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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
 
 
The Fallacy of “Measuring” Inflation
Patrick Carroll
While we often speak of measurements of inflation (such as “inflation went up by 3 percent”), in reality, one cannot accurately measure it, given official measurements consist of arbitrary weighted averages. It is better to see inflation as qualitative, not quantitative.
 
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Riots Are a Symptom of the Statist Disease
Landen Terrell
President Trump cracked down on the latest version of the LA riots by calling in the National Guard. However, much of the violence that accompanied those riots came courtesy of government actors.
 
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Discrimination, Beliefs, and Expressions
 
On the importance of relationships that are voluntary, joint ventures based on preferences.
 
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The Homeownership Rate Is Lower Now than it Was 45 Years Ago
 
Easy-money policy has only made housing more unaffordable.
 
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What Trump Should Tell Netanyahu
If President Trump really wanted to help Israel he would inform Netanyahu this week that not another US dollar would be sent to prop up his government.
 
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The Federal Debt Just Jumped $366 Billion in a Single Day
The national debt surged as Congress and President Trump approved the latest spending bill, raising the debt limit by $5 trillion.
 
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The Deficit Surged Again in May and Is Still on Track for a $2 Trillion Deficit in 2025
The Trump administration is doing nothing to rein in deficits, and it’s clear that tariffs are nowhere near enough to cover it.
 
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Playing with Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve
 
The Fed has been the source of booms, busts, and the ongoing impoverishment of Americans since the Fed’s founding.
 
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Freedom in One Lesson:
The Best of Leonard Read
 
Freedom in One Lesson is an extensive collection of Leonard Read’s best, most powerful sustained arguments on behalf of liberty. Leonard Read’s goal was to plant the seeds of liberty, so society and individuals could blossom to their fullest potential.
 
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