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31 Jan Quotation of the Day…

Posted at 09:59h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) Tweet… is from page 203 of Donald Devine’s new (2021) book, The Enduring Tension: Most of the novel ideas for regulating the market come from politicians playing the good fairy, or from intellectuals trying to perfect society, or from bureaucrats thinking they can solve...

31 Jan The Only Way To Win Is Not To Play

Posted at 09:57h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

When the melting pot has stopped melting and started stirring, you need to try something else. America was always the land of opportunity, where working hard meant getting ahead and doing well was not just allowed but encouraged. Where you could mind your own business...

31 Jan Colleges Are Failing in Their Fundamental Mission, but There’s Still Hope

Posted at 09:57h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Note: What all too often passes these days for “higher education” is, sadly, neither higher nor education. In the social sciences especially, it’s frequently little more than indoctrination. “To send your child to college,” writes commentator Dennis Prager, “is to play Russian roulette with their...

30 Jan Fun and GameStop

Posted at 10:57h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

The week of January 25: GameStop, Larry Fink’s ambitions, Biden’s job-destroying agenda, and much, much more, including the debut of our new podcast series, the Capital Record. Read the Full Article here: >National Review...

30 Jan China’s Terrifying Return to Maoism

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A recent report out of the U.K. reveals Beijing’s full-scale, wide-ranging assault on individual liberty in almost all its aspects. Read the Full Article here: >National Review...

30 Jan Industrial Policy: A Blind, Lame, and Drunk Donkey

Posted at 10:52h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s a letter to a Café Hayek reader: Mr. T___: Impressed with Oren Cass’s performance against Scott Lincicome in the Soho Forum debate over industrial policy, you wonder why I, in this earlier letter, “ignore Cass’s point that market don’t account for the country’s future...

30 Jan The Catastrophic Impact of Covid Forced Societal Lockdowns

Posted at 10:51h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

The present Covid-inspired forced lockdowns on business and school closures are and have been counterproductive, not sustainable and are, quite frankly, meritless and unscientific. They have been disastrous and just plain wrong! There has been no good reason for this. These unparalleled public health actions...

29 Jan The Lockdown to End All Lockdowns

Posted at 14:31h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

“All Hail the Reopening!” but the work of classical liberals is just beginning. “The” science has spoken: only a clown would impose a lockdown. Not a funny clown, a demented, scary clown. Although I have been too sanguine in the past, it looks like this time...

29 Jan Liberty’s Prospects? I’m Optimistic

Posted at 14:31h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

I was discussing (virtually) the prospects for preserving liberty recently with a few individuals who were pessimistic about liberty’s prospects. I’m optimistic. Liberty has always been threatened by those who want the power to control the lives of others. They have a measure of success...

28 Jan 3 Unintended Consequences of Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’

Posted at 12:48h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Given American voters’ penchant for delivering divided government, it might seem strange that Democrats were able to wrest control of the White House and both houses of Congress in the 2020 election. And while there will clearly be a power-sharing agreement in the Senate, the...

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