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Monday, October 13, 2025
 
 
A Loose Versus Tight Monetary Stance
Frank Shostak
After central bank expansionary efforts have unleashed inflation, officials then seek to contract the money supply in an attempt to undo the inflationary damage. No contractionary policy, however, can fix the problems caused by monetary manipulation.
 
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When Pinker Doesn’t Know
David Gordon
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Steven Pinker’s new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. As Dr. Gordon aptly points out, Pinker knows a lot less than he thinks he does.
 
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Monetary Metals 101: How Gold and Silver Work in a Free Market
 
Gold and silver make sense—until government “helps.”
 
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Taxes, War, and the State are Freedom’s Biggest Enemies
 
Ryan McMaken and Joseph Solis-Mullen discuss what real rollback would take.
 
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Trump’s Rare Earth Metal Intervention

Trump’s plans for extracting rare earth minerals (REMs) unsurprisingly will involve crony capitalism and corruption, which are sold as benefitting Americans.

 
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War, Taxes, and the National Science Foundation
Scientists have been transformed into grant hunters, and that gives them lots of incentives to lobby for even more federal funding.
 
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Easy Money Undermines Social Mobility
To tackle the problem of inequality, end inflationary monetary policies. A fortune made from inflation is a fortune made at the expense of others.
 
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Peace in Gaza, Homicidal Text Messages, and the Future of Obamacare
 
Connor O'Keeffe, Tho Bishop, and Ryan McMaken look at this week’s headlines.
 
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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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