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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
 
 
The Great Delisting: Home Sellers Scoff at Peasant Prices
Artis Shepherd
In case you haven’t noticed, housing prices are not rising like they did a short time ago, thanks to higher interest rates. Bringing down those rates, however, will increase inflation and make housing less affordable.
 
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Does a Government Budget Surplus Contribute to National Savings?
Frank Shostak
Keynesian economists claim government budget surpluses are national savings, but real savings drive capital development. A surplus just means more revenue to the government, not the private economy.
 
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Scarcity, Choice,
and Value
 
Joe Salerno introduces a number of basic concepts including utility, exchange, cost, choice, and marginal value.
 
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The Political Consequences of the Welfare State
 
Ludwig von Mises speaks at the Mont Pèlerin Society in Princeton, New Jersey, in September 1958.
 
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Drug Warriors Claim Colorado Is Going to Pot
Drug warriors rely on bad and manipulated data to make the claim that respecting private property rights in Colorado is “terrible public policy.”
 
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Welfare before the Welfare State
People found innovative ways of supporting each other before the welfare state existed. Just examine David Beito’s in From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State.
 
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Coca-Cola, Cronyism, and the War on Drugs
In a partnership with big pharma and government cronies, Coke still uses components of the cocaine-producing coca leaf in its production today.
 
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Charlie Kirk on Drugs: Addicted to Progressive Values?
 
Mark Thornton responds to Charlie Kirk’s “most controversial take” on cannabis and drug policy.
 
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Hayek for the 21st Century—Our New 100,000 Book Giveaway
 
Hayek for the 21st Century is a primer for the layperson, introducing a new generation of readers to Hayek’s writings and hopefully avoiding the 20th century’s mistakes in the 21st century.
 
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