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In an attempt to compete with the Soviet Union by bringing future elite political leaders from Africa to study in US universities, Sen. John Kennedy and the CIA inadvertently spread Marxism here and abroad. One product of this program was bringing Mamdani's Marxist father to the US.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-jfk-and-cia-gave-nyc-zohran-mamdani-and-obama-us
Oklahoma City will be building a new arena for the 2025 NBA Champions Thunder. Not surprisingly, the taxpayers will be the ones carrying most of the financial burden.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/thunderously-bad-deal-oklahoma-citys-crony-arena-tax
It was no secret that President Franklin Roosevelt hated Germany and all things German. Heavily influenced by Silas Marcus MacVane. FDR embraced MacVane's left-leaning progressivism.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/origins-fdrs-teutonophobia
Many "social justice" advocates claim to appeal to a “higher law,” but they usually refuse to acknowledge economic laws because those laws stand in their way of creating the "just" society.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/austrian-perspectives-social-justice
The long-awaited biography of William F. Buckley Jr. is hardly worth the wait of thirty years. David Brady, Jr., reviews it, saving our readers the pain of reading themselves.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/tanenhaus-and-god-buckley
While Hayek did not write directly about the American Civil War, some of his writings provide insights on the conflict.
Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/jefferson-davis-von-hayek