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Politics
The Maidan Massacre of February 2014 supposedly involved Ukrainian government troops tied to President Viktor Yanukovych, a Russian ally, leading to his overthrow. But...
Politics
Mark Thornton appears on Metals and Miners with Gary Bohm and shares Austrian perspectives on 2026’s outlook, deflation benefits, and why government intervention fails.
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President Trump recently accused the New York Times of treason because the paper printed something he didn’t like. Unfortunately, Trump is not the only...
Politics
Camillo Tarello was one of the fathers of modern agriculture. Fighting the headwinds of state disapproval for his innovative farming methods, he made many...
Politics
Politicians and central bankers invoke “contagion” to demand more power and money, while their interventions cause the very fragility they decry.
Politics
The standing myth about AI is that it will put everyone out of work and leave the Marxian Reserve Army of Labor. The other...
Politics
Portugal’s Estado Novo, which dominated politics for more than 30 years there, and was firmly anti-capitalist. It has been 50 years since Estado Novo’s...
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Bob walks through a recent WIRED video on “the economics behind the Great Depression,” correcting its claims on lax regulation, Hoover’s alleged inaction, the...
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While the Fed continues its “two percent” charade, the central bank has been inflating the US economy into ruin. The latest Fed capers will...
Politics
Historian Richard Hofstadter was a well-known progressive, but his take on Abraham Lincoln certainly differs from the hagiographic approach most US historians take toward...
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For 150 years, Thanksgiving has been primarily an apolitical holiday that’s really about family fun and eating a huge meal.
Politics
A satirical essay from a 1978 classroom, speculating about what it would cost to become Santa.
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Warren Harding provides a case for how lies and myths—in the name of the truth—can be centralized and become the dominant narrative for generations,...