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** August 15, 2020
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** Trump Agonistes ([link removed])
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Populists need a status quo to oppose, and Trump now faces a new normal of incumbency.
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** A Brief History of the Gold Standard, with a Focus on the United States ([link removed])
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Arguments over the gold standard are not merely technical disagreements. Rather, the gold standard often serves as a proxy for “sound money,” which was a central element in the classical liberal tradition of limiting government’s ability to wreak havoc on society.
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** Jeff Deist | Walter Block
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** Man, Economy, and State: Monopoly with Dr. Walter Block ([link removed])
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When Murray Rothbard wrote Man, Economy, and State in the 1950s, monopoly theory was a mess. Even Mises did not have a full understanding of where neoclassical economics went wrong in diagnosing "market failure." But in Chapter 10 of his great treatise, Rothbard demolished the myths surrounding monopolies and cartels. His friend Dr. Walter Block joins the show to discuss Rothbard's breakthroughs and draw downward-sloping demand diagrams for us!
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Institute's Master of Arts in Austrian Economics to Commence Next Week ([link removed]) by Jeff Deist
Jefferson on the Family and Liberty ([link removed]) by David Gordon
Why Property Rights Are Absolute, but Contracts Are Not ([link removed]) by Murray N. Rothbard
Gold Prices Show There's a "Big Short" Going on in Official Currencies ([link removed]) by Thorsten Polleit
Why There's a Left-Right Divide among Libertarians ([link removed]) by Gregory Gordon
Trump's Payroll Tax Order Is Good Politics, but Doesn't Offer Much Tax Relief ([link removed]) by Ryan McMaken
Are Negative Rates a Natural Historical Development? ([link removed]) by Pascal Hügli
Calculating GDP Correctly ([link removed]) by Mark Brandly
The Misplaced Fear of "Monopoly" ([link removed]) by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Why We Need Entrepreneurs and Market Prices for a Healthy Economy ([link removed]) by Fabrizio Ferrari
Why Chicago's Mayor Blames Her City's Murders on Wisconsin and Indiana ([link removed]) by Ryan McMaken
Why I Write ([link removed]) by James Bovard
Albert Jay Nock, Radical ([link removed]) by Murray N. Rothbard
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Reflections on the Failure of Socialism ([link removed]) by Max Eastman
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Why the US Economy Is Stronger Than the Eurozone's ([link removed])
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Economics for Entrepreneurs: Per Bylund Introduces the Austrian Business Model ([link removed])
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