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Back to SearchEtatism, Protectionism, and the Demand for Lebensraum
Having warned of the rise of national socialism and having fled the German army's march into Austria, Ludwig von Mises was in an excellent position to analyze Nazi economic doctrine.
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The Silent War for Latin America: How the Foro de São Paulo Subverted Liberty from Within
From seminary classrooms to Supreme Courts, a network redefined justice, democracy, and freedom in the name of social control. Many goals of the Foro de São Paulo, launched in 1990 by Luiz Inácio Lul…
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The Trump-Putin Meeting: How We Got Here
When presidents Trump and Putin meet this Friday, the political and military landscape is much different than it was when war broke out more than three years ago and Putin was willing to talk about a…
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Harry Truman: Founding Father of the National Security State
Following World War II, President Truman helped produce the modern national security state by creating the Central Intelligence Agency. Only later did Truman regret what he did, as the CIA turned int…
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You Created Jobs for Robots?
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/you-created-jobs-robots
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The Meaning of Coercion in Hayekian Philosophy
How do we define liberty? Hayek saw it as the absence of most (but not all) coercion, but that depends upon how one defines “coercion.” Murray Rothbard believed that Hayek was too willing to accept f…
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Can Econometric Models Fulfill the Role of an Economic Laboratory?
Mainstream economists claim that they can use econometric models to emulate human action and, thus, create an economic laboratory. These models, however, cannot tell us about cause-and-effect, which …
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Jamaica’s Beaches and Property Rights
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/jamaicas-beaches-and-property-rights
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Will Jamaica Become a Republic?
Long a constitutional monarchy with ties to Great Britain, many in Jamaica are looking to end the old relationship and become a republic. But is this movement simply a reaction to anti-colonialism, a…
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US Travel Restrictions for Cuba Violate the Freedoms of Americans and Cubans
A relic of the Cold War, the US embargo and travel restrictions to Cuba violate American freedoms and they accomplish nothing to end Cuba's communist regime or win freedom for Cubans. Yet, this faile…
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