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June 6, 2020
Mises Institute

By Chris Calton

Why It's Rational to Fear Cops

Not all (or even most) police are needlessly violent. But it is rational to conclude, upon seeing a person in a police uniform, that this person can—if he wishes to—abuse his power with near impunity.

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Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Riots: Not Fun or Profit for the Rest of Us

Riots are not the answer to police abuse. The answer lies in making drastic reforms to how police agencies function, up to and including privatization. Contrary to the popular narrative, it's not just nonwhites who are in danger. We're all targets of the state's enforcers.

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By Jonathan Helton

The Jones Act: 100 Years of Failed Protectionism

June 5 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Jones Act, a law passed to protect the domestic water transportation industry from outside competition.

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MISES WIRE AND
POWER & MARKET


Freedom and COVID-19 by David Gordon

The Media Has Conveniently Forgotten George W. Bush's Many Atrocities by James Bovard

Entrepreneurship in the Time of COVID-19 by Per Bylund

Mr. Trump, Don't Deploy the Military to American Cities without Their Consent by Ryan McMaken

Progressives and the Origins of the Economic "Consensus" by J. Edward Britton

Richard Cobden: Exemplar of Liberty, Property, and Peace by Gary Galles

War for Hong Kong? by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Three Ways Lockdowns Paved the Way for These Riots by Ryan McMaken

Five Ways to Improve Social Media (and the Internet) by Peter G. Klein

New York: The Corona Crisis Shows the Benefits of Localism Yet Again by Peyton Gouzien

Why Abusive Cops So Often Keep Their Jobs by Tate Fegley

Michael Flynn, Lori Loughlin, and the Permanent Culture of Prosecutorial Abuse by William L. Anderson

There's No End in Sight to the Zombie Economy by Andrew Moran
Why Socialists Love the Phrase "It's Not Real Socialism" by Peyton Gouzien
 

AUDIO MISES WIRE


There's No End in Sight to the Zombie Economy

Why Abusive Cops So Often Keep Their Jobs

Minneapolis Riots Are a Reminder That Police Don't Protect You or Your Property

Notes on Trump's Executive Order for Tech Companies

Two Analogies for the Economy That the Media Keeps Getting Wrong

The German Court's Unexpected Blow to the ECB

An L-Shaped Recovery Is Not an Anomaly, It Is the Norm.

Pandemic Wagering: Tesla or Table Tennis?

The Cost of Lockdowns in Human Health and Human Lives Is Becoming Increasingly Clear

In the Lockdown Fight for Local Control, Colorado Counties Begin to Ignore State Edicts

Coronavirus Propaganda Mimics War Propaganda
 


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