mises.org: American Satisfaction -- -- Opinion polls and the latest electoral results are at odds with the facts as presented by mainstream media and government statistical offices. What is going on? #liberty #news
reason.com: How the Fair Housing Act Gave Us Emotional Support Parrots -- -- The right to a reasonable accommodation has produced some absurd results. #liberty #news
reason.com: If Biden Knocked Tiktok, Can Trump Deep-Six DeepSeek? -- -- The government would have a much stronger interest to ban a Chinese AI app that collects proprietary information than to ban a social media app that displays dance videos. #liberty #news
mises.org: Should Greenland Become an American Colony? -- -- President Donald Trump has openly called for the US to annex Greenland. However, Greenland‘s residents don‘t want to be part of the US empire. Unfortunately, this is another chapter in the sorry history of US acquisitions. #liberty #news
mises.org: Europe Doubles Down on Stagnation at Davos -- -- When governments subsidize low productivity and penalize high productivity with enormous taxes, the economy suffers. This is why Europe is stagnating. #liberty #news
mises.org: A Philosopher Goes on Holiday -- -- In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon looks at Allen Wood‘s attempts to salvage Marx‘s theory of exploitation. While Dr. Gordon acknowledges Allen‘s expertise in 19th-century philosophy, he notes that Allen truly misunderstands economics. #liberty #news
mises.org: Now Is a Great Time for California to Secede -- -- California secession would not change the US into a laissez-faire paradise, but the positive change would be immense. #liberty #news
mises.org: Imagination, Economics, and the Mythical Lighthouse -- -- Imagination is a key aspect of abstract thinking and economics. However, many fallaciously assume that one‘s failure to imagine how something would work on a free market necessitates state provision. This is an unjustified leap in logic. #liberty #news
mises.org: The State vs. Homeschoolers -- -- Ryan McMaken and Heather Carson discuss how homeschooling is a way to resist and sabotage the many ways the state centralizes power and destroys private institutions. #liberty #news
reason.com: The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional -- -- The government failed to persuade the appeals court that 18-to-20-year-olds are not part of the people or that the age restriction is consistent with the historical tradition of firearm regulation. #liberty #news