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April 24, 2020

Mises Institute

By Robert P. Murphy

Why the Current Unemployment Is Worse Than the Great Depression

Even though the official unemployment rate is probably not quite as high as it was in 1933, there are reasons to believe that our labor market is currently in even worse shape economically than it was at the lowest depths of the Great Depression.

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By David Gordon

Praxeology and Mathematical Logic

Some argue that praxeology's deductions should be formalized using mathematical logic, but such an approach would be inappropriate for human action, whose axioms are known.

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By Christopher E. Baecker

Business Owners Understand Why the Economy Can't Just Be "Reopened"

Business owners and entrepreneurs are our "meal ticket," our "golden goose." The sort of thinking that shuts them down on the whims of politicians poses grave economic threats to us all.

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By Isaac Deak

Quarantine in a Stateless Society

With the spread of the coronavirus, leaders across the United States are dipping into their governing toolboxes—treasure troves of both so-called legitimate and usurped power—in order to attempt to stop the virus’ spread. The federal government has suggested social distancing and quarantining, while states have simply imposed compulsory mandates.

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