mises.org: The Money Supply Flatlines as Employment Cools and Delinquencies Rise -- -- As the Federal Reserve has delayed lowering the federal funds rate, the money supply has stabilized in recent months. This trend also reflects rising delinquencies, falling home sales, and stagnating employment. #liberty #news
mises.org: Hans Hoppe is No Revolutionary -- -- Hoppe is an exacting analyst of what works, not an architect of upheaval. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Significance of the Arlington Reconciliation Monument -- -- The restoration of the Reconciliation Monument at Arlington Cemetery is welcome news for those that realize the historical significance of this monument. Peace and reconciliation are always better than waging war. #liberty #news
mises.org: Napoleon’s Continental System and the Human Cost of Economic Warfare -- -- In 1806 Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree, laying out his Continental System he hoped would starve Great Britain into submission through blockades and anti-trade policies. In the end, smuggling and outright avoidance of the law brought down his system and his empire. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Seccedent Rests -- -- In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews The Woke Revolution: Up From Slavery and Back Again by H.V. Traywick, Jr., and finds Traywick’s observations have much credibility. #liberty #news
mises.org: Inflation and Food Debasement -- -- While monetary inflation has various economic effects—predictable and surprising, direct and indirect—this article seeks to explore the effects of monetary inflation on food. Specifically, debased currency leads to debased food. #liberty #news
mises.org: Rock-Paper-Scissors, Government-Style -- -- The popular game, Rock-Paper-Scissors, operates according to a firm set of rules. However, when government sets the rules or refuses to properly enforce rules, then so-called limited government simply turns into a government power play. #liberty #news
reason.com: The 10th Circuit Agrees That Prosecuting Cannabis Consumers for Gun Possession May Be Unconstitutional -- -- The appeals court rejected most of the arguments in favor of that policy, saying the government must show non-intoxicated marijuana users pose a risk of future danger. #liberty #news
mises.org: Gerrymandering and Representative Democracy -- -- Gerrymandering is a symptom of the failure of representative democracy. Political minorities are surrounded by others who overwhelm their votes and elect politicians who do not represent anyone but themselves. #liberty #news
mises.org: Federal Land Ownership Hampers Native Prosperity -- -- American Indian reservations have some of the worst poverty rates in the nation, which increases calls for even more federal government intervention. However, it is the intervention itself that is creating the poverty in the first place. #liberty #news