Reminder that "Democracy" just means rule by Democrats and "Democratic institutions" are just institutions controlled by Democrats
They're only concerned about the shutdown damaging "Democratic institutions" because over 90% of the unelected furloughed bureaucrats are Democrats. View quoted note →
Undisciplined
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Convex combination of Ron Swanson and Britta Perry
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Canada vs LA
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I made a new market on Predyx. Will Canada win a championship before LA? Who wins a championship first, any team from Canada or any team from LA? [...
Exergy
I saw someone mention this company on nostr and was curious if stackers know anything about it.
I'm not in immediate need of heating upgrades, but I definitely want to go this direction whenever we do need to replace our water heater.


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Exergy \ stacker news ~bitcoin_Mining
I saw someone mention this company on nostr and was curious if stackers know anything about it. I'm not in immediate need of heating upgrades, but ...
Stacker Sports Pod Episode 53: NFL's Wild Week and Drama in the DS • on Fountain
Join us for the first episode of the second year of the Stacker Sports Pod
For an ex ante episode description, see


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Stacker Sports Pod Preshow Meeting 53 aka Season 2 episode 6 \ stacker news ~Stacker_Sports
Territory Things: NFL Survivor NFL Fantasy MLB Playoff Points Challenge CricZap NFL: week 5 recap Giants are fun Next team cross off NBA: Lebron's ...
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Stacker Sports Pod Episode 53: NFL's Wild Week and Drama in the DS • on Fountain \ stacker news ~Stacker_Sports
Join us for the first episode of the second year of the Stacker Sports Pod For an ex ante episode description, see https://stacker.news/items/12529...
The Crisis of the American Tax State
https://mises.org/mises-wire/crisis-american-tax-state
By Ryan McMaken
> The United States is now a full-blown “tax state” in that lawmakers can raise taxes with minimal effort without meaningful legal resistance from any other domestic institution.

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The Crisis of the American Tax State \ stacker news ~econ
By Ryan McMaken The United States is now a full-blown “tax state” in that lawmakers can raise taxes with minimal effort without meaningful lega...
Economics and the Infantilization of Culture
https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-and-infantilization-culture
By Joshua Mawhorter
> Capitalist wealth plus economic ignorance, underappreciation, and romanticism create a recipe for an infantile culture.

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Economics and the Infantilization of Culture \ stacker news ~econ
By Joshua Mawhorter Capitalist wealth plus economic ignorance, underappreciation, and romanticism create a recipe for an infantile culture. [5 comm...
The Fed and Its “Neutral” Rates
https://mises.org/power-market/fed-and-its-neutral-rates
by Alejandro A. Tagliavini
> Only market-determined interest rates, not Fed tampering, efficiently distribute financial resources.

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The Fed and Its “Neutral” Rates \ stacker news ~econ
by Alejandro A. Tagliavini Only market-determined interest rates, not Fed tampering, efficiently distribute financial resources.
The "Acid Rain" Scare and the Science-Industrial Complex
https://mises.org/mises-wire/acid-rain-scare-and-science-industrial-complex
by William L. Anderson
> “Science” is now indistinguishable from politics. As the “acid rain” hysteria showed back in the 1970s and 1980s, “follow the science” is just a political slogan, unrelated to actual science.
I don't know what the solution is to this problem, but science as an enterprise needs to grapple with the actual incentives at play by the actors within it. It's downright utopian to imagine scientists to simply be dispassionate investigators seeking the truth.

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The "Acid Rain" Scare and the Science-Industrial Complex \ stacker news ~science
by William L. Anderson “Science” is now indistinguishable from politics. As the “acid rain” hysteria showed back in the 1970s and 1980s, ...
NBA Redraft 2017
The Process continues. Philly is once again picking 1st and they need to find the right fit next to Embiid and Simmons.
Should they stick with Fultz or go another direction?
Leave your top three player rankings in the comments.

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NBA Redraft 2017 \ stacker news ~Stacker_Sports
The Process continues. Philly is once again picking 1st and they need to find the right fit next to Embiid and Simmons. Should they stick with Fult...
NFL Cross Offs: Week 5
**Current Cross Offs**
Week 1: Saints
Week 2: Dolphins
Week 3: Titans
Week 4: Jets
Of the remaining crappiest teams, who should we eliminate from playoff contention this week?

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NFL Cross Offs: Week 5 \ stacker news ~Stacker_Sports
Current Cross Offs Week 1: Saints Week 2: Dolphins Week 3: Titans Week 4: Jets Of the remaining crappiest teams, who should we eliminate from playo...
Imports and Developing Countries: Countering the Myths of Western Exploitation
https://mises.org/mises-wire/imports-and-developing-countries-countering-myths-western-exploitation
By Lipton Matthews
> An enduring myth is that imports from industrialized western countries have decimated production of goods in developing countries. Economic history tells a much different story.

