mises.org: Why Food Stamp Spending Is Out of Control -- -- Ryan McMaken takes a deep dive on food stamp spending, food stamp recipients, and how Big Ag and other industry lobbyists fight to keep food stamp spending flowing and increasing. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Questionable Rationale of Adjusting Data for Seasonality -- -- When economists try to analyze the economy, one procedure is to remove the “seasonal” component from the data in order to account for trends and fluctuations. That collides with the thinking behind praxeology in which human beings engage in purposeful behavior. #liberty #news
reason.com: Congress Investigates TeaOnHer App for Letting Men Post About Women Without Their Consent -- -- It sounds like something niche feminist bloggers might have taken up 10 years ago. But this is being led by Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives. #liberty #news
mises.org: "The Public Be Damned" -- -- The famous phrase was uttered by William H. Vanderbilt, which was interpreted to mean that the capitalists didn’t care for their customers. Vanderbilt knew he worked for his stockholders, but in working for them, he had to provide for his railroad’s passengers. #liberty #news
reason.com: From October 7, 2023 to October 13, 2025 -- -- Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the Universe, who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this occasion. #liberty #news
mises.org: Economics and the Infantilization of Culture -- -- The yearning for a state-controlled system is not born of compassion for others but rather of infantile selfishness. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Fed and Its “Neutral” Rates -- -- Interest rates should be determined by the market, according to its needs, to operate efficiently and effectively distribute society’s financial resources. #liberty #news
mises.org: Democrats Endorse Political Violence in Virginia -- -- It is said that a political gaffe is when a politician accidentally tells the truth. This is a clear demonstration that a major American political party has readily accepted the dehumanization of its opposition. #liberty #news
mises.org: Mises and the Praxeological Message: Solitude, Reason, and Liberty -- -- Human Action by Ludwig von Mises is not just another book on economics, although its economic content is excellent and timeless. It is a passage through one truth after another, built upon logic and reason. #liberty #news
mises.org: Jimmy Kimmel: An American Tragedy -- -- The irony of the Jimmy Kimmel controversy is that he owed his spot at ABC precisely because his work was non-political. Unfortunately in modern America, professional clowns feel they must become political tools. #liberty #news