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FREE-MARKET GEMS
No free-speech rights . . . says Murray Rothbard. Only property rights. Peter Klein of the Mises Institute explores this fascinating way of looking at the campus speech debacle (as well as the notion of free speech). He says that … Continue reading
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Unintended consequences . . . are sometimes just obvious consequences that smart people saw coming. Take the minimum wage. A rise in labor costs will be paid, and that money will come “from customers, other employees, or the bottom line.” … Continue reading
FREE MARKET GEMS
“My name is Luke Skywalker. I’m here to regulate you”. . . Mark Hamill pushes for a bill protecting buyers of autographed goods. Not surprisingly, it ends up hurting buyers of autographed goods. The tool of money . . . … Continue reading
FREE MARKET GEMS
All or nothing for freedom . . . As a child, and with her mother, Yeonmi Park escaped from North Korea. This is her story. Is the US coming apart? . . . Maybe, says Angelo Codevilla, retired professor and … Continue reading
FREE MARKET GEMS
The tireless Ron Paul . . . Still fighting for peace, the retired congressman calls out the one great obstacle to it: Big Government. Brexit is on . . . so what now? Alasdair Macleod of Mises updates us on … Continue reading