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If New Yorkers wanted to help students by paying for their tuition, they would have already done so on their own.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/busting-free-college-myth

In Syria the damage is done, and future generations will continue to suffer from the cruel folly of those convinced they know how to run everyone else’s lives.

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/americas-syrian-civil-war

In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes on Alex Honneth's The Working Sovereign. While Dr. Gordon acknowledges that the author gives an "Honneth" effort, his logic and grasp of the world of work fall way short of being convincing.

Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/honneth-effort

It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.

On today's episode: Nigeria gets a GDP surprise, Magic the Gathering mutes tariff impact for Hasbro, and Bitcoin reaches record highs following the passage of the GENIUS Act.

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How stable is Stablecoin? (Apple / Spotify)
Episode 609: The Curse Of The Black Lotus

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Even when MMT advocates are correct that colonial governments at times burned money after receiving it for tax revenues, they still manage to get both the history and the causes wrong. 

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmters-love-when-governments-burn-money

Dr. DiLorenzo has some words for Secretary Bessent about the true role of the Fed and its record in this open letter.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/open-letter-treasury-secretary-bessent

The news that Starbucks is closing sixteen stores due to customer safety concerns exposes the lack of police protection in cities and the problems with allowing noncustomers to remain in stores.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/private-property-and-customer-safety-starbucks-learns-hard-lesson

Adam Michel, Michael Cannon, and Dominik Lett break down the One Big Beautiful Bill. Is it $3.4 trillion, or actually $6 trillion? Is Medicaid getting a cut or a trim? With spending cuts pushed to later years and tax benefits front-loaded, the scholars dissect the political calculations and baseline accounting that shaped this massive piece of legislation.

Show Notes:

Michael F. Cannon, Krit Chanwong, and Dominik Lett, "Congress Must Cut and Reform Medicaid" cato.org, April 28, 2025

Domink Lett, "The Senate’s Big Beautiful Blunder Could Increase the Debt by $6 Trillion" cato.org, July 2, 2025

Adam Michel, "A Fiscal Hawk’s Defense of the GOP’s Deficit-Busting Budget Bill" cato.org, July 10, 2025

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At the recent WNBA All-Star game, players wore T-shirts with the message, “Pay us what you owe us.” If one uses the discounted marginal revenue product as a guide, the answer to their demand would be “zero.”

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/do-wnba-players-really-want-be-paid-what-they-are-owed