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Even though Cuba poses no threat to the U.S., the Trump administration continues its criminal policies of sanctions and other restrictions in an attempt to foist “regime change” on the country.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-actions-toward-cuba-are-criminal

The story of Anil Ambani destroys the belief that capitalism automatically favors the rich and excludes the poor. Once a billionaire, he made a series of bad business choices and the market punished those choices. Capitalism favors good choices.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/surviving-capitalism-scarcity-advantage

While the Voter ID debate consumes the airwaves with political debate, the real issue is not who is elected, but the unelected elites that hold power. Even if Voter ID passes, the new law will not change the real structure of power.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/voter-id-common-sense-it-wont-fix-anything

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The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/monetary-decay-and-imperial-survival

Ludwig von Mises’s first major work was The Theory of Money and Credit in which he explained the role of money in the economy and also pointed out what causes the boom-bust cycle. It remains an important classic in Austrian economics.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-misess-theory-money-and-credit-still-important-today

The Civil Rights Act, first passed in 1964, is falsely connected with freedom. In reality, this law severely restricts individual liberty and replaces it with coercive government acts.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-we-should-repeal-civil-rights-act

From the Jacksonians to the Marxists, political theorists have understood that there is something unique about “small industry” between big business and propertyless workers.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/brief-history-petite-bourgeoisie

Mark Thornton sits down with Ben Mumme of "Living Your Greatness" for a wide-ranging, long-form conversation, starting with gold and silver’s run-up and sudden correction, zooming out to inflation, saving, and why Austrian economics matters for everyday life.

Watch the original interview at https://livingyourgreatness.org/podcast

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Joshua Mawhorter joins Ryan and Connor to talk about the dueling Super Bowl Halftime Shows, the latest jobs report, and Trump’s deadly and counterproductive deportation operation in Minnesota.

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If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law involves simultaneously affirming the right of one human to own another as his property but not the right to stop owning another human.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/olaudah-equianos-manumission-regulatory-barriers-freedom