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Monday, December 8, 2025

Where you live in America can make a real political difference in a way that wasn’t true 50 years ago. With the election of an avowed socialist in New York City, many have stated they will move away. It’s a reminder that migration combined with political decentralization can be a check on political power.

In contrast to this, we can look to the stagnating economy of Europe which has been centralizing political power in recent decades.

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

New York’s Political Left Turn: Why the Real Ballot Is Cast by Migration

Zhang Shizhi

As leftist politicians claim they will make life more “affordable” by imposing costly government intervention into the markets, others vote with their feet, moving to places with less intervention and more economic sanity.

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The K-Shaped Economy

The “K-shape” isn’t a mystery. As Mark Thornton explains, it’s Cantillon effects from cheap money and Leviathan.

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John Mearsheimer and Europe’s Bleak Future

Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss the international relations scholar’s claim.

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“Thin Libertarianism” and the Dave Smith-Liquid Zulu Debate

Libertarianism is not a philosophy of tolerance toward all non-violent behavior. Rather, it is a philosophy of intolerance toward unjust violence.

Trump’s Red-Carpet Welcome of Mohammed bin Salman

With its use of extrajudicial killings, the US regime is now on the same moral level as the Saudi regime.

Excellent Talk from John Mearsheimer on the State of Israel v. the Palestinians

Last year, John Mearsheimer presented an excellent summary concerning Israel since the October 7 Hamas attack.

The Government Is Lying About Inflation

Mises Institute Fellow Karl-Friedrich Israel appears on The Peter McCormack Show.

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