Mainstream economists insist that data alone can explain economic events, permitting them to test economic theories. In truth, without sound theory, data is meaningless.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

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Can Data by Itself Inform Us about the Real World? | Frank Shostak

Roger Williams, the Baptist minister whose libertarian views ran afoul of the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities, should be honored as one of this country’s early libertarians.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/roger-williams-exemplar-americas-soul

Roger Williams: Exemplar of America’s Soul

The Road to De-Civilization: Inflation and the Moral Erosion of Society

We must realize that the two most powerful motivations in human history have always been ideology and economic interest, and that a joining of these two motivations can be downright irresistible.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/origins-welfare-state-america

Origins of the Welfare State in America

Politicians in both parties are promising to address the affordability crisis. But neither is focusing on, or even discussing, the true causes. Here’s what they are and how to fix them.

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How to Actually Solve the Affordability Crisis

The rent is too high. However, government interference into rental markets has been the main reason rents are so high in the first place.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/government-intervention-not-blackrock-blame-housing-crisis

Government Intervention, Not BlackRock, Is To Blame For The Housing Crisis

Cheney was an architect of both Iraq wars, and he was a perennial supporter of the American surveillance state, torture, and more. 

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-i-wont-be-mourning-dick-cheney

Why I Won’t Be Mourning Dick Cheney

Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/minarchism-worst-kind-state-idolatry

Minarchism: The Worst Kind of State Idolatry

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the latest jobs number data, what it means for the affordability crisis, the legacy of Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving favorites.

Jobs Numbers, Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving Turkey

Mark Thornton traces seven headline “problems” back to one engine: monetary inflation. Drawing on Austrian insights, Mark explains how new money distorts prices and wages; why cheap credit spawns debt booms, asset bubbles, and zombie firms; how deficit finance and central banking turn war into a budget line; and why rising prices erode family formation, savings, and civic trust. He connects the dots to today’s policy mix and sketches a bottom-up remedy: hard budget constraints, sound money, and decentralization that restores real price signals. Mark makes the case that inflation isn’t just “too many dollars”: it’s the hidden subsidy powering them all.

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The Seven Deadly Economic Sins

As the economy worsens, expect to see more articles from legacy media about how saving money is actually bad for the economy. It's an old Keynesian myth.

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No, You're Not Hurting the Economy by Saving Money

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