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Progressives are openly cheering the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. However, it was progressive legislation that created this healthcare crisis in the first place.

Original article: Progressivism and the Murder of a Health Insurance CEO

Washington has wielded the sanctions weapon against nearly a third of all nations on earth. It is time to rethink these policies, and one hopes the incoming Trump administration will do just that and change course.

Original article: The Second Trump Term and the “Sanctions Industrial Complex”

While the US dollar still is the world‘s “reserve” currency, its abuse by the Federal Reserve and federal government has weakened it precipitously. While President-elect Trump recognizes the threats to the dollar, is he willing to do what needs to be done to change the situation?

Original article: Can Trump Save the Dollar?

President-elect Trump has promised changes in economic policies. How well they work and how they will affect us remains to be seen. Here is a look at proposals that have promise—and proposals that are likely to cause harm.

Original article: Trump’s Economic Policies: The Good, The Bad, and the Uncertain

Modern academics are relentless in trying to find any nuances they can from the works of Karl Marx, but they miss the larger issues with his work. Marx was alive and active when the marginalists logically took apart his value theory, but hope springs eternal for Marx‘s supporters.

Original article: The Missing Secret

Bob looks at the misconceptions and misuses of GDP accounting, explaining why this widely accepted metric often paints a misleading picture of economic health.

• Bob's 2009 Mises Article on Krugman: Mises.org/HAP482a
• Human Action Podcast Episode 481 on Business Cycle Theory: Mises.org/HAP482b
• Bob's Mises Article on GDP: Mises.org/HAP482c

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Cuba was once a famous vacation destination for Americans. Although we can now travel to Cuba, most Americans have been deprived of various forms of trading with the Cuban people. Likewise, Cubans have been deprived of trading with Americans and visiting their American relatives. Does anyone think this situation is good for Americans? Does anyone think this impasse is good for Cubans?

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Politicians respond to pressure. If we want them to actually carry out the cuts they claim to stand for, it’s up to us to provide that pressure.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/politicians-wont-solve-our-spending-problem-unless-we-make-them

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In November, employed workers flatlined yet again as full-time work dropped for the tenth month in a row. Naturally, the Fed plans interest rate cuts. 

Original article: Employed Workers Dwindle and Full-Time Jobs Fall as the Fed Readies More Easy Money

The Mises Institute is giving away copies of Murray Rothbard's classic, What Has Government Done to Our Money? and it will change how one sees our nation's monetary history. Rothbard presents a clear case for sound money as a basis for civilization itself.

Original article: What Has Government Done to Our Money?