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The outcry from establishment media figures following the decision by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times to not endorse a presidential candidate shows how out of touch they have become about how much we rely on them.
Original article: The Establishment Media Is Unaware of Its Growing Irrelevance
Capitalism is characterized by the private ownership of capital, coming from Lockean homesteading principles, and not from state coercion and force.
Original article: What “Capitalism” Really Means
Capitalism is characterized by the private ownership of capital, coming from Lockean homesteading principles, and not from state coercion and force.
Original article: Nine Months of Javier Milei as President of Argentina: A Critical Assessment
Contrary to anti-freedom myths, "greedy" business owners don't decide what prices will be for goods and services.
Original article: Why Austrian Business Cycle Theory Is Better than Keynesianism
Contrary to anti-freedom myths, "greedy" business owners don't decide what prices will be for goods and services.
Original article: Don’t Knock Nock
While it is tempting to think of state power as being maintained by sheer force, it still needs a “theological” justification, be it secular or religious. The US state is no exception.
Original article: The Political Theology That Maintains State Power
Supporters of intellectual property laws claim that people will not innovate unless they are protected by such legislation. In reality, people are more likely to be innovative when they encounter real free markets, not markets characterized by artificial scarcity.
Original article: How Intellectual Property Laws Stifle Innovation
As the Federal Reserve engineers one financial bubble after another, we are reminded that the Austrian Business Cycle Theory explains what is happening and how there is a better way.
Original article: Why Austrian Business Cycle Theory Is Better than Keynesianism
Anyone stuck in a knotted snarl of interstate clovers knows that GPS is both important and imperfect. But if GPS fails while you’re bringing a 737 in for a landing it could be catastrophic.
Why is “GPS spoofing” on the rise—and how can airlines protect their flights against being caught up in conflict zones.
Guest: Drew FitzGerald, telecom reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
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President Elect Donald Trump has created a new government advisory group ? the Department of Government Efficiency or ?DOGE? - to help cut the US budget.
The world richest man, Elon Musk, will co-head the department and has pledged to cut ?at least $2 trillion? to ?balance the budget?. But is this possible? We talk to Professor Linda Bilmes about what DOGE could or couldn?t do and how she balanced the budget in the 1990?s.
Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound Mix: Andrew Mills Editor: Richard Vadon