Tariffs don‘t just raise consumer prices. They also affect capital flows and, on numerous occasions, have triggered stock market crises. What tariffs don‘t bring is prosperity.
Original article: A Brief History of Tariffs and Stock Market Crises
Audio Mises Wire - Lessons from Reconstruction
Using state power to enforce social orthodoxy is always a recipe for disaster. Radical Republican governments in the post-war South attempted to do just that, sowing seeds of hatred and discord in the process.
Original article: Lessons from Reconstruction
Audio Mises Wire - The Economics of Prepping
While people who “prep” for disaster (called preppers) are ridiculed by political elites and their media, their actions are perfectly rational. In this article, economist Mark Thornton explains why prepping for natural disasters makes economic sense.
Original article: The Economics of Prepping
Audio Mises Wire - The Indian Rope Trick
The political theorist Anthony de Jasay takes on the left‘s ideas of equality, and David Gordon is there to agree—and disagree. Jasay likens the left‘s view of equality to the Indian Rope Trick.
Original article: The Indian Rope Trick
Audio Mises Wire - Slavery and Collective Guilt
Modern progressives are obsessed with collective guilt, demanding that Americans pay reparations for slavery even though it ended in the US 160 years ago. However, by employing collective guilt and collective punishment, those seeking reparations violate natural law.
Original article: Slavery and Collective Guilt
Cato Daily Podcast - Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
Dr. Marty Makary has been nominated to head the Food and Drug Administration. In October, he sat down with Cato's Jeff Singer to discuss his new book, Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Boeing’s biggest blunder? Financial engineering.
Boeing continues to struggle. Safety concerns, a door blowing off mid-flight, a labor strike, impending layoffs ... and that's just the past year.
What's gone wrong at Boeing? For many observers, the mistake was shifting focus from engineering to financial engineering.
Today on the show we explain what financial engineering is and why this cultural change at Boeing may have led to the company's current problems.
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Boeing's woes, Bilt jilts, and the Indicator's stock rally
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What's gone wrong at Boeing? For many observers, the mistake was shifting focus from engineering to financial engineering.
Today on the show we explain what financial engineering is and why this cultural change at Boeing may have led to the company's current problems.
Related Episodes:
Help Wanted at Boeing
Boeing's woes, Bilt jilts, and the Indicator's stock rally
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Articles of Interest - The Memory Palace
Nate Dimeo is a longtime radio hero of mine. And praises be, now he has a book out of his stories, called The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of The Past. Enjoy this sampler of his audiobook and a favorite episode of mine.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3303: Wood Graining
Episode: 3303 Painting wood grain to express alternate realities. Today, painting the swirls of wood grain.
Cato Daily Podcast - Threats to Donor Privacy Persist
Whether you're a generous supporter of the Cato Institute or any other nonprofit, make no mistake: Threats to donor privacy and tax-advantaged giving are still out there, and are largely politically motivated. Luke Wachob and Peter Lipsett explain.
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