mises.org: The Biggest Mistake America Has Ever Made -- https://tinyurl.com/2c8dw5x6 -- The biggest mistake America has ever made since the nation’s founding was the conversion of the federal government from a limited-government republic to a national-security state. #liberty #news
mises.org: Prices Are Not Measurements of Value -- https://tinyurl.com/2arf9yht -- One of the fallacies of modern academic neoclassical economics is that we can take cardinal measures of value. Austrian economists, beginning with Carl Menger, know better. #liberty #news
reason.com: FDA Policy Worsens Homelessness by Limiting Access to Antipsychotics -- https://tinyurl.com/2ayvqhvo -- Clozapine is the only drug approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. So why does the FDA make it so hard to prescribe? #liberty #news
mises.org: From Indenturehsip to Entrepreneurship -- https://tinyurl.com/2btp66o7 -- Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life and from different social and ethnic groups. Lipton Matthews reviews Jean Claude Escalante’s From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship, which chronicles the rise of a successful entrepreneur who came from humble beginnings. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Department of Energy Misspent Nearly $1 Billion in 2024 -- https://tinyurl.com/26do5uty -- While $1 billion is a drop in the wasteful spending bucket, fiscal irresponsibility of all sizes must be eradicated. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Hidden Costs of Capping Credit Card Interest Rates -- https://tinyurl.com/248t9r8n -- A rate cap could leave millions scrambling for alternatives in an increasingly cashless economy. #liberty #news
mises.org: Another Merit of Medieval Bolognese Canons -- https://tinyurl.com/2cem8c8x -- The Austrian School of Economics traces its roots to the School of Salamanca in Medieval times. The scholastics of Salamanca, in turn, were influenced by the canon jurists from the University of Bologna, demonstrating the rich and historic roots of Austrian Economics. #liberty #news
mises.org: North and South in Antiracist Revisionism -- https://tinyurl.com/2xhfgt2t -- Modern “antiracist” historians have pursued the myth that the virtuous North engaged in warfare with the South in order to free slaves and end chattel slavery. The historical record, however, tells a much different story. #liberty #news
reason.com: Just a Merciful Father -- https://tinyurl.com/29kxgzfu -- Plus: Ehrlichposting, pivot to Nevada, Syrian civil war, and more... #liberty #news
mises.org: The “Price Stability” Myth Undermines Our Economy and Well-Being -- https://tinyurl.com/2ynyfdpu -- One of the unfortunate legacies of Monetarism is the belief that the Federal Reserve can manipulate the money supply to ensure “price stability.” Such policies aggravate the boom-bust cycles and undermine the economy. #liberty #news
reason.com: Can the Just-Pardoned Hunter Biden Claim Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, if Questioned About His Crimes? -- https://tinyurl.com/2ao68hnk -- A couple of people asked me this; the short answer: [1.] Because the privilege applies only when a witness reasonably…The post Can the Just-Pardoned Hunter Biden Claim Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, if Questioned About His Crimes? appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
reason.com: Joe Biden Rarely Issues Pardons but Made an Exception for His Son -- https://tinyurl.com/29mtgfmr -- Biden continues a modern trend of presidents who are stingy with the pardon pen. #liberty #news
mises.org: Why Austrian Business Cycle Theory Is Better than Keynesianism -- https://tinyurl.com/26ed6slk -- As the Federal Reserve engineers one financial bubble after another, we are reminded that the Austrian Business Cycle Theory explains what is happening and how there is a better way. #liberty #news
mises.org: Why Some People Want to Abolish the Department of Education -- https://tinyurl.com/29kcva2o -- Created by President Jimmy Carter as a sop to the teachers‘ unions, the Department of Education has presided over huge declines in student academic performances and has played a vital role in politicizing formal learning at all levels. It is time to pull the plug on this monstrosity. #liberty #news
reason.com: Joe Pardons Hunter -- https://tinyurl.com/25nwaez6 -- Plus: Media figures and politicians react to the news, Donald Trump appoints Kash Patel to head the FBI, and more... #liberty #news
reason.com: U.S. Taxpayers Are Funding Police Brutality in Brazil -- https://tinyurl.com/274nb5py -- With U.S.-supplied weapons and training, Brazil’s militarized police fuel a cycle of violence that claims thousands of lives each year while destabilizing the region. #liberty #news
reason.com: Monday Open Thread -- https://tinyurl.com/2dow7pfo -- The post Monday Open Thread appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
mises.org: How Intellectual Property Laws Stifle Innovation -- https://tinyurl.com/2afnodxn -- Supporters of intellectual property laws claim that people will not innovate unless they are protected by such legislation. In reality, people are more likely to be innovative when they encounter real free markets, not markets characterized by artificial scarcity. #liberty #news
mises.org: What “Capitalism” Really Means -- https://tinyurl.com/27swb7vo -- Capitalism is characterized by the private ownership of capital, coming from Lockean homesteading principles, and not from state coercion and force. #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: December 1, 1897 -- https://tinyurl.com/2563w4m4 -- 12/1/1897: Justice Stephen Field resigns.The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 1, 1897 appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news