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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Who Gets the Blame for the Upcoming Recession?

Connor O’Keeffe

Trump warns of a recession, and the blame game begins. But for real answers, skip Washington—look to the Austrian economists instead.

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Gold, Money, and the Nation-State

What does the government need all that gold for? Ryan McMaken interviews economist Jonathan Newman.

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The Case for Monetary Freedom

For centuries, private individuals and businesses minted gold and silver coins—proving that money didn’t need government control to work. So why did the state step in?

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The Madness of Presidential Tariffs

The media today is fixated on presenting the economic and emotional cases for and against tariffs. Politicians are free to spew their propaganda and the people become roadkill.

Covid Lockdowns Will Be Remembered as One of the Greatest Policy Failures Ever

Lockdowns and school closures will go down as one of the worst peacetime policy disasters of all time.

Covid Lockdowns Signal the Rise of Public Policy by Ransom

In the age of covid, governments decided to embrace a new kind of policy: hold the population hostage until the public complies with what the state wants.

The Libertarian Argument for Dealing with the Drug Cartels

Bob Murphy reviews the libertarian case for drug legalization to counter cartels.

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How to Think about the Economy

Per Bylund’s How to Think About the Economy is a clear, 142-page primer that makes economic thinking accessible, concise, and easy to grasp for any reader.

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