reason.com: The New Prohibitionists Are Hijacking Federal Dietary Guidelines -- https://tinyurl.com/2b98pdn6 -- The campaign to make America dry is as dubious as the campaign for the food pyramid. #liberty #news
mises.org: Dense Dogmatism: Jacob McNulty on Herbert Marcuse -- https://tinyurl.com/27c8v4wy -- Herbert Marcuse took pride in his dense, but incomplete writings on philosophy. Dr. Gordon examines Jacob McNulty‘s futile attempt to interpret the thinking of someone who supported Marxian socialism but never successfully explained it. #liberty #news
reason.com: What To Do If Border Police Ask To Search Your Phone -- https://tinyurl.com/2579pwqn -- Know how much the law does—and doesn’t—protect your privacy rights. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Federal Reserve Protection Racket -- https://tinyurl.com/27wrwwja -- We spend very little time and effort learning about what the hundreds of government agencies are doing. Agencies like the Fed exist to exercise monopoly power and enrich a few at the expense of the many. #liberty #news
mises.org: Western Officials Continue to Push African Nations to Decarbonize -- https://tinyurl.com/25wn2dh3 -- Despite Africa being the world‘s poorest continent, western elites are still pushing African governments to divest of carbon-based fuels and turn to high-cost and ineffective “green” energy. This is a death sentence for many of Africa‘s poorest people. #liberty #news
reason.com: Disparate Impact Theory Rejected for DEI, but Embraced for Tariffs -- https://tinyurl.com/2bkmlmwv -- Tariffs #1: Administration assumes that Trade Deficits are the sum of all cheating. #liberty #news
mises.org: No, FDR Did Not Give People “Hope” -- https://tinyurl.com/22u7qou8 -- When someone does not passively accept the statement that FDR’s New Deal brought about economic recovery, but instead demonstrates anti-recovery, those ideologically committed to the myth will often hop to the next argument: FDR’s New Deal gave people “hope.” #liberty #news
mises.org: Free Markets Promote Peaceful Cooperation and Racial Harmony -- https://tinyurl.com/2d46fyj5 -- By their nature, free markets promote harmony between people and increase overall standards of living. This view is radically different from the ones promoted by Marxists who believe that only “class interests” matter. #liberty #news
reason.com: Yes, Trump Really Put Higher Tariffs on Israel Than Iran -- https://tinyurl.com/22zqfu4x -- And he did it after Israel dropped all its tariffs on American goods. #liberty #news
mises.org: What Economists Do and Why They Do It -- https://tinyurl.com/25g9ykue -- What should economists do, and are we doing it? #liberty #news
mises.org: Our Debt, the Hapsburg Empire, and Economic Illiteracy -- https://tinyurl.com/2ylchqku -- Americans like to believe that the US is a wealthy, indestructible country, but as government debt piles up and inflation ravages the economy, perhaps they need to start worrying. Our present path is unsustainable. #liberty #news
mises.org: How Lies from the Biden Administration Expanded the Ukraine War -- https://tinyurl.com/2yysmwte -- The New York Times recently ran a detailed report on US involvement in the Ukraine-Russia war and—surprise!—the Biden administration regularly lied to American voters about the extent of the US military presence. #liberty #news
mises.org: Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs are a Mistake -- https://tinyurl.com/27q94zr4 -- President Trump has declared today “Liberation Day,” because many of his tariffs come into force. His team is taking a gamble that either the law of supply and demand does not apply to trade or that the American public will be uncharacteristically fine with higher prices. #liberty #news
mises.org: Inflation as a Centralizing Force -- https://tinyurl.com/28tfc8ad -- While monetary authorities and the government claim that they are “fighting inflation,” the truth is that inflation is an important tool for political and economic elites who are centralizing political life. #liberty #news
reason.com: Batya Ungar-Sargon: The Case for MAGA Leftism -- https://tinyurl.com/24p9pa3j -- The author and columnist joins the show to discuss immigration, deportations, and being a MAGA leftist. #liberty #news
reason.com: FCC Chair Investigates Disney Over Potential Past and Present DEI Policies -- https://tinyurl.com/22qwmlvp -- Disney scaled back DEI policies this year. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr still opened an investigation. #liberty #news
mises.org: Federal Spending in 2025 Is on Track to be the Highest Ever -- https://tinyurl.com/2ycfdb92 -- For the first five months of the 2025 fiscal year, federal spending is coming in at the highest level ever. This is true even when we adjust for CPI inflation. #liberty #news
mises.org: Who Owns the Gold? -- https://tinyurl.com/28xjr5co -- With people calling for an audit of the US gold stores at Fort Knox, perhaps we should remember how that gold got there in the first place. Franklin Roosevelt‘s theft of gold from the American people is a crime that still needs to be rectified. #liberty #news
reason.com: The 3 Myths Supporting NIH Funding -- https://tinyurl.com/2c42ynf6 -- Innovation, basic research, and economic growth do not rely on federal science funding. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Contested Meaning of the Constitution -- https://tinyurl.com/23pzneby -- While many people have declared the US Constitution to be “crystal clear” on issues of governance, the truth is that much of what the Constitution says is disputed. The first step toward more consensus is understanding that the Constitution is interpreted by fallible people. #liberty #news