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Wage Stagflation: The Government’s All-Out War on the Middle Class The government hates you and your neighbors, Thomas Eddlem argues in his latest article. "And this measly 10% increase in gross pre-tax pay over the past five decades happened during a time the workforce became much

Progress from Poverty David Gordon reviews How Nations Escape Poverty: Vietnam, Poland, and the Origins of Prosperity by Rainer Zitelmann "After the Indochina War, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world, but dramatic free-market reforms have made this formerly socialist country prosperous." originally posted

Understanding the Action Axiom: How It Shapes the Structure of Society By Allen Gindler "Central to the paradigm of Austrian economics is the action axiom. People act, and they act purposefully. That knowledge alone permits us to construct an entire set of theories that explains economic life." originally

America Doesn't Need More "Efficient" Government By Connor O’Keeffe "If the true aim of our political system is not to solve the problems facing Americans but to transfer wealth to the government and politically-connected, the government is already very efficient." originally posted

Bitcoin, Metals, and Monetary Premiums From Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University Video Description In this video, I discuss why platinum has never replaced gold as money, as well as why new cryptos have never replaced Bitcoin. I also discuss how stock to flow is related to an asset'

The Present Monetary System Is Heading for a Breakdown By Frank Shostak As monetary authorities continue to inflate the money supply, they inflict more and more damage upon the currency. Unfortunately, the “solution” always is to ramp up inflation. originally posted at…

Enemies of Private Property Snitch on Small Businesses for "Price Gouging" By Ryan McMaken The conservative activists who tell us to turn in local business owners for “price gouging,” are on the same moral plane as the Soviet anti-capitalist snitches of old. originally posted at…

“I Have Bills to Pay,” Or Why the Fed Really Cut Interest Rates By Jane L. Johnson "What if we could have eavesdropped on a conversation between Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen? It might have gone as follows...." originally posted at…

Homeownership Is Not the American Dream By Artis Shepherd Home prices continue to rise as the government tries to further intervene into the housing markets, all in the name of the “American Dream.” However, remember that these massive increases in housing prices began when the government decided to make housing…

BREAKING: Raiders Actively Shopping Davante Adams Trade Las Vegas Raiders insider Vincent Bonsignore is reporting that the Raiders are "growing open to the idea of trading Davante Adams" and the Raiders have been "reaching out to teams to gauge interest in the veteran wide receiver" I

Joe Biden Is Responsible for Burning Lebanon | The Libertarian Institute Daniel Larison on Biden’s role in the war breaking out in Lebanon. “The Israeli government assumes that the U.S. won’t withhold weapons, diplomatic support, or military protection under any circumstances, and that has encouraged Netanyahu to pursue…

Centralizing Federal Power through Southern Reconstruction By Wanjiru Njoya "The Reconstruction regime imposed upon the former Confederate states following the war was an overt attempt to further impose federal power there." originally posted at…

What is Old School Economics? By Mark Thornton "When people speak of 'old school economics,' they generally mean the application of economic thinking that involves what we might call 'common sense.'" originally posted at…

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Yes, Car Seat Laws Reduce the Birth Rate By Ryan McMaken "Thanks to increasingly broad car-seat laws, a third child often requires the purchase of a larger, more expensive vehicle. At the margins, this has an effect on fertility." originally posted at…