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Back to SearchU.S. Actions Toward Cuba Are Criminal
Even though Cuba poses no threat to the U.S., the Trump administration continues its criminal policies of sanctions and other restrictions in an atte…
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Surviving Capitalism: The Scarcity Advantage
The story of Anil Ambani destroys the belief that capitalism automatically favors the rich and excludes the poor. Once a billionaire, he made a serie…
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Voter ID is Common Sense, But it Won’t Fix Anything
While the Voter ID debate consumes the airwaves with political debate, the real issue is not who is elected, but the unelected elites that hold power…
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Monetary Decay and Imperial Survival
The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.…
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Why Mises's The Theory of Money and Credit Is Still Important Today
Ludwig von Mises’s first major work was The Theory of Money and Credit in which he explained the role of money in the economy and also pointed out wh…
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Why We Should Repeal the Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act, first passed in 1964, is falsely connected with freedom. In reality, this law severely restricts individual liberty and replace…
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California’s Billionaire Tax and State-to-State Flight
Episode 538
Bob lays out California’s proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires, using it to explain why taxes on wealth are especially destructive, how different t…
2 months ago
A Brief History of the Petite Bourgeoisie
From the Jacksonians to the Marxists, political theorists have understood that there is something unique about "small industry" between big business …
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Markets, Manipulation, and Silver-Stacking
Episode 135
Mark Thornton sits down with Ben Mumme of Living Your Greatness for a wide-ranging, long-form conversation, starting with gold and silver’s run-up an…
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Olaudah Equiano’s Manumission: Regulatory Barriers to Freedom
If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law involves simultaneously…
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