Eileen Gu, Jingoism, and Olympic Politics
“I do corks in an icy, 22-foot, U-shaped snow structure. That’s not political. It’s pushing the human limit and it’s connecting people.” ~ Eileen Gu, winner of three Olympic medals …
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Canada’s Freezing of Protesters’ Finances Shows How the “War on Cash” Ends.
The Canadian government is now freezing the bank accounts and personal assets of those who donated to support the Freedom Convoy, which is an organized political protest of the vaccine mandates. …
Why Rothbard Stayed Away from Berlin
This year is the fortieth anniversary of Murray Rothbard’s The Ethics of Liberty, and although many topics in it have attracted attention, several of them have been neglected. I’m going …
Western Foreign Policy Elites Still Don’t Get Russia
With Russia launching a military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the corporate press has grown shrill in its calls for punishing Russia with draconian sanctions, supplying Ukraine with …
The Ethics and Economics of Private Property
I. The Problem of Social Order Alone on his island, Robinson Crusoe can do whatever he pleases. For him, the question concerning rules of orderly human conduct—social cooperation—simply does not …
Russia and China Aren’t the Natural Allies Many Assume them to Be
In the wake of mounting tensions between the US and Russia over Ukraine, one now finds countless media stories on the “China-Russia axis” and the “bond between Russia and China.” The …
Hitler’s Views on Private Property and Nationalization
The answer to the question of Adolf Hitler’s position on private ownership and nationalization appears to be fairly simple. It is generally accepted that Hitler recognized private ownership of the …
Ludwig von Mises: A Scholar Who Would Not Compromise
There are learned people, even students of economics, who know little or nothing about Ludwig von Mises. And there are those who have erroneous or distorted knowledge of him, acquired …
Jacksonian Populism and the Trans-Atlantic Persuasion
In this episode of Liberty vs. Power, Dr. Patrick Newman and Tho Bishop look at the record of the Jackson Administration on trade, spending, and corporate privilege, and how it …
Böhm-Bawerk’s Critique of the Exploitation Theory of Interest
Austrian economist Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk is known among historians of economic thought for his formidable History and Critique of Interest Theories(1884). Before offering his own explanation of the phenomenon of …