mises.org: Marxism and the Cultural Revolution -- https://tinyurl.com/26muaavv -- The Cultural Revolution continues apace in this country and it is aimed at all of the old Confederate symbols from statues to the Confederate Battle Flag. With leftist progressives there can be no discussion. Any symbol from the South equates to racism and nothing else. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Poor Man of Nippur and Austrian Economic Principles -- https://tinyurl.com/28m75crr -- The Austrian school recognizes that economic analysis is timeless and the ancient story of “The Poor Man of Nippur” provides an excellent example. From time preference to the structure of production, many of the lessons are contained in this story. #liberty #news
mises.org: The French Revolution -- https://tinyurl.com/2a47km94 -- What happens when the Department of Government Efficiency fails? Human devolution or political revolution? Or both? Mark Thornton discusses some pertinent lessons from the French Revolution. #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: December 21, 1922 -- https://tinyurl.com/2ykdtrhy -- 12/21/1922: Justice Pierce Butler takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 21, 1922 appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
mises.org: Dr. Keith Smith: What Critics Miss About For-Profit Healthcare -- https://tinyurl.com/25n5bry4 -- In the wake of the shooting of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, Dr. Keith Smith explains why US health care is so expensive and how to fix it. #liberty #news
reason.com: No Right to Discovery as to Possible Selective Prosecution in Prosecution for Burning Police Car at George Floyd Protest -- https://tinyurl.com/25rawxfj -- From U.S. v. Wilson, decided yesterday by Ninth Circuit Judge Danielle Forrest, joined by Judge Patrick Bumatay and District Judge…The post No Right to Discovery as to Possible Selective Prosecution in Prosecution for Burning Police Car at George Floyd Protest appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
mises.org: The State Cannot Give What Its Citizens Have Not Made -- https://tinyurl.com/22wwyj7f -- The idea that the state can provide services and other advantages to its citizens that did not previously exist is in contrast to the arguments of state protection—a fallacy that ought to be dismissed outright. #liberty #news
mises.org: Ralph Raico: A Great Historian -- https://tinyurl.com/296q6tkc -- In his Friday Philosophy column, David Gordon celebrates the legacy of Ralph Raico, a revisionist historian who wrote and spoke eloquently of the folly of America‘s wars. Today, we look at his 1983 speech at the Cato Foundation that covered World Wars I and II. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Spending Bill Would Fund Censorship -- https://tinyurl.com/2c2jn3ju -- Republicans should not give any more money to the Global Engagement Center. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Nation’s Reading Instruction Disaster -- https://tinyurl.com/2y4v8psb -- Much of the failure of American schools is due to the adherence to a flawed system of teaching students how to read. Homeschoolers often don‘t seem to have that problem, and there is a good reason why. #liberty #news
mises.org: Without Assad, Syria Will Fall Apart -- https://tinyurl.com/2auaqzfv -- With the fall of Bashir Assad‘s government, Syria becomes yet another victim to the grand plans of American and European foreign policy elites. As we saw in Iraq after the US invasion, there will be no happy ending for the Syrians. #liberty #news
mises.org: Austrian Economics Explains Why the WNBA Was So Hostile to Caitlin Clark -- https://tinyurl.com/2yb5y5xl -- Many people were puzzled why so many WNBA players were hostile to the arrival of superstar Caitlin Clark. After all, they reasoned, Clark would make the league more popular, bringing more money and publicity. Austrian economics, however, shows a logical explanation for the hostility to her. #liberty #news
mises.org: Review: <em>The Sources of Russian Aggression</em> -- https://tinyurl.com/2bet5lfd -- Moscow’s behavior in the international realm is that of a conservative and defensive realist great power, far from being a Hitlerish regime bent on global conquest, #liberty #news
reason.com: The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, a Bill Aimed at Ultimately Repealing FOSTA, Is Back -- https://tinyurl.com/2cfvjq7u -- The bill is meant as a first step toward repealing FOSTA, the 2018 law that amended Section 230 and criminalized hosting adult ads. #liberty #news
reason.com: Supreme Court To Hear TikTok Ban Case -- https://tinyurl.com/27qkmh4c -- The ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments. Strike it down. #liberty #news
mises.org: Bitcoiners’ Guide to Austrian Economics -- https://tinyurl.com/26f6w7fr -- Bitcoin is many things to people and it certainly has developed into a valuable asset. It also has been used as a medium of exchange. But is it money? According to Austrian economics, the answer is “no.” At least not yet. #liberty #news
mises.org: A Reply to Shostak: Can Increases in the Gold Supply Cause a Business Cycle? -- https://tinyurl.com/27qq8na8 -- In replying to a previous article by Frank Shostak, Douglas French writes that if an increase in the supply of gold ultimately leads to an expansion of bank credit, that is enough to start the boom-and-bust cycles, even if there is no central bank to accelerate the process. #liberty #news
reason.com: Holiday Spending Spree -- https://tinyurl.com/27d23tf7 -- Plus: More funding for the disinformation censors, more fines for cashless businesses, the link between pandemic shutdowns and murder rates, and more... #liberty #news
reason.com: Raising the SALT Cap Is a Gift to High-Tax States -- https://tinyurl.com/2d4ushjt -- Capping state and local tax deductions sparked a tax migration that rewarded pro-growth states. Raising the cap now would stall reform where it’s needed most. #liberty #news
reason.com: Prominent Progressives Struggle To Condemn Murder Without Defending the Murderer -- https://tinyurl.com/2c5r6w5l -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned unprovoked violence but added a load-bearing but, while Michael Moore went even further. #liberty #news