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The poet, the opera, and the Terror: when art dares to confront the violence of power. How one artist portrays the French Revolution and the political terror it unleashed is a grim reminder of what today's Bastille Day celebrations ignore.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/guillotine-and-lyre-what-andrea-chenier-reveals-about-french-revolution
Murray Rothbard called egalitarianism a "revolt against nature," and he believed that the egalitarianism inherent in the Fourteenth Amendment was socially harmful. Social engineering never turns out well, but that doesn't discourage progressives from engaging in it.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/social-engineering-under-fourteenth-amendment
Critics of free markets such as Oren Cass claim that Austrians and other supporters of the free economy are engaged in “market fundamentalism.” However, support for free markets is not an act of blind faith but is based upon understanding of how markets actually work.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/debunking-myth-market-fundamentalism
Manchester United are terrible, even according to their own manager. Last season saw their worst ever performance in Premier League history.
But at the same time, according to Forbes magazine, they’re still the second most valuable football club in the world.
How is that possible?
Tim talks to Kieran Maguire, a football finance expert and the author of The Price of Football, to find out the secret of Manchester United’s financial success.
Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Nicholas Barrett Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon
Throughout history, decentralization and secession have helped pave the way for more individual freedom. Naturally, political elites want to centralize everything, thus setting off the eternal battle between centralizers and decentralizers.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/forces-centralization-and-struggle-freedom
When does philosophy degenerate into simple propaganda? In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines the writings of Jürgen Habermas, concluding that much of what Habermas said was little more than ginned up Marxism.
Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/jurgen-habermas-philosopher-marxist-propagandist
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/libertarian-silence-japan