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18 Sep Capitalism is Key to Fulfilling the Promise of “Black Lives Matter”

Posted at 08:04h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

As a black African who is acutely aware of the global discrimination against black people, I’m very appreciative of the focus on improving the lives of black people. Living in fear of a biased criminal justice system is a real concern that we face in...

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17 Sep The Goal Is Deeper Understanding

Posted at 10:55h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s a letter to a college sophomore writing a paper for one of her courses: Ms. S__: Thanks for your e-mail. You ask for my thoughts on the U.S. Women’s Soccer team suing to receive pay equal to that of the U.S. Men’s Soccer team. Alas,...

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17 Sep And Secure the Blessings of Liberty

Posted at 10:53h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

On this Constitution Day, 2021, I again write about the crucial importance of the Preamble to the proper interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. If this nation is to remain politically intact and economically vibrant, it must concede the importance of that opening sentence and especially...

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16 Sep 5 questions for Ed Glaeser on the survival of cities

Posted at 22:32h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

By James Pethokoukis and Ed Glaeser Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s major cities faced rising housing prices, congestion, and inequality. But since the outbreak of coronavirus, cities have been hit hard with an economic downturn and rise in violent crime – on top of the...

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16 Sep The U.S. Founders’ Inventive Constitutional Brilliance

Posted at 22:32h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

This Constitution Day, thank the Founders for stimulating ingenuity by applying “the fuel of interest to the fire of genius.” And while you’re at it, thank an inventor. “The Congress shall have power . . . to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by...

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16 Sep Blockchain Smart Contracts, Explained

Posted at 22:29h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Smart Contracts are an important part of the blockchain techonology. In this video, we will explain what do we mean by contracts and how they can be complete and incomplete, and why the blockchain is a fantastic technology to acomplish reduction of transaction costs.LEARN LIBERTY:Your...

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15 Sep What Effect Does “Climate Change” Have on Human Life?

Posted at 15:53h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Wealth is our protection against the potential effect of climate change. What effect does it have on human life? This is the only appropriate way to consider the risks from “climate change.” There are two important variables here: (1) the frequency of severe climate events, such as...

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14 Sep Trouble Transacting with Bitcoin

Posted at 20:32h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Editor’s Note: The following excerpt is adapted from The Gold Standard: Retrospect and Prospect edited by Peter C. Earle and William J. Luther. One shortcoming of the bitcoin protocol is its limited transactions capacity. In the early stages of bitcoin’s development, Satoshi Nakamoto imposed a block...

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13 Sep Is the American Dream Dead? It’s complicated.

Posted at 15:11h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

You’ve no doubt heard the news that millions of American live in extreme poverty, in conditions akin to those in the world’s poorest countries. But is it true? In this episode, EconTalk host Russ Roberts welcomes Bruce Meyer to explore this claim. Meyer suggests that a...

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12 Sep How One Short Story Changed Someone from Left to Libertarian

Posted at 21:56h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

I gave a talk on Milton and Rose Friedman today to an audience of about 60 law school professors and judges. It went well, by the way. One of my slides, labeled “Equality of Outcome,” was a quote from Milton and Rose Friedman’s Free to...

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