mises.org: My Cuban Vacation -- -- Americans and Cubans have been deprived of trade and travel. Who benefits? #liberty #news
mises.org: The Flaws of GDP Accounting Explained -- -- Bob looks at the misconceptions and misuses of GDP accounting, explaining why this widely accepted metric often paints a misleading picture of economic health. #liberty #news
mises.org: Government Spending Will Cause the Next Financial Crisis -- -- Politicians’ lack of concern stems from the fact that taxpayers, families, and businesses will bear the brunt of the next crisis. #liberty #news
mises.org: Politicians Won’t Solve Our Spending Problem Unless We Make Them -- -- Politicians respond to pressure. If we want them to actually carry out the cuts they claim to stand for, it’s up to us to provide that pressure. #liberty #news
reason.com: 2024 Was the Hottest Year On Record -- -- Most researchers report the global temperature last year was more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. #liberty #news
mises.org: A Trick Question: How Many Times Have Nuclear Weapons Been Used? -- -- The debate over use of nuclear weapon is built upon the assumption that they‘ve only been used twice, both against Japan. However, if we expand the definition of use to how we apply it to other kinds of weapons, then nuclear weapons have been used too many times. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Turning Point of World History -- -- Rose Wilder Lane, known for her many writings, also has been a favorite of libertarians. In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, David Gordon reviews a book based on her columns in the Pittsburgh Courier from 1942-45 on race and race relations. #liberty #news
reason.com: Fires Incinerated the Facade of California Governing Competence -- -- Virtue-signaling is no substitute for disaster preparedness. #liberty #news
mises.org: Money Supply Growth Accelerates and Hits a 27-Month High -- -- In November, year-over-year growth in the money supply was at 2.35 percent. That’s a 27-month high and the largest year-over-year increase since September 2022. #liberty #news
mises.org: My Zestiest Epigrams of 2024 -- -- We may be in the New Year, but James Bovard is not ready to put the craziness of 2024 in his rearview mirror. Here are some epigrams he wrote to explain the madness of an election year. #liberty #news