Tulipmania Reconsidered, Reconciling Austrian Perspectives https://mises.org/mises-wire/tulipmania-reconsidered-reconciling-austrian-perspectives By Joseph Solis-Mullen > The Dutch Tulip Bulb Mania of the 1630s continues to fascinate, especially given the recent asset bubbles our economy has experienced. What caused this bubble is worth a second look.

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By Joseph Solis-Mullen The Dutch Tulip Bulb Mania of the 1630s continues to fascinate, especially given the recent asset bubbles our economy has ex...

NBA Redraft: 2018 The Phoenix Suns are continuing their build around Devin Booker. They're leaning towards Deandre Ayton, but should they go a different direction? -------- **For the comments** In addition to your pick for the Suns, who are your top three players from this draft? And, as a bonus, who should Phoenix target with the 10th pick?

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The Phoenix Suns are continuing their build around Devin Booker. They're leaning towards Deandre Ayton, but should they go a different direction? F...

Socialism Always Leads to Totalitarian Tyranny https://mises.org/mises-wire/socialism-always-leads-totalitarian-tyranny by Vincent Cook > So-called democratic socialists claim they just want to empower ordinary people through democracy. Socialism, however, invariably must turn into a top-down system of central planning in which the state is all-controlling.

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by Vincent Cook So-called democratic socialists claim they just want to empower ordinary people through democracy. Socialism, however, invariably m...

Inflation: Slowly the Middle-Class Dies https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-slowly-middle-class-dies by Dann E. Kroeger > As government spending spins out of control, the Federal Reserve continues to inflate, leaving the economy in a permanent state of inflation. Most Americans will find themselves falling further and further behind.

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by Dann E. Kroeger As government spending spins out of control, the Federal Reserve continues to inflate, leaving the economy in a permanent state ...

Housing Has Become More Affordable. The Fed Could Reverse That https://mises.org/power-market/housing-has-become-more-affordable-fed-could-reverse By Tyler Curtis > Market pressures should make housing more affordable, but easy money undermines that prospect.

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By Tyler Curtis Market pressures should make housing more affordable, but easy money undermines that prospect. [2 comments]

NFL Cross-Offs: Week 6 Who are we eliminating from playoff contention this week? **Cross-Offs So Far** Week 1: Saints Week 2: Dolphins Week 3: Titans Week 4: Jets Week 5: Raiders I think the Browns are the right choice, but there are a couple of other floundering and fairly hopeless teams.

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Who are we eliminating from playoff contention this week? Cross-Offs So Far Week 1: Saints Week 2: Dolphins Week 3: Titans Week 4: Jets Week 5: Rai...

"The Public Be Damned" https://mises.org/mises-wire/public-be-damned By Clifford F. Thies > The famous phrase was uttered by William H. Vanderbilt, which was interpreted to mean that the capitalists didn’t care for their customers. Vanderbilt knew he worked for his stockholders, but in working for them, he had to provide for his railroad’s passengers.

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By Clifford F. Thies The famous phrase was uttered by William H. Vanderbilt, which was interpreted to mean that the capitalists didn’t care for t...

We Should Stop Using the Term “Balance of Trade” https://mises.org/power-market/we-should-stop-using-term-balance-trade By Carlos Boix > We should stop using terms such as “trade surplus” or “trade deficit.” Trade is always a surplus and the only deficit comes from government interventions.

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By Carlos Boix We should stop using terms such as “trade surplus” or “trade deficit.” Trade is always a surplus and the only deficit comes ...

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 →

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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? [...

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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...