mises.org: John Kenneth Galbraith’s The Great Crash, 1929: A Retrospective -- https://tinyurl.com/285s5xly -- Although John Kenneth Galbraith promoted socialism and Keynesianism, at least he was an entertaining writer. His book, The Great Crash, 1929, provides a readable history of the stock market crash that helped bring on the Great Depression. #liberty #news
mises.org: Do We Need 3% Inflation? Economic Growth and Deflation -- https://tinyurl.com/2d976hpn -- Keynesian economists claim that the economy needs at least 2-3% inflation in order to avoid business cycles. But these inflation rates over time are economically ruinous and they actually harm economic growth. #liberty #news
reason.com: Democratic Platform Attacks Trump for Not Going to War -- https://tinyurl.com/2cuvsru6 -- The Democratic Party wants to outhawk Republicans, denouncing Trump for deescalating with North Korea and Iran. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Folly of Legislating against Unfairness -- https://tinyurl.com/2dcdgstl -- Legislating against unfairness in order to achieve equal outcomes is like legislating against the wind. While government has little control over outcomes, its predations can make those outcomes worse. #liberty #news
reason.com: All Aboard the Vasectomy Van -- https://tinyurl.com/2a58g5m2 -- Plus: Protesters at the DNC, anarcho-brat summer, V.C.s supporting Trump, and more... #liberty #news
reason.com: Muted Outrage and Aspirational Crowds: Dispatch From the DNC -- https://tinyurl.com/22gzevns -- Early protests at the 2024 Democratic National Convention reveal uncertain momentum. #liberty #news
mises.org: Inverted, Recessed, and Hung Out to Dry -- https://tinyurl.com/2cyfyusd -- The Fed for many years has manipulated the money supply in order to attempt to keep interest rates below market levels. At some point, however, the market prevails in one way or another. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Political Takeover of the Texas Electricity Market -- https://tinyurl.com/23sc6mo5 -- Texas politicians have decided their political wisdom can replace a market pricing system in production and distribution of electricity. Failure looms. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Primitive Superstition of our Age -- https://tinyurl.com/269vd56u -- Murray Rothbard once wrote that egalitarianism is a revolt against nature. Egalitarianism also can be likened to a superstition, a belief that has no basis in truth. #liberty #news
reason.com: Mission to Israel Part VI: The Hostages -- https://tinyurl.com/294d7ats -- Bring them home now! #liberty #news
reason.com: DNC Readies for Protesters -- https://tinyurl.com/2ajdmkb5 -- Plus: Ceasefire negotiations go haywire, free vasectomies and abortions from a van in Chicago, and more... #liberty #news
reason.com: How John Eastman helped AG Harris Get Elected, and why VP Harris Thought Leondra Kruger was too "Cautious" for SCOTUS, While KBJ Would Be "Bold" -- https://tinyurl.com/2csluukn -- Two tidbits from the New York Times that I did not know. #liberty #news
reason.com: Harris and Trump Offer Terrible Housing Policies -- https://tinyurl.com/2ys49fpz -- With minor exceptions, their proposals are likely to do more harm than good. #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: August 18, 1920 -- https://tinyurl.com/27sm3yrc -- 8/18/1920: The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified. #liberty #news
mises.org: Sri Lanka as a Role Model for the US -- https://tinyurl.com/2c7a93wr -- Is the United States on the fast track to ruination? Or, could a so-called Democratic Socialist government be a role model for the US? #liberty #news
reason.com: When Attacks on Anarchists Accidentally Improved Free Speech Law -- https://tinyurl.com/26xezhyc -- After the crackdown on anarchists died down, it became more difficult to imagine anyone could go to jail in America solely for political heresy. #liberty #news
mises.org: Markets Need a Lot More than a Rate Cut -- https://tinyurl.com/2an45h54 -- Rate cuts do not signal a healthy economy but a slowing one, so equities slump despite the promise of a rate cut because investors continue to see lower buying pressure. #liberty #news
mises.org: Identifying the Causes of Economic Inequality -- https://tinyurl.com/264oqqpl -- Inequality is inevitable and there are many reasons it exists. However, by declaring that racial discrimination is the primary cause of inequality is to substitute egalitarian ideology for economic reality. #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988 -- https://tinyurl.com/248d9w5t -- 8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. #liberty #news
reason.com: Severability on the Shadow Docket: SCOTUS Splits 5-4 On Whether Entirety of Title IX Regulations Must Be Enjoined -- https://tinyurl.com/2cnqfday -- Justice Gorsuch joins the three dissenters on severability. What about Justices Thomas and Barrett? #liberty #news