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If we were to claim independence from the modern-day royalty of the beltway, the markets will ensure better holidays in the future.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-government-ruins-4th-july-travel

With the exception of the "covid panic" and the mandated lockdowns, etc., last week was the highest total for ongoing unemployment claims since early 2018:

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/unemployment-claims-reach-highest-2018-ex-covid

Speaking at the recent Rothbard Graduate Seminar, Dr. Joseph Salerno traces Murray Rothbard‘s intellectual development while in the economics Ph.D. program at Columbia University. Rothbard was dissatisfied with the popular schools of thought until he discovered Austrian economics.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/young-rothbard-uncomfortable-neoclassical-economist

The Supreme Court has told Maryland parents their children do not have to sit through militant LGBTQ+ indoctrination classes, violating their religious values. Previous courts had forbidden parents from “opting out” of such sessions. This is a blow against government tyranny.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/scotus-strikes-blow-against-public-school-indoctrination-young-children

Bob hosts Steve Hanke, Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises Institute and Professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss his research on hyperinflations, currency board solutions, and the economic effects of the COVID lockdowns. Hanke explains the findings of his meta-analysis of lockdown impact and explains why Sweden's laissez-faire approach was vindicated. He also draws from decades of experience stopping hyperinflation globally, advocating currency boards and gold-backed solutions as effective alternatives to central banks.

• Follow Professor Hanke on X --- @Steve_Hanke
• Professor Hanke's Austrian Economics Research Conference Lecture: Mises.org/HAP506a
• Professor Hanke's IEA Article, "Did Lockdowns Work? The Verdict on COVID Restrictions": Mises.org/HAP506b

The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard’s, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

The site can also host blogs and announcements related to Austrian economics and libertarianism in the humanities.

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/new-online-resource-libertarian-literary-and-media-criticism

A recession is defined by negative economic activity over several months with an accompanying decline in GDP. However, given the actual makeup of GDP, it is inaccurate to directly tie recessions to GDP at all.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-recessions-are-not-about-declining-gdp

This summer, Hollywood is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its summer blockbuster “Jaws.” The making of such films provides a good analysis of how entrepreneurs operate in a world of uncertainty. Austrian economists are best able to understand how this process works.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/entrepreneur-and-summer-blockbuster

The government argues that restoring state control protects Mexico’s resources from foreign exploitation and ensures that profits benefit Mexican citizens. However, removing competition and transparency lead to inefficiencies, increased costs, and an unreliable energy supply.

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/mexicos-energy-sector-goes-backward

For millennia prior to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of men, women, and children toiled from dusk to dawn and beyond just to keep body and soul together.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/two-sixties-rock-songs-celebrate-capitalisms-greatest-creation