For half a century, one family has brutally ruled Syria. Nearly overnight, that reign ended. Syria is not only a home to millions of people. It's also a crucial piece in a geopolitical chess game.
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Audio Mises Wire - The Limits to Public Opinion and the Failure of Democracy
The watchword among progressives this election season is: “Nothing less than our democracy is at stake.” In truth, democracy itself is not in danger, but one can accurately say that “democracy,” as practiced in the US, endangers our lives.
Original article: The Limits to Public Opinion and the Failure of Democracy
Audio Mises Wire - Sound Money Movement Chalks Up Seven State Legislative Victories in 2024
Not all news from the gold and monetary fronts is bad. In fact, gold made a number of advancements in seven states, including exemptions from taxes and attempts by states to restrict Federal Reserve behavior. Gold is alive and well.
Original article: Sound Money Movement Chalks Up Seven State Legislative Victories in 2024
Audio Mises Wire - Entrepreneurial Profit Follows Good Decisions, Not Exploitation
Employing the Labor Theory of Value, Marx claimed that entrepreneurial profits arise from exploitation of workers. In reality, entrepreneurs earn profits when they correctly gauge markets. Exploitation has nothing to do with it.
Original article: Entrepreneurial Profit Follows Good Decisions, Not Exploitation
Audio Mises Wire - How the Government Created Exorbitant Insulin Prices
Progressives blame the free market for insulin prices and want to impose price controls. But, government regulation is to blame.
Original article: How the Government Created Exorbitant Insulin Prices
Audio Mises Wire - Historical Revisionism: What It Is and What It Is Not
Historical revisionism is nothing new, and recent attempts to label an “antiracist” approach to history have wrongly been called “revisionist.” To better understand revisionism, one must first be grounded in reality, then apply reality-based thought to studying the past.
Original article: Historical Revisionism: What It Is and What It Is Not
Audio Mises Wire - Contrived Scarcity and Antitrust Lawsuits—“It’s Not a Bag, It’s a Birkin”
Birkin bags are pricey and the producer restricts its potential buyers. Unfortunately, disgruntled customers who don’t want to follow the company’s rules are now appealing to US antitrust law.
Original article: Contrived Scarcity and Antitrust Lawsuits—“It’s Not a Bag, It’s a Birkin”
Audio Mises Wire - Discrimination and Opportunities for Women
Wage differences between men and women often are automatically attributed to sex discrimination against women. However, as research has shown time and again, other factors are at work.
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Audio Mises Wire - What Is Consent?
Buchanan and Tullock‘s The Calculus of Consent influentially applies economic ideas to politics, focusing on methodological individual. However, there are a few pitfalls about which readers should be aware.
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1A - ‘If You Can Keep It’: What The Trump’s New Cabinet Means For America
President-elect Donald Trump is packing his administration with incredibly wealthy businesspeople. His picks make up what could be the wealthiest government in U.S. history – worth about $340 billion.
Watchdog groups are sounding the alarm, saying the business interests of many of these powerful picks are at odds with what's best for the American people.
Trump himself is again bringing financial conflicts into office, too. But this time, there are fewer guardrails to prevent abuses of power for his financial gain. Meanwhile, new Trump organization business deals are on the horizon.
We discuss why this matter for the American people, and if our government can protect itself from financial conflicts at its highest levels of power.
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Watchdog groups are sounding the alarm, saying the business interests of many of these powerful picks are at odds with what's best for the American people.
Trump himself is again bringing financial conflicts into office, too. But this time, there are fewer guardrails to prevent abuses of power for his financial gain. Meanwhile, new Trump organization business deals are on the horizon.
We discuss why this matter for the American people, and if our government can protect itself from financial conflicts at its highest levels of power.
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