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Murray Rothbard called egalitarianism a "revolt against nature," and he believed that the egalitarianism inherent in the Fourteenth Amendment was socially harmful. Social engineering never turns out well, but that doesn't discourage progressives from engaging in it. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/social-engineering-under-fourteenth-amendment

Critics of free markets such as Oren Cass claim that Austrians and other supporters of the free economy are engaged in “market fundamentalism.” However, support for free markets is not an act of blind faith but is based upon understanding of how markets actually work. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/debunking-myth-market-fundamentalism

Throughout history, decentralization and secession have helped pave the way for more individual freedom. Naturally, political elites want to centralize everything, thus setting off the eternal battle between centralizers and decentralizers. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/forces-centralization-and-struggle-freedom

When does philosophy degenerate into simple propaganda? In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines the writings of Jürgen Habermas, concluding that much of what Habermas said was little more than ginned up Marxism. Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/jurgen-habermas-philosopher-marxist-propagandist

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/libertarian-silence-japan

Despite the chaos and nonsense coming from the different factions involved, neocons and enemies of peace and freedom in America have been revealed. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/12-day-war-was-political-disaster-america-and-israel

Both many Pro-Natalists as well as their critics have a Malthusian view of the world in which humans seem to be impervious to incentives and changing conditions. It is time for praxeologists to speak up. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/are-pro-natalists-real-malthusians

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/israeli-restrictions-reporting-impact-sites-government-censorship

In the wake of the flooding disasters in Texas, a number of leftists made inflammatory remarks on social media, celebrating the death of flood victims. Our society has reached a low point to where people believe that the “right” political candidates can bring us better weather. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-every-natural-disaster-being-politicized

If President Trump really wanted to help Israel he would inform Netanyahu this week that not another US dollar would be sent to prop up his government. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/what-trump-should-tell-netanyahu

As the latest housing bubble pops, home sellers are asking for unreal prices for their homes, while buyers are waiting for the prices to fall. Bill Pulte, Trump's Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is demanding the Fed force down interest rates to restart the unsustainable boom. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/bid-ask-spread-housing-and-pultes-law

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/iran-everything-you-need-know-were-too-afraid-israel-lobby-ask

While we often speak of measurements of inflation (such as "inflation went up by three percent"), in reality, one cannot accurately measure it, given official measurements consist of arbitrary weighted averages. It is better to see inflation as qualitative, not quantitative. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/fallacy-measuring-inflation

The floodwaters in Texas were just subsiding when Democrats claimed that the death toll was due to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service. Of course, the truth is much different, but this was just one more incident of how natural disasters have become politicized in this country. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/texas-floods-another-disaster-another-false-narrative

Now is the time to admit that easy-money policy and corporate bailouts—imposed in the name of increasing homeownership—has only made housing more unaffordable. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/homeownership-rate-lower-now-it-was-45-years-ago

President Trump cracked down on the latest version of the LA riots by calling in the National Guard. However, much of the violence that accompanied those riots came courtesy of government actors. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/riots-are-symptom-statist-disease

Don‘t kid ourselves. The federal government is hurtling toward disaster with its destructive activities underwritten by the Federal Reserve System. It‘s best that we know how to protect ourselves from the consequences. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/political-machine-rolls-regardless

Twentieth and twenty-first century monetary history shows us how our government, step-by-step, removed the monetary gold standard and introduced their fiat paper currency dollar to fund their increasing political power. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/what-if-we-were-gold-standard

A central belief of collectivists is that people think collectively, too. Whether one is a member of a class, religious group, or ethnic group, collectivism holds that each group has distinct interests that determine how individuals in the group think. Mises would have disagreed. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mythology-methodological-collectivism

Although President Trump has claimed that tariffs will ultimately raise our standard of living, they really are taxes on consumers. Furthermore, tariffs also deny consumers the choices they want to make. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/tariffs-destroy-consumer-choice

Monetarists have long believed that the Fed should pursue policies of low inflation in order to counter the effects of lower prices through enhanced productivity. Thus, they reason, overall prices will remain stable. Such policies actually promote economic instability. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/futility-price-stability-policies

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/israels-nuclear-arsenal-controversial-reality

Mixed martial arts is a brutal, imperfect, occasionally ugly sport. But it’s also one of the most honest epistemic systems we have when dealing with self-defense, and each individual has the right to defend himself against aggressors. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/rights-fights-and-economy-self-defense-why-mma-facilitates-right-self-defense

Has anyone besides Murray Rothbard made a compelling case for state-free anarchy? In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon extols Libertarian Anarchy by Gerard Casey, which he says provides excellent arguments for doing away with the state. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/excellent-casey-anarchism

Modern historians depend heavily upon sweeping narratives and their take on the US War of Secession is no exception. Yet, the use of methodological individualism allows one to avoid sweeping judgments like claiming the Confederacy was founded upon belief in white supremacy. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/methodological-individualism-historical-analysis-0