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  • Are Pro-Natalists the Real Malthusians?

    Both many Pro-Natalists as well as their critics have a Malthusian view of the world in which humans seem to be impervious to incentives and changing conditions. It is time for praxeologists to speak up.

    Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/are-pro-natalists-real-malthusians

    8 min
  • Why Is Every Natural Disaster Being Politicized?

    In the wake of the flooding disasters in Texas, a number of leftists made inflammatory remarks on social media, celebrating the death of flood victims. Our society has reached a low point to where people believe that the “right” political candidates can bring us better weather.

    Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-every-natural-disaster-being-politicized

    11 min
  • The Texas Floods and Political Opportunism

    As the Texas floodwaters receded, politicians like Chuck Schumer twisted facts about the tragedy to score a political win. Examining what went wrong to prevent such tragedies from happening again is the right thing to do. But that involves looking at the actual facts.

    Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/texas-floods-and-political-opportunism

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    7 min
  • What Trump Should Tell Netanyahu

    If President Trump really wanted to help Israel he would inform Netanyahu this week that not another US dollar would be sent to prop up his government.

    Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/what-trump-should-tell-netanyahu

    5 min
  • The Bid-Ask Spread in Housing and “Pulte’s Law”

    As the latest housing bubble pops, home sellers are asking for unreal prices for their homes, while buyers are waiting for the prices to fall. Bill Pulte, Trump's Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is demanding the Fed force down interest rates to restart the unsustainable boom.

    Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/bid-ask-spread-housing-and-pultes-law

    11 min
  • The Fallacy of “Measuring” Inflation

    While we often speak of measurements of inflation (such as "inflation went up by three percent"), in reality, one cannot accurately measure it, given official measurements consist of arbitrary weighted averages. It is better to see inflation as qualitative, not quantitative.

    Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/fallacy-measuring-inflation

    8 min
  • The Texas Floods and Political Opportunism

    As the Texas floodwaters receded, politicians like Chuck Schumer twisted facts about the tragedy to score a political win. Examining what went wrong to prevent such tragedies from happening again is the right thing to do. But that involves looking at the actual facts.

    Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/texas-floods-another-disaster-another-false-narrative

    9 min

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