mises.org: Did the Robinson-Patman Act Bring Lower Food Prices? -- https://tinyurl.com/22el7svl -- The Atlantic recently published an article claiming that modern “food deserts” exist because the government fails to enforce a New Deal law meant to force up prices and stifle competition. Once again, we see how progressives push their economic illiteracy on everyone else. #liberty #news
mises.org: The EU Wants to Cynically Use War for Debt Bonanza -- https://tinyurl.com/28woxzuc -- It seems that the EU leaders have “seen the light” when it comes to the Continent‘s self-defense. However, look again. To pay for this “defense,” the EU will issue new war debt on top of its current high debt loads. #liberty #news
reason.com: DOGE and Congress Should Take a Chainsaw to Corporate Welfare -- https://tinyurl.com/27ssmagd -- Handouts to corporations distort the market, breed corruption, and politicize the economy. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Other Thing Zelensky Got Called Out On -- https://tinyurl.com/2dna3b5r -- For the first time since the war began, a senior U.S. official criticized Ukraine’s use of conscripts. This is overdue, as conscription is one of the worst tyrannies a government can impose on the people under it, and Americans have now been forced to support it for years. #liberty #news
mises.org: CBDC: Unraveling Impacts on Freedom, Economic Development, and Privacy -- https://tinyurl.com/27mctj7s -- The implementation of Central Bank Digital Currencies isn‘t just about money. It also is about personal freedom and how CBDCs give the government enormous powers over individuals by being able to cancel their money at any time. #liberty #news
mises.org: Does the United States Government Need a Gold Reserve? No. -- https://tinyurl.com/26639juj -- Whatever method of privatization is chosen, it would result in depriving the US regime of its stolen gold hoard. This is long overdue. #liberty #news
reason.com: In Speech to Congress, Trump Promises More Tariff Madness -- https://tinyurl.com/28ohau6t -- The tariffs Trump has already imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China will cost an estimated $142 billion this year—and he says more are on the way. #liberty #news
mises.org: Suddenly, Leaving NATO is on the Table! -- https://tinyurl.com/2bo8b9vu -- With President Trump’s clear mandate to pursue his “America first” agenda, we have the best opportunity in decades to sever our damaging and expensive entangling alliances across the globe. Let’s start with NATO! #liberty #news
reason.com: Are Cage-Free Laws To Blame for High Egg Prices? -- https://tinyurl.com/2ycgjwhr -- State laws banning caged eggs are cutting off millions from cheaper options. #liberty #news
reason.com: DOGE Goes Deep State -- https://tinyurl.com/25lt6c8b -- A smaller government with a more powerful set of unaccountable executive officials is unlikely to be much of a win for liberty. #liberty #news
reason.com: Tariffs Are In Effect. Expect Everything To Become More Expensive. -- https://tinyurl.com/228taqzv -- The Trump administration’s trade war leaves everyone worse off. #liberty #news
mises.org: Does the Government Keep Society Running in the Background? -- https://tinyurl.com/29vvbjnw -- People commonly believe that our society couldn‘t survive without an all-powerful state making sure everything runs properly. Yet, if one takes a hard look at that belief, it soon becomes obvious that government destroys society. #liberty #news
reason.com: Trump Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine -- https://tinyurl.com/27wkfu9b -- Plus: Tariffs go into effect, inside the fact-checker industrial complex, and more... #liberty #news
mises.org: Nineteenth Century Jeffersonian Democrats -- https://tinyurl.com/28e2xovd -- When one thinks of Jeffersonian Democrats, the founding of the US comes to mind. However, the Jeffersonian ideals were held well into the 1860s by people who believed that the states created the union, not the other way around. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Oscars Loved Anora. Did Sex Workers? -- https://tinyurl.com/29hedgj4 -- Anora has won five Oscars, ample praise, and some criticism. #liberty #news
mises.org: Russia and Realpolitik: Making Sense of the Trump-Zelensky Clash -- https://tinyurl.com/29vejc34 -- An end to Ukraine’s suffering requires a realistic deal with Putin, something that Trump at least partly understands. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Worst Market Intervention of All Time -- https://tinyurl.com/23pckd8b -- More than a century ago, Congress created the Federal Reserve System to intervene in the American economy. Not even the biggest critics of the central bank‘s formation could not have predicted the economic disasters it brought about. #liberty #news
mises.org: An American Classical Liberalism -- https://tinyurl.com/25rw4h9u -- The breakdown of the freedom of association, especially in the form of anti-discrimination law, is a main reason why social acrimony has so increased in our time. #liberty #news
reason.com: Ukraine Will Fight On, With or Without the West -- https://tinyurl.com/22p4gbu4 -- As world leaders debate, Ukrainian defenders innovate, adapt, and wage defensive war on their own terms. #liberty #news
reason.com: Hey DOGE: If You Want To Make Yourself Useful, Kill the Federal Energy Loan Program -- https://tinyurl.com/2dzl3p66 -- The federal government has no business being a bank. #liberty #news