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Back to SearchWhy Are Houses So Expensive? It's Deliberate Government Policy
Historically, it has been very poor manners in Washington to admit that keeping home prices high is a deliberate policy. High prices are not the "uni…
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Reclaiming the Antistate Roots of Christmas
Shortly after hearing about the birth of Jesus, Herod the king tried to have the child murdered. Indeed, Herod's oppressive rule and the predations o…
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More Largesse from Santa Claus Trump
All children eventually learn that the presents under the Christmas tree come from family and friends, who must pay for them with their own money, an…
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Was Scrooge the Victim in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge was never mistreated by his nephew, by Cratchit, or by those seeking charitable donations. Scrooge was always free to refuse them all.
Origina…
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How the Soviets Replaced Christmas with a Socialist Winter Holiday
Father Frost (the Soviet Santa Claus) asks: "To whom do we owe all the good things in our socialist society?,” to which, it is said, the children cho…
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Home Prices and Sales Fall. Can Sellers Count on Lower Interest Rates?
With employment fundamentals so weak, the real way to increase home sales is to cut prices further. That, of course, is not what sellers want to hear…
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Looking Back and Forth
Episode 135
The Minor Issues year-end episode: what 2025 really taught us and what 2026 may bring. Mark Thornton revisits tariffs, inflation, metals, and interes…
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Inflation and the Intergenerational Housing Rivalry
Instead of market competition, inflation forces young and old into rivalrous competition for housing.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/i…
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Why We Hate Thomas Hobbes
Episode 227
Ryan and Josh Mawhorter talk about how Thomas Hobbes, even nearly 400 years later, remains a popular spokesman for almost limitless state power. In f…
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The Death of DOGE and the Triumph of the Establishment: A Review of 2025
Episode 10
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor reflect on what they view as the biggest stories and themes of the year.
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