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mises.org: History Is Not a Science --

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-- Some modern historians claim they are “doing science.” However, Ludwig von Mises in Theory and History decried what he saw as “scientism” instead of real scientific inquiry. #liberty #news

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mises.org: The NBER Framework to Asses Business Cycles Describes but Does not Explain Them --

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-- While the NBER collects economic data ostensibly to aid policymakers, the data it acquires is useless without proper economic theory to correctly interpret the numbers. #liberty #news

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mises.org: Families Are the Key to Building Alternatives to the State --

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-- From the perspective of the state, the ideal society is one composed of single parents raising a small number of children in irreligious households. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Most Americans Think Free Speech Is on the Decline, Survey Finds --

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-- Drops in confidence across all political parties contributed to the record-levels of pessimism, writes the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Trouble in Paradise --

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-- Plus: Zohran-Trump lovefest, bitcoin down, Heritage kerfuffle, and more... #liberty #news

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reason.com: The U.N. Has Now Held 30 Climate Change Conferences That Have Accomplished Almost Nothing --

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-- COP30 in Brazil just ended and was more of the same. #liberty #news

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mises.org: Foreign Policy, Justin Raimondo Style --

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-- Remembering Justin Raimondo, who used his antiwar website to rally concerned people against the unjust and destructive wars brought on by the US government. #liberty #news

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mises.org: The Port Wine Crisis --

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-- Owners are not only prohibited from producing the wine of their choice but also from deciding the volume they produce, the price at which they can sell their products, the way they store and vinify according to protocols, and the list goes on. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Can the Government Mandate a Vaccine for Your Own Good? This Federal Court Says Yes. --

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-- The 9th Circuit made a ruling this year that could allow far-ranging government interference with private health decisions. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Open Thread --

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-- What’s on your mind? #liberty #news

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reason.com: Brickbat: We Are Here To Help --

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-- In Glasgow, Scotland, the owner of the News Plus convenience store says shoplifters have hit his shop every day, costing…The post Brickbat: We Are Here To Help appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news

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mises.org: Crusoe: the Man, the Myth, the Legend --

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-- Dr. Jeffrey Herbener explains why “Crusoe economics” isn’t a caricature but the indispensable starting point for economics and liberty—built from action, property, and exchange. #liberty #news

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mises.org: The Tyranny of Phony Civil Rights --

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-- Dr. Wanjiru Njoya explains how “phony civil rights” expand state power at the expense of self-ownership and property, and offers a conservative-libertarian case for liberty rooted in reality. #liberty #news

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mises.org: US Trade Deficits: Blame Nixon, Not China --

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-- Dr. Robert Murphy explains why America’s chronic trade deficits trace to Nixon’s 1971 gold exit—not China—and how a popular reading of Triffin’s “dilemma” confuses the issue. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Open Thread --

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-- What’s on your mind? #liberty #news

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reason.com: The Democratic Party Is Offering a False Choice Between Socialism and Technocracy --

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-- By looking to the past, Democrats could chart a pro-freedom blueprint for their party’s future. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Some Thoughts On The Texas Gerrymandering Case --

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-- There is so much to say about LULAC v. Abbott, the recent gerrymandering case decided by a three judge panel…The post Some Thoughts On The Texas Gerrymandering Case appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Open Thread --

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-- What’s on your mind? #liberty #news

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reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: November 22, 1963 --

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-- 11/22/1963: President Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Abe…The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 22, 1963 appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Gordon Wood on America as a "Creedal Nation" Open to all Races and Ethnicities --

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-- Wood is the leading living historian of the American Founding. He pushes back here against those who claim America should be an ethno-nationalist polity. #liberty #news