With the demise of the Biden administration, it is time to take a hard look at the DEI programs it imposed. While divisive, simple removal will not solve underlying problems.
Original article: Post-Election Prospects for Ending DEI
Audio Mises Wire - Destroying Creative Destruction: The DMA against Innovation
As Joseph Schumpeter noted, markets need “creative destruction” to survive and advance. However, Europe‘s Digital Market Act (DMA)—while written to ostensibly protect competition—gives the digital economy uncreative destruction.
Original article: Destroying Creative Destruction: The DMA against Innovation
Audio Mises Wire - The Relevance of the Natural Sciences Methods in Economics
Modern academic economics is based upon the methodologies used to study the natural sciences. However, such methodologies are inappropriate to study economics, which must be based upon causal-realism.
Original article: The Relevance of the Natural Sciences Methods in Economics
Audio Mises Wire - Wealth and Income Inequality Are Essential for Social Cooperation
Murray Rothbard wrote that egalitarianism is a “revolt against nature.” Progressives claim that inequality harms society and is morally unacceptable, but in reality, it is necessary for division of labor, which enables social cooperation.
Original article: Wealth and Income Inequality Are Essential for Social Cooperation
Audio Mises Wire - “NAFTA Fever” and the Myth of Government-Created Free Markets
Critics of free markets claim that the 1980s and 90s were near-pure laissez-faire when, in reality, the regulatory state only got stronger.
Original article: “NAFTA Fever” and the Myth of Government-Created Free Markets
Audio Mises Wire - Thanksgiving Day
The great free-market classical liberal William Leggett believed that Americans do not need politicians telling us on which days Americans ought to be thankful.
Original article: Thanksgiving Day
Audio Mises Wire - The American Addiction to Transfer Payments
Audio Mises Wire - Caplan’s Errors on the UAE and Open Borders
Economist Bryan Caplan has held up the United Arab Emirates as an example of how open borders can be successful. Caplan clearly does not understand how immigration works in the UAE.
Original article: Caplan’s Errors on the UAE and Open Borders
Cato Daily Podcast - What Policy Questions Are Too Big for State Executive Agencies?
The major questions doctrine from the Supreme Court places some limits on the kinds of questions the executive branch can handle alone. Are there similar "too large" delegations at the state level? Adi Dynar of the Pacific Legal Foundation comments.
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Chapo Trap House - Seeking a Fren Episode 2 Teaser – Roger Ailes Origins
Felix documents the rise of future Fox News CEO Roger Ailes in this preview clip from episode 2 of his series “Seeking A Fren for the End of The World”. The full episode and rest of the series are available for subscribers at patreon.com/chapotraphouse.