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mises.org > podcasts > audio-mises-wire > senate-and-loss-mixed-government

The Senate and the Loss of “Mixed Government”

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (201+ words) Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their state legislatures, not by popular vote. This development had an unfortunate effect upon US politics, further damaging the original federalist governing arrangement....

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mises.org > podcasts > audio-mises-wire > us-actions-toward-cuba-are-criminal

U.S. Actions Toward Cuba Are Criminal

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (181+ words) 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 U.S. Actions Toward Cuba Are Criminal Even though…...

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mises.org > notes-margin > ai-giant-palantir-moves-its-headquarters-colorado-florida

AI giant Palantir moves its headquarters from Colorado to Florida

9+ hour, 46+ min ago  (180+ words) Palantir joins a growing tech migration to Florida. Unfortunately, the beleaguered people of Colorado will still be subject to the fed-funded dystopian techno-panopticon Palantir is building." Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators…...

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mises.org > notes-margin > trump-close-major-attack-iran-will-be-bigger-12-day-war

Trump Close To a Major Attack on Iran That Will Be Bigger Than 12-Day War

10+ hour, 16+ min ago  (180+ words) Trump is close to launching a major attack on Iran as it continues a massive buildup of military forces in the Middle East, according to a report from Axios. Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment…...

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mises.org > notes-margin > french-president-macron-says-free-speech-pure-bullsht

French President Macron says free speech is "pure bullsh*t"

16+ hour, 16+ min ago  (160+ words) Macron: "Free speech is a pure bullshit if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech'especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech." Do not be surprised if the audience's…...

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mises.org > power-market > missed-opportunity-munich

A Missed Opportunity in Munich

18+ hour, 14+ min ago  (197+ words) Missing was a defense of economic freedom, the rule of law, and other pillars of laissez-faire capitalism such as sound money, minimal regulation, limited government, and low taxes that propelled the West to unprecedented levels of strength, security, and prosperity....

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mises.org > podcasts > guns-and-butter > voter-id-common-sense-it-wont-fix-anything

Voter ID is Common Sense, But it Won’t Fix Anything

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (222+ words) 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…...

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mises.org > podcasts > audio-mises-wire > monetary-decay-and-imperial-survival

Monetary Decay and Imperial Survival

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (156+ words) 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 Monetary Decay and Imperial Survival The American empire'with its global military footprint and permanent war economy'cannot be financed…...

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mises.org > power-market > media-freedomif-we-can-keep-it

Media Freedom…if We Can Keep it!

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (527+ words) As I have often said, while there are many evil things out there on the Internet, at the same time we have the tools to communicate the unfiltered message of freedom like never before. Even though Tucker Carlson's show on…...

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mises.org > notes-margin > was-steve-bannon-close-friends-jeffrey-epstein

Was Steve Bannon Close Friends with Jeffrey Epstein?

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (108+ words) Steve Bannon, who has condemned "Austrian economics, limited government," also spent many hours chumming it up with Epstein." The story of Anil Ambani destroys the belief that capitalism automatically favors the rich and excludes the poor. Once a billionaire, he…...