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Restoring the rule of law and Constitutional government on immigration—something wrecked by Trump's rule-by-decree with federal agents—is vastly more important than expelling illegal immigrants.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-immigration-and-ice
The fact that the Republican and Democratic parties are allowed to circulate into key positions of government is proof enough that they are no threat to the true governing elites.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-americas-two-party-system-will-never-threaten-true-political-elites
If California voters and politicians do not understand the current crisis, we will see the continuous march to perdition as California politicians refuse to acknowledge that they are killing the geese laying the golden eggs.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/idiocracy-california-politics
The economy is in pretty much the same weird place it’s been for the past few months. Hiring is down, the cost of living is up, and no one really knows what's coming next. That uncertainty is partially thanks to AI, which is supposed to change work as we know it. It’s making everyone – from stock traders to white-collar workers – very, very nervous. On this episode, we talk to Stacey Vanek Smith. She’s a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and co-host of the Bloomberg podcast, Everybody's Business.
And in headlines, the Supreme Court signs off on California’s new congressional map, President Trump’s attempted assassin is sentenced to life in prison, and a group of Minnesota teachers and school districts sue to stop immigration enforcement activity on or near public schools.
Show Notes:
What Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show means for Puerto Rico, Latin Americans in the U.S., and his haters.
Guest: Dr. Vanessa Díaz, associate professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University and co-author of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance.
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In most nations of any size, sectionalism is almost inevitable. How nations handle such divisions, historian Frank L. Owsley, determines if sectionalism is peaceful or becomes violent. It became violent in the US in 1861.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/positive-view-sectional-history
Politicians are touting “affordability” to describe the current regime of rising prices. However, most lawmakers who claim they are trying to make things more affordable demand policies that make things more costly.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-affordability-wrong-term-describe-effects-inflation
A bad end is most likely though even in the best case scenario of AI increasing living standards. The build-up of asset inflation malinvestment and overleveraging will impose huge costs.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/not-so-new-dollar-strategy-monetize-productivity-advance
Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the US government will always have enough printed money to fund its tyrannical schemes.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/have-fiat-money-will-tyrannize