The Covid Pandemic Created The Rise Of Skepticism… And It's A Good Thing
Kim Iversen's interview of Tom Woods' about his new book [Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania](https://diaryofcovid.com/)
What the Campus Protesters and Their Critics Get Right and Wrong
https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-campus-protesters-and-their-critics-get-right-and-wrong
By Connor O’Keeffe
> While these students are right to oppose the horrific Israeli attacks on Gaza, many of the protests reflect leftist groupthink and typical higher education collectivism.
Governments Could Stop Inflating If They Wanted. But They Won't.
https://mises.org/mises-wire/governments-could-stop-inflating-if-they-wanted-they-wont
By Daniel Lacalle
> The government can end today’s high price-inflation rates any time by ending deficit spending. But the state won’t even acknowledge deficit spending is a cause of today’s price-inflation cycle.
Governments Could Stop Inflating If They Wanted. But They Won't.
https://mises.org/mises-wire/governments-could-stop-inflating-if-they-wanted-they-wont
The Great Chocolate Crisis of 2024
https://mises.org/power-market/great-chocolate-crisis-2024
By Mark Thornton
> Take solace chocolate lovers, while higher prices caused by the Federal Reserve are probably here to stay, the market is doing what it can to make sure that everyone has chocolate.
Mises in Argentina: Lessons of the Past for Today
https://mises.org/mises-wire/mises-argentina-lessons-past-today
By Octavio Bermudez
> In 1959, Ludwig von Mises gave lectures on economics in Argentina, where the economy was in steep decline. In the 1920s, Argentina was one of the world’s wealthiest countries.
It's also the point.
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How This New Heat Pump is Genius
# Video Description
> Where I live in New England in the winter it can get as low as -13 F (-25 C). During summer heatwaves, it can reach over 100 F (40 C). Many of our houses and homes weren’t built for that, and in the United States, we aren’t exactly known for quality insulation. So how do we deal with heating and cooling our homes? Well, some of you may already know I’m crazy about heat pumps, but I came across a local company, called Flooid, that opened my eyes to the potential of cascading heat pumps. The constant refrain that heat pumps can’t work in the cold isn’t true anymore anyway, but this tech takes it to another level. But what’s a cascading heat pump? And are our homes ready for them?
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Seconded.
I might find putting "progressive" in the title distracting in other contexts, but in this environment I think it's intriguing.
How EU Law Has Made the Internet Less Free for Everyone Else
https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-eu-law-has-made-internet-less-free-everyone-else
By Mustafa Ekin Turan
> Like the Biden administration, the European Union elites are seeking to crush free speech on the Internet in the name of preventing “hate speech” and “disinformation.”
Freedom of Contract and Property Rights
https://mises.org/mises-wire/freedom-contract-and-property-rights
By Wanjiru Njoya
> Conservatives and utilitarian classical liberals support freedom of contract because they deem it “useful” to society. However, Murray Rothbard believed that contractual freedom should be based upon the natural right of self-ownership.
Javier Milei vs. the Status Quo
https://mises.org/mises-wire/javier-milei-vs-status-quo
By Octavio Bermudez
> Unsurprisingly, Javier Milei’s free-market and antistate initiatives face opposition in Argentina. Whether he is successful depends on his being able to politically outlast his collectivist opposition.
What Is the Purpose of Economic Theory?
https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-purpose-economic-theory
By Frank Shostak
> Mainstream economists believe that economic theory is valid when it “predicts” economic actions or trends. Austrian economists, however, say that the purpose of economic theory is to explain economic events.
Unstoppable Bitcoin Wallets
# Video Description
> In this video, I discuss how Bitcoin wallets are unstoppable, using both the Sparrow Wallet and the Mutiny Wallet as examples. If you are going to ban Bitcoin wallets, you will also need to ban random numbers and other math.
Shut The Exits, Boil The Frogs (It's Happening Now)
# Video Description
In this video, I discuss the various ways in which the US government is trying to navigate its sovereign debt crisis.
Its primary goal is to force people and institutions to hold its toxic debt, whether through persuasion, coercion, or regulation.
Barring that, the US gov is happy to herd people into the Bitcoin spot ETFs, which enables them to stockpile BTC primarily at Coinbase Custody for eventual seizure.
Unless something changes, self-custody will continue to be discouraged, and Bitcoiners and Bitcoin companies will continue to be harassed and driven out of the US.
Bitcoin remains the best asset to use to protect yourself from fiat monetary debasement (inflation) and government seizure.
Bitcoiners may very well end up being the wealthiest people in the gulag.
Let's hope that we can take back America before that happens, and return to our founding ideals of liberty, privacy, and private property.
The Great Chocolate Crisis | Mark Thornton
https://odysee.com/@mises:1/the-great-chocolate-crisis-mark-thornton:2
# Video Description
> Cocoa prices have skyrocketed, and the media is trying to paint this as another example of the ravages of Climate Change. Should chocolate lovers panic?
Central Banks Are Wrong about Rate Cuts
https://mises.org/mises-wire/central-banks-are-wrong-about-rate-cuts
By Daniel Lacalle
> Central Bank’s control of interest rates cripples economic growth. Yet central banks will not give up power because it is central to financing huge government deficits.
Privatize Driver's Licenses
https://mises.org/mises-wire/privatize-drivers-licenses
By Daniella Bassi
> People often stubbornly hold to false beliefs, one of them being that government regulation of driving prevents chaos. However, the opposite seems to be true: government involvement in anything, including driving a car, creates the chaos we claim we want to avoid.
