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Those who believe in the free and unhampered market economy should be especially skeptical of war and military action. War, after all, is the ultimate government program.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-and-war
This past weekend, the United States went to war.
The president didn’t present his case in a primetime speech from the Oval Office or the White House’s East Room, but rather, in an edited video posted at 2:30 a.m. on the social media platform he owns.
And that video post came between others where President Trump has falsely claimed that elections were rigged and stolen, called for the prosecution of people who have opposed him, and lobbied to put his face on U.S. currency.
The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser has been tracking it all, week by week, since 2018. She talks about the myriad ways the presidency, and the norms surrounding it, continue to change under Trump.
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Today we break down the results of the Texas primaries and the upcoming runoff election between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, as well as today's briefing on the progress of the Iran War.
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The current war is a timely reminder that the US ruling elites regard the US taxpayers and ordinary Americans as little more than inconvenient afterthoughts in US foreign policy.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/iran-war-exposes-farce-american-representative-democracy
China will soon unveil its economic blueprint for the next five years, including a target for economic growth. This comes as consumption is down, wages aren’t rising, and property prices continue to drop. So what’s the plan? Today, we hear from NPR’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak about the challenges facing China’s economic policymakers.
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The future of Iran hangs on an important question: Who will be its next leader? We'll look at how succession could unfold.
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Our ongoing coverage of the Iran war continues with comments made by Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson on the justification for war, the historical comparisons to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, and the Trump administration's deficiencies in maintaining coherent messaging.
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