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The original Mont Pelerin Society meeting in 1947 featured Ludwig von Mises, whose warnings about the dangers of socialism and totalitarianism had gone unheeded. In the wreckage of World War II, the truth of his message should have been obvious. It wasn't.
Original article: The Battle on Lake Geneva—Mises vs. the Statists at Mont Pelerin
While it is often framed in the media as a battle between principled conservatives and an angry, non-ideological movement focused solely on personal loyalty to Trump, the current civil war on the American right is only the latest chapter in a much older story.
Original article: The Context Behind Donald Trump’s “Takeover” of the American Right
Austrian economics today needs critics. It doesn‘t need the critics (like Paul Krugman) who cannot give valid and accurate criticisms, but rather people who actually understand the concepts upon which Austrian thinking is built provide a real challenge.
Original article: Wanted: Critics of Austrian Economics
Totalitarianism is not compatible with a functioning economic system based upon free exchange and private property. Such regimes depend upon historicism and logical relativism.
Original article: Totalitarianism Begins with a Denial of Economics
Are most Americans barely holding their head above water when it comes to personal finances? That?s what various US politicians and news outlets keep suggesting. They can?t stop using a statistic about people living ?paycheck to paycheck?. But what does this really mean?
We go behind the headlines to unpick the numbers. Contributor: Ben Krauss, journalist Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Vicky Baker and Lizzy McNeill Series Producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound Engineer: Andrew Mills Editor: Richard Vadon
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