DESTROZA LA NARRATIVA DE RECESIÓN
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How Marxists Erase Human Will and Agency
Marxism has seeped into politics, education, and religion—reducing human action to class and race. Mises offers a more accurate understanding of how humans act.
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On Swiss National Bank
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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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