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Back to SearchDurham Police and Prosecutors Committed Numerous Crimes in the Duke Lacrosse Case – And Escaped Meaningful Punishment
When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Mic…
7 hours ago
Cheap Calories, Expensive Consequences: How Federal Policy Contributes to Chronic Disease
The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the gover…
1 day, 5 hours ago
The Mistaken Identity of Prediction Markets
Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences.
Original…
1 day, 6 hours ago
Individualism in Rothbard’s Natural Rights Libertarianism
Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism.
Original art…
1 day, 6 hours ago
The Iran War Brings More Inflation and New Strength to the Yuan
Beyond the initial oil shock, the Iran war is also laying the foundation for ongoing monetary inflation and price inflation, with no real change to t…
1 day, 7 hours ago
It’s Not Anarcho-Tyranny, It’s Interventionist Non-Intervention
Combining binary and triangular interventions, the state coercively taxes citizens to pay for its services, monopolizes certain services, and then is…
6 days ago
Remembering Paul Ehrlich (Even If We Would Rather Not)
Neo-Malthusian Paul Ehrlich recently passed away, but not before his false doomsday claims made his a very wealthy man.
Original article: https://mis…
1 week ago
Roger Garrison and the Sustainable Growth of the Austrian School
Generations of scholars come and go; a few, including Roger Garrison, make their mark on the field and inspire future generations to do the same.
Orig…
1 week, 1 day ago
Rothbard Never Abandoned His Principles
As we continue to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Murray Rothbard, Wanjiru Njoya reminds us that he never compromised his principles and sto…
1 week, 1 day ago
Popular Interest Rate Theory Describes but Fails to Explain
Milton Friedman and others tried to explain interest rates using liquidity, economic activity, and inflation expectations. These things, however, onl…
1 week, 3 days ago