mises.org: More Largesse from Santa Claus Trump -- https://tinyurl.com/2c4gx98z -- All children eventually learn that the presents under the Christmas tree come from family and friends, who must pay for them with their own money, and not from Santa Claus. #liberty #news
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mises.org: The Nordic Model Isn’t as Socialist as Democratic Socialists Claim -- -- Scandinavia is not socialist; in fact, they are often ranked far higher than socialist economies like Venezuela in terms of economic freedom. #liberty #news
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reason.com: The Most Overlooked Holiday Miracle: Abundance --
-- History shows clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but those that have escaped it. #liberty #news

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The most overlooked holiday miracle: Abundance
History shows clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but those that have escaped it.
reason.com: Open Thread -- -- What’s on your mind? #liberty #news
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mises.org: The Libertarian Political Messages in “The Mark of Zorro” -- https://tinyurl.com/26n55uuw -- The 1940 version of The Mask of Zorro is more than a swashbuckling film featuring Zorro and his skills with the sword. It is also a reminder that the state is oppressive and seeks to take away the natural rights and liberties of the people. #liberty #news
reason.com: Refusing To Let Trump Deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS Adds a New Wrinkle To the Debate --
-- The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting the regular forces, a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying. #liberty #news

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Refusing to let Trump deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS adds a new wrinkle to the debate
The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.
reason.com: Searching Old Digital Haystacks: Some Thoughts on the Richman v. United States Litigation --
-- Interesting Fourth Amendment issues, with a novel remedy. #liberty #news

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Searching Old Digital Haystacks: Some Thoughts on the Richman v. United States Litigation
Interesting Fourth Amendment issues, with a novel remedy.
mises.org: Trump Ignores Sound Economics at His Peril - And Ours -- -- Like his predecessor, President Trump unsuccessfully tries to convince Americans that their economic pain isn’t real, but Americans know the difference. #liberty #news
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reason.com: How Tariffs and Inflation Are Hitting Holiday Sweets --
-- The Trump administration’s trade war has made home-baked and store-bought treats more expensive. #liberty #news

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How tariffs and inflation are hitting holiday sweets
The Trump administration’s trade war has made home-baked and store-bought treats more expensive.
mises.org: Environmental Externalities Are a Poor Justification for Authoritarianism -- -- The economic doctrine of “externalities” has become an excuse for governments to intervene economically in heavy-handed ways, all in the name of “saving” the environment. #liberty #news
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mises.org: The Fallacy of “Public” Education -- https://tinyurl.com/23wkumcc -- There is clearly no need for formal instruction in how to play, in getting along with the group, in selecting a dentist, and the multitude of similar ‘courses’ given in modern education. #liberty #news
reason.com: 5 Things You Should Know About the Latest Bari Weiss 60 Minutes Controversy --
-- Is Bari Weiss censoring 60 Minutes or improving its output? #liberty #news

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5 things you should know about the latest Bari Weiss '60 Minutes' controversy
Is Bari Weiss censoring 60 Minutes or improving its output? Here are five takeaways.
reason.com: Why the Economic Impact of Immigration Restrictions is Similar to that of Racial Discrimination and Apartheid --
-- Economist Tarnell Brown explains. #liberty #news

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Why the Economic Impact of Immigration Restrictions is Similar to that of Racial Discrimination and Apartheid
Economist Tarnell Brown explains.
mises.org: The Roots of Collectivist Thinking -- https://tinyurl.com/27k987tj -- The idea is now widespread that communities or groups exercise a form of collective thought, which can be duly expressed by the leader of the group as the thoughts of the group mind. #liberty #news
mises.org: Thank God for Private Enterprise -- https://tinyurl.com/262mtsxc -- It’s difficult and often dangerous to depend on the government. But statists, no matter the problems, will often say government services aren’t fully funded; that almost all these services should be expanded. #liberty #news
reason.com: A Bipartisan Push to Revive a 1930s Law Could Make Grocery Prices Even Higher --
-- If the government revives the Robinson-Patman Act to force suppliers into charging small and large retailers the same price for vastly different quantities of the same product, that will mean higher prices. #liberty #news

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A bipartisan push to revive a 1930s law could make grocery prices even higher
If the government revives the Robinson-Patman Act to force suppliers into charging small and large retailers the same price for vastly different qu...
mises.org: The Essence of Financial Bubbles -- -- Financial bubbles, which used to be rare, have become a way of life, thanks to a quarter century of easy money policies from the Federal Reserve System. We need to better understand how bubbles form and why they are so harmful. #liberty #news
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mises.org: How the Soviets Replaced Christmas with a Socialist Winter Holiday -- -- Father Frost (the Soviet Santa Claus) asks: To whom do we owe all the good things in our socialist society?,” to which, it is said, the children chorus the reply, Stalin. #liberty #news
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mises.org: Home Prices and Sales Fall. Can Sellers Count on Lower Interest Rates? -- https://tinyurl.com/24wbzqqe -- With employment fundamentals so weak, the real way to increase home sales is to cut prices further. That, of course, is not what sellers want to hear. #liberty #news
reason.com: Heritage Foundation Undergoes Mass Staff Exodus as Cracks Open on the New Right --
-- The divisions are no longer just between pro-Trump and anti-Trump conservatives. #liberty #news

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Heritage Foundation undergoes mass staff exodus as cracks open on the New Right
The divisions are no longer just between pro-Trump and anti-Trump conservatives.