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19 Nov All work is essential: What COVID-19 teaches us about vocation

Posted at 17:23h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

In the information age, Americans have tended to elevate certain jobs and careers over others, leading to a general resistance to “blue collar” work and an over-glorification of desk jobs, start-ups, and “creative spaces.” Reinforced by constant cultural calls to “follow our passions” and pursue four-year...

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18 Nov The Mayflower Compact Was A Great Experiment Of Self-Government: Joseph Loconte

Posted at 10:01h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Joseph Loconte joined The Lars Larson Show to discuss how the Mayflower Compact is an important part of the American story and helped plant the seeds of the American Revolutionary War.Learn more about this issue: https://ift.tt/38VuPATJoseph is the director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center...

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18 Nov Quotation of the Day…

Posted at 09:21h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) Tweet… is from page 192 of the late Hans Rosling’s brilliant 2018 book, Factfulness: The numbers will never tell the full story of what life on Earth is all about. The world cannot be understood without numbers. But the world cannot be understood with numbers...

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17 Nov The Climate Hustle

Posted at 12:47h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

We hear "the planet is on fire!" Climate change will lead to "collapse of our civilization!”It's unpopular to question that narrative, but ClimateDepot.com founder Marc Morano does anyway.----Don't miss a new video from Stossel TV. Sign up here: https://ift.tt/37hRbtg ——People try to shut Morano up....

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16 Nov US Household Incomes Increased More in 2018 Than in the Previous 20 Years—Combined

Posted at 21:52h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

For years, a school of economists has complained that US wages have been virtually stagnant for decades. “Jobs are coming back, but pay isn’t. The median wage is still below where it was before the Great Recession,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said in 2015. “Last...

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16 Nov Open: The Story of Human Progress

Posted at 21:51h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

The ideal of an open world faces many challenges, including infectious diseases like COVID-19 and a rise in economic protectionism and illiberal politics. But, as Johan Norberg argues, openness is critical to human success.The freedom to explore and exchange has led to stunning achievements in...

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16 Nov How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Posted at 15:09h in Voluntary Exchange Sources II by one80Admin

How do you stand up to authoritarianism? And what does it mean to be "fearless"? In this powerful talk, housewife-turned-politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya describes her unlikely bid to defeat Belarus's long-time autocratic leader in the nation's 2020 presidential election. Painting a vivid picture of how small...

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16 Nov No Fair Trial For Big Tech

Posted at 11:41h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

How do you make a case against capitalism while appearing to defend consumers’ rights and values? You make a movie called The Social Dilemma. The movie is cleverly done. It purports to oppose manipulation by Big Tech of social media users, calling out advertisers who manipulate...

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16 Nov Wolves and Ephemerality

Posted at 09:15h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

On a silent encounter with a pair of Canadian wolves, and the transience of earthly life, especially for an exile. Read the Full Article here: >National Review...

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15 Nov Why the Free Market Liberals Underestimated the Socialists

Posted at 06:23h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

The masses only choose between the ideologies developed by the intellectual leaders of mankind. But the masses' choice is final and determines the course of events. If they prefer bad doctrines, nothing can prevent disaster. Original Article: "Why the Free Market Liberals Underestimated the Socialists". This Audio Mises...

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