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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
 
 
Imports and Developing Countries: Countering the Myths of Western Exploitation
Lipton Matthews
An enduring myth is that imports from industrialized western countries have decimated production of goods in developing countries. Economic history tells a much different story.
 
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Mises on Separating Morality and State
Vincent Cook
The recent assassination of Charlie Kirk has focused attention on political violence. Ludwig von Mises, not surprisingly, understood that tying the morality to politicized state helps create the climate where political violence is prevalent.
 
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Why the Worst
Get on Top
 
Collectivism centralizes control, letting the ruthless seize the levers of power.
 
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Letters to Frank Meyer Reveal Rothbard’s Views on Lincoln, Slavery, and Popular Sovereignty
 

Rothbard reframes Lincoln.

 
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Jefferson’s War on the Barbary Pirates Is an Unjustified Password for Military Intervention

An examination of that conflict shows that President Jefferson’s actions were limited and followed the direction of Congress.

 
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Lab Grown Meat Must Not Be Banned by a Greedy Agricultural Lobby
Creation of lab grown meat does not entail the prohibition of other meats, rather an opportunity for market competition and more options for willing consumers.
 
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Hayekian Liberty and the Predatory State
While F.A. Hayek was a promoter of liberty, his work nonetheless often failed to acknowledge just how predatory the state really is. Murray Rothbard understood that the real enemy is the predatory state.
 
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The Importance of Time in Explaining Asset Bubbles
 
Intervention turns a necessary correction into prolonged pain.
 
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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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