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Imports and Developing Countries: Countering the Myths of Western Exploitation \ stacker news ~econ
By Lipton Matthews An enduring myth is that imports from industrialized western countries have decimated production of goods in developing countrie...
Brightline and Train Subsidy Failures
https://mises.org/power-market/brightline-and-train-subsidy-failures
By J.D. Wong
> Instead of squandering taxpayer money, Congress should cut Brightline subsidies to zero.

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Brightline and Train Subsidy Failures \ stacker news ~econ
By J.D. Wong Instead of squandering taxpayer money, Congress should cut Brightline subsidies to zero.
Money Supply Fluctuations and Business Cycles
https://mises.org/mises-wire/money-supply-fluctuations-and-business-cycles
By Frank Shostak
> Milton Friedman and the monetarists believed that fluctuations in the money supply caused the boom-and-bust business cycles. Their solution—keeping money growth slow and steady—would still lead to business cycles.

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Money Supply Fluctuations and Business Cycles \ stacker news ~econ
By Frank Shostak Milton Friedman and the monetarists believed that fluctuations in the money supply caused the boom-and-bust business cycles. Their...
Abolish the Bureau of Labor Statistics
https://mises.org/mises-wire/abolish-bureau-labor-statistics
by Patrick Carroll
> Murray Rothbard recognized that the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the lifeblood for government intervention. It doesn’t need to be “reformed,” but rather should be outright abolished.

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Abolish the Bureau of Labor Statistics \ stacker news ~econ
by Patrick Carroll Murray Rothbard recognized that the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the lifeblood for government intervention. It doesn’t ...
"FDA Approval" is a Monopolist's Scheme to Limit Competition (2018)
https://mises.org/power-market/fda-approval-monopolists-scheme-limit-competition
by Hunter Lewis
> Here we have a “drug” intended to help Americans of African descent, but because it has been approved by the FDA, now costs more than $500 per week.

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"FDA Approval" is a Monopolist's Scheme to Limit Competition (2018) \ stacker news ~econ
by Hunter Lewis Here we have a “drug” intended to help Americans of African descent, but because it has been approved by the FDA, now costs mor...
A Pyrrhic End to 130 Years of Vicious Bad Money and Banking Crises (2023)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/pyrrhic-end-130-years-vicious-bad-money-and-banking-crises
by Brendan Brown
> The current banking crises have deep roots in US financial history. Monetary authorities have engaged in inflationary behavior for more than a hundred years.

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A Pyrrhic End to 130 Years of Vicious Bad Money and Banking Crises (2023) \ stacker news ~econ
by Brendan Brown The current banking crises have deep roots in US financial history. Monetary authorities have engaged in inflationary behavior for...
Mark Sanchez Sentenced To Five More Seasons With The New York Jets


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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Legal analysts were stunned by the severity of the penalty handed down in the wake of a weekend stabbing incident, as former N...

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Mark Sanchez Sentenced To Five More Seasons With The New York Jets
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Mark Sanchez Sentenced To Five More Seasons With The New York Jets \ stacker news ~Stacker_Sports
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Why Taxes Were So Hated in the Middle Ages
https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-taxes-were-so-hated-middle-ages
by Ryan McMaken
> During the Middle Ages, taxation was considered to be appropriate only as an extreme measure in times of emergency, and as a last resort. Kings were expected to subsist on revenues from their own private property.

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Why Taxes Were So Hated in the Middle Ages \ stacker news ~econ
by Ryan McMaken During the Middle Ages, taxation was considered to be appropriate only as an extreme measure in times of emergency, and as a last r...
Stacker Sports Pod • Episode 52: A year in the books • Listen on Fountain
To commemorate the end of our first year, we made an episode with the technical difficulties and partial boating accidents you've come to expect.


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Undisciplined and GrayRuby talk the territory, NFL, NBA redraft, MLB Playoffs, NHL and more. Come say hi! https://stacker.news/~Stacker_Sports/recent
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Stacker Sports Pod • Episode 52: A year in the books • Listen on Fountain \ stacker news ~Stacker_Sports
To commemorate the end of our first year, we made an episode with the technical difficulties and partial boating accidents you've come to expect. [...
Public Enemies: Government Bureaucrats as Societal Parasites
https://mises.org/misesian/public-enemies-government-bureaucrats-societal-parasites
By Thomas J. DiLorenzo
> Governments at all levels play the same game—always threatening to eliminate school buses, police departments, ambulances, garbage collection—whatever can succeed in getting the voters to approve more taxes and spending.


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Public Enemies: Government Bureaucrats as Societal Parasites \ stacker news ~econ
By Thomas J. DiLorenzo Governments at all levels play the same game—always threatening to eliminate school buses, police departments, ambulances,...