reason.com: Did Nicolás Maduro Just Steal Another Election? -- https://tinyurl.com/24t6cnm4 -- And if the results are proven false, will Venezuela finally move away from authoritarian rule? #liberty #news
mises.org: How should government police the public domain? -- https://tinyurl.com/26cmdncc -- Libertarians have no problem dealing with how private property should be policed, but what about those areas we call public spaces? Murray Rothbard, not surprisingly, examined the issue thoroughly and had some insightful ideas. #liberty #news
reason.com: Venezuela Illustrates the Perils of "Democratic Socialism" -- https://tinyurl.com/2aamob5z -- The Venezuelan experience shows that democracy cannot cure the evils of socialism, and that a democratic socialist system is unlikely to remain democratic for long. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Birth of the Austrian School -- https://tinyurl.com/2adju8lv -- Menger developed the whole system of economics. #liberty #news
mises.org: Are apartment syndicators incompetent or crooked? The answer is yes -- https://tinyurl.com/2by5w397 -- More than two decades ago, the Federal Reserve joined with the federal government to make housing more affordable. The first housing bubble popped in 2008, and a second bubble is on its way to bursting. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Behind the Scenes Wrangling in the Idaho Abortion Case -- https://tinyurl.com/2anxumjs -- Joan Biskupic reports that the justices were initially inclined to back Idaho in the EMTALA case, until they realized the case was messier than they had thought. #liberty #news
reason.com: Brickbat: Getting Soaked -- https://tinyurl.com/2xlcujvj -- Colorado plumbers and local water districts say they were caught off guard by a new law that could send consumer prices soaring. The law requires anyone inspecting, testing, or repairing a backflow prevention device to have a plumbing license. The devices keep used water from entering the water supply and are common in commercial buildings… #liberty #news
mises.org: Axis of Evil: America’s Three Worst Presidents -- https://tinyurl.com/22pfjtwa -- Tom DiLorenzo kicks off Mises University 2024. #liberty #news
mises.org: Welcome and Opening Remarks -- https://tinyurl.com/2cxn8ljh -- Joe Salerno introduces Mises University 2024. #liberty #news
mises.org: How Corporate Bailouts Inflate the Money Supply -- https://tinyurl.com/22yub8xg -- Continued bailouts undermine the entire economy by rewarding financial failure and discouraging productive economic activity. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Limitations of Economic Laws -- https://tinyurl.com/23guqheq -- Economic laws represent the real world. They are not ideologies or objects of worship. These laws are not the product of an ideological wish list but rather explain production and exchange. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Absurdity of Intellectual Property Laws -- https://tinyurl.com/228pms78 -- While protecting “intellectual property” has a good sound to it — even among libertarians — such policies are harmful to authentic property rights. We need to pursue another path. #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: July 28, 1880 -- https://tinyurl.com/26vcl5wp -- 7/28/1880: San Francisco prohibits operation of laundires in wood buildings, without having first obtained the consent of the board of supervisors. The Supreme Court found this ordinance unconstitutional in Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886). #liberty #news
reason.com: Trump Wants Police To Be Above the Law -- https://tinyurl.com/2bdvhdd2 -- Donald Trump pledged to give cops immunity from prosecution. The idea is both legally illiterate and dangerous. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Constitution as an Allocation of Competences -- https://tinyurl.com/2yffqb8o -- It [i.e., the Supreme Court] must look to the Constitution, be it with a large or small C, written or unwritten (or both), for it is the constitution of a society which represents the fundamental allocation of competences within that society. It is in its constitution that a society comes to terms with the homely… #liberty #news
mises.org: Inverted, Recessed, and Hung Out to Dry -- https://tinyurl.com/2yqkb3qd -- The great train wreck seems to be happening. Mark Thornton shares his latest guesses and outlook. #liberty #news
mises.org: Inequality is caused by inflation -- https://tinyurl.com/2dn5arg6 -- Paul Krugman once claimed that inflation was necessary for relative income equality. The truth is that inflation, by creating winners and losers, increases and exacerbates income inequality. #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: July 27, 1929 -- https://tinyurl.com/28rqufyp -- 7/27/1929: The Geneva Conventions are signed by United States. The Supreme Court would consider the Conventions in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006). #liberty #news
mises.org: How capitalism defeats racism -- https://tinyurl.com/25xpwvof -- By appealing to the self-interest of buyers and sellers, capitalism foils attempts by lawmakers to create racially constructed limits on voluntary exchange. Capitalism undermines racism. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Government Is Choking Off Wineries -- https://tinyurl.com/2cd5o68w -- It seems anything the government touches dies—today, it’s thousands of acres of once-productive vineyards. #liberty #